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Ben Hill County

16,945Population
-1.4 %Change since 2020
145Net migration
4.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,945 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.4 %
Net migration
145 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.0 % (2025)
State
Georgia
Population base, April 2020
17,191 (2020)
Births
213 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.6
Deaths
266 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.7
Natural change, 2023
-53
International migration
23 (2023)
Domestic migration
122 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
8.6
Postal code
GA
FIPS code
13017

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.06.2
PeriodValue
20254.0 %
20243.9 %
20233.4 %
20223.5 %
20214.2 %
20205.5 %
20194.5 %
20184.7 %
20176.2 %
20166.5 %
20159.1 %
201410.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.9K17.2K
PeriodValue
202416,945
202317,150
202217,055
202117,128
202017,166