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Alexander County

4,594Population
-12.3 %Change since 2020
-77Net migration
6.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
4,594 (2024)
Change since 2020
-12.3 %
Net migration
-77 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
5,241 (2020)
Births
36 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.8
Deaths
96 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
20.9
Natural change, 2023
-60
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
-77 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-16.8
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17003

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.812.2
PeriodValue
20256.8 %
20246.6 %
20236.6 %
20226.8 %
20218.2 %
202010.0 %
20196.2 %
20188.2 %
20178.1 %
20168.9 %
20159.1 %
201410.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020244,5945,172
PeriodValue
20244,594
20234,723
20224,859
20215,028
20205,172