Total Population in Amherst County, VA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
31,485
Rank #1,433/3,222 · #57 in VA
56th
Amherst 31,485
VA 8,705,170 -99.6%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Amherst County's total population of 31,485 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Amherst County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,430 | Pontotoc County, MS | 31,550 |
| #1,431 | Madison County, GA | 31,528 |
| #1,432 | Fajardo Municipio, PR | 31,489 |
| #1,433 | Amherst County, VA | 31,485 |
| #1,434 | Logan County, WV | 31,418 |
| #1,435 | Titus County, TX | 31,363 |
| #1,436 | Grimes County, TX | 31,340 |
About Total Population
Amherst County, Virginia has a total population of 31,485, ranking #1,433 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 100.0% below the national value of 330M. Within Virginia, it ranks #57 of 133. This places it in the 56th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.