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County · Michigan

Alger County

8,695Population
-1.6 %Change since 2020
29Net migration
8.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
8,695 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.6 %
Net migration
29 (2023)
Unemployment rate
8.5 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
8,833 (2020)
Births
50 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
5.8
Deaths
106 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.2
Natural change, 2023
-56
International migration
2 (2023)
Domestic migration
27 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.3
Postal code
MI
FIPS code
26003

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020258.59.2
PeriodValue
20258.5 %
20248.6 %
20237.7 %
20227.3 %
20217.7 %
202011.3 %
20197.8 %
20187.9 %
20178.1 %
20168.0 %
20158.5 %
201410.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020248,6958,839
PeriodValue
20248,695
20238,740
20228,767
20218,770
20208,839