# Population — Amherst, VA (persons)

Population — Amherst, VA (persons) was 31,650 persons in 2024, up 0.3% from 2023.
That is the highest reading since 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 31,304 persons (2019) to 32,003 persons (2014), averaging 31,551 persons.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-VA-51009.POP.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 1969-01-01 to 2024-01-01 (56 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/population-amherst-va

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 31,650 persons |
| 2023 | 31,559 persons |
| 2022 | 31,512 persons |
| 2021 | 31,391 persons |
| 2020 | 31,313 persons |
| 2019 | 31,304 persons |
| 2018 | 31,438 persons |
| 2017 | 31,600 persons |
| 2016 | 31,650 persons |
| 2015 | 31,643 persons |
| 2014 | 32,003 persons |
| 2013 | 32,199 persons |
| 2012 | 32,549 persons |
| 2011 | 32,110 persons |
| 2010 | 32,379 persons |
| 2009 | 32,447 persons |
| 2008 | 32,510 persons |
| 2007 | 32,203 persons |
| 2006 | 32,094 persons |
| 2005 | 31,955 persons |
| 2004 | 31,783 persons |
| 2003 | 31,810 persons |
| 2002 | 31,775 persons |
| 2001 | 31,953 persons |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51009.POP.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-VA-51009.POP.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```