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Bates County

16,394Population
2.2 %Change since 2020
130Net migration
4.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,394 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.2 %
Net migration
130 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,037 (2020)
Births
178 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.9
Deaths
237 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.5
Natural change, 2023
-59
International migration
2 (2023)
Domestic migration
128 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
7.9
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29013

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.07.0
PeriodValue
20254.0 %
20244.1 %
20233.4 %
20222.9 %
20214.2 %
20205.6 %
20194.2 %
20184.1 %
20174.7 %
20165.6 %
20156.2 %
20147.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.4K16.1K
PeriodValue
202416,394
202316,226
202216,156
202116,099
202016,053