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Barren County

45,609Population
2.5 %Change since 2020
278Net migration
4.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
45,609 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.5 %
Net migration
278 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
44,485 (2020)
Births
593 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.0
Deaths
585 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.8
Natural change, 2023
8
International migration
129 (2023)
Domestic migration
149 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.1
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21009

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.95.4
PeriodValue
20254.9 %
20245.3 %
20234.6 %
20224.3 %
20215.1 %
20207.4 %
20194.3 %
20184.3 %
20174.5 %
20164.6 %
20155.1 %
20146.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202445.6K44.5K
PeriodValue
202445,609
202345,132
202244,851
202144,588
202044,511