Last official estimated population of Amherst County was 32,388 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.01% of total US population and 0.4% of total Virginia state population. Area of Amherst County is 478.9 mi² (=1240.2 km²), in this year population density was 67.64 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.03%/yr), Amherst County population in 2024 would be 32,476 [0].
Historical population of Amherst County for period 1790-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1790-1800] +2.06 %/yr
[1800-1810] -4.55 %/yr
[1810-1820] -0.12 %/yr
[1820-1830] +1.48 %/yr
[1830-1840] +0.41 %/yr
[1840-1850] +0.1 %/yr
[1850-1860] +0.79 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.81 %/yr
[1870-1880] +2.3 %/yr
[1880-1890] -0.64 %/yr
[1890-1900] +0.18 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.58 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.43 %/yr
[1920-1930] -0.39 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.64 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.03 %/yr
[1950-1960] +1.22 %/yr
[1960-1970] +1.28 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.11 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.19 %/yr
[1990-2000] +1.1 %/yr
[2000-2005] +0.04 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.25 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.03 %/yr
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Population of Amherst County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 833 | 769 | 1,602 |
| 5 to 9 | 883 | 860 | 1,743 |
| 10 to 14 | 954 | 881 | 1,835 |
| 15 to 19 | 1002 | 1092 | 2,094 |
| 20 to 24 | 993 | 1249 | 2,242 |
| 25 to 29 | 906 | 897 | 1,803 |
| 30 to 34 | 806 | 802 | 1,608 |
| 35 to 39 | 762 | 831 | 1,593 |
| 40 to 44 | 959 | 1014 | 1,973 |
| 45 to 49 | 1076 | 1138 | 2,214 |
| 50 to 54 | 1211 | 1366 | 2,577 |
| 55 to 59 | 1206 | 1252 | 2,458 |
| 60 to 64 | 1061 | 1183 | 2,244 |
| 65 to 69 | 956 | 1024 | 1,980 |
| 70 to 74 | 710 | 833 | 1,543 |
| 75 to 79 | 495 | 594 | 1,089 |
| 80 to 84 | 298 | 419 | 717 |
| 85+ | 216 | 510 | 726 |
Amherst County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 14966 | 16361 | 31,327 |
| WAC | 12090 | 13283 | 25,373 |
| WA | 11773 | 12991 | 24,764 |
| NHWAC | 11768 | 12974 | 24,742 |
| NHWA | 11464 | 12700 | 24,164 |
| BAC | 3229 | 3337 | 6,566 |
| NHBAC | 3186 | 3297 | 6,483 |
| BA | 3007 | 3126 | 6,133 |
| NHBA | 2973 | 3100 | 6,073 |
| H | 361 | 353 | 714 |
| TOM | 351 | 336 | 687 |
| NHTOM | 335 | 315 | 650 |
| HWAC | 322 | 309 | 631 |
| HWA | 309 | 291 | 600 |
| IAC | 236 | 249 | 485 |
| NHIAC | 224 | 233 | 457 |
| AAC | 130 | 189 | 319 |
| NHAAC | 126 | 179 | 305 |
| IA | 132 | 146 | 278 |
| NHIA | 130 | 136 | 266 |
| AA | 58 | 112 | 170 |
| NHAA | 58 | 107 | 165 |
| HBAC | 43 | 40 | 83 |
| HBA | 34 | 26 | 60 |
| NAC | 24 | 16 | 40 |
| NHNAC | 23 | 16 | 39 |
| HTOM | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| HIAC | 12 | 16 | 28 |
| HAAC | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| HIA | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| NA | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| NHNA | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| HAA | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| HNAC | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
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