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County · Virginia

Wise County

34,973Population
-3.2 %Change since 2020
128Net migration
4.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
34,973 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.2 %
Net migration
128 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
36,118 (2020)
Births
333 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.5
Deaths
585 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.7
Natural change, 2023
-252
International migration
16 (2023)
Domestic migration
112 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.7
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51195

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.410.9
PeriodValue
20254.4 %
20243.9 %
20233.6 %
20223.6 %
20215.0 %
20207.6 %
20194.4 %
20184.8 %
20176.1 %
20167.9 %
20158.1 %
20149.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202435K36.1K
PeriodValue
202434,973
202335,191
202235,324
202135,688
202036,066