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County · Kentucky

Bell County

23,051Population
-4.3 %Change since 2020
-127Net migration
6.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
23,051 (2024)
Change since 2020
-4.3 %
Net migration
-127 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
24,098 (2020)
Births
263 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.4
Deaths
442 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
19.2
Natural change, 2023
-179
International migration
-2 (2023)
Domestic migration
-125 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-5.5
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21013

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.210.0
PeriodValue
20256.2 %
20246.5 %
20235.9 %
20225.4 %
20215.8 %
20208.2 %
20196.5 %
20186.6 %
20178.3 %
20169.8 %
20158.5 %
201410.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202423.1K24K
PeriodValue
202423,051
202323,208
202223,514
202123,788
202023,982