Amherst County, VA Population and Components of Change
| Date |
Population |
% Change |
Components of Change |
Total Population Change |
Births |
Deaths |
Inter- national Immigra- tion |
Net Domestic Migration |
| 1970 | 26,072 | - | - |
- | - | - | - |
| 1971 | 26,800 | 2.8 | 728 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1972 | 27,600 | 3.0 | 800 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1973 | 27,400 | -0.7 | -200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1974 | 27,200 | -0.7 | -200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1975 | 27,600 | 1.5 | 400 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1976 | 27,800 | 0.7 | 200 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1977 | 27,700 | -0.4 | -100 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1978 | 28,300 | 2.2 | 600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 28,900 | 2.1 | 600 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1980 | 29,122 | 0.8 | 222 |
- | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 29,098 | -0.1 | -24 |
466 | 294 | - | - |
| 1982 | 29,143 | 0.2 | 45 |
361 | 238 | - | - |
| 1983 | 28,931 | -0.7 | -212 |
363 | 256 | - | - |
| 1984 | 28,926 | 0.0 | -5 |
364 | 247 | - | - |
| 1985 | 28,715 | -0.7 | -211 |
375 | 232 | - | - |
| 1986 | 28,654 | -0.2 | -61 |
383 | 239 | - | - |
| 1987 | 28,595 | -0.2 | -59 |
361 | 246 | - | - |
| 1988 | 28,576 | -0.1 | -19 |
359 | 259 | - | - |
| 1989 | 28,402 | -0.6 | -174 |
366 | 254 | - | - |
| 1990 | 28,578 | 0.6 | 176 |
272 | 179 | - | - |
| 1991 | 28,962 | 1.3 | 384 |
475 | 315 | 4 | 61 |
| 1992 | 29,287 | 1.1 | 325 |
345 | 264 | 3 | 107 |
| 1993 | 29,581 | 1.0 | 294 |
356 | 264 | 3 | 64 |
| 1994 | 30,085 | 1.7 | 504 |
364 | 243 | 3 | 241 |
| 1995 | 30,387 | 1.0 | 302 |
352 | 282 | 8 | 91 |
| 1996 | 30,774 | 1.3 | 387 |
349 | 258 | 4 | 150 |
| 1997 | 30,994 | 0.7 | 220 |
362 | 286 | 0 | -5 |
| 1998 | 31,199 | 0.7 | 205 |
352 | 271 | 3 | -22 |
| 1999 | 31,710 | 1.6 | 511 |
367 | 283 | -1 | 291 |
| 2000 | 31,894 | 0.6 | 184 |
- | - | - | - |
| 2001 | 31,975 | 0.3 | 81 |
424 | 364 | 22 | 30 |
| 2002 | 31,759 | -0.7 | -216 |
305 | 327 | 17 | -179 |
| 2003 | 31,762 | 0.0 | 3 |
312 | 307 | 15 | 27 |
| 2004 | 31,732 | -0.1 | -30 |
307 | 300 | 17 | -33 |
| 2005 | 31,886 | 0.5 | 154 |
319 | 293 | 17 | 142 |
| 2006 | 32,049 | 0.5 | 163 |
309 | 316 | 19 | 165 |
| 2007 | 32,214 | 0.5 | 165 |
333 | 313 | 12 | 132 |
| 2008 | 32,539 | 1.0 | 325 |
327 | 323 | 12 | 304 |
Note: Decade years represent April 1, Census data, not the mid-year estimates.
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