The best source of information on the population status of Red-eyed Vireo is the Breeding Bird Survey (BBS). Although the northernmost limits of its range are poorly sampled, most of the range is covered well by the BBS, and precision of estimates is high, allowing for high reliability overall. The national BBS data show a moderate long-term increase in abundance since the early 1970s, with several pulses of growth around the mid-1970s, mid-1980s, mid-1990s, and since 2012. The increases have been observed throughout most of the Canadian breeding range, but there has been little change in the southern Prairies, and declines through most of British Columbia.

The goal for Red-eyed Vireo is to remain at or above its recent population level, based on the Breeding Bird Survey. Trend data show that Red-eyed Vireo is currently within its goal range.