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County · Ohio

Athens County

63,218Population
1.3 %Change since 2020
2,039Net migration
5.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
63,218 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.3 %
Net migration
2,039 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.6 % (2025)
State
Ohio
Population base, April 2020
62,424 (2020)
Births
452 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.1
Deaths
614 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.7
Natural change, 2023
-162
International migration
462 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,577 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
32.3
Postal code
OH
FIPS code
39009

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.65.8
PeriodValue
20255.6 %
20245.3 %
20234.3 %
20224.4 %
20215.2 %
20207.1 %
20194.9 %
20185.2 %
20175.5 %
20165.9 %
20156.3 %
20146.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202463.2K62.4K
PeriodValue
202463,218
202362,969
202261,029
202159,090
202062,380