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Breathitt County

12,804Population
-6.7 %Change since 2020
-309Net migration
6.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
12,804 (2024)
Change since 2020
-6.7 %
Net migration
-309 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.5 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
13,722 (2020)
Births
136 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.6
Deaths
223 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.4
Natural change, 2023
-87
International migration
12 (2023)
Domestic migration
-321 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-24.1
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21025

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.511.0
PeriodValue
20256.5 %
20247.2 %
20236.2 %
20226.2 %
20216.6 %
20208.2 %
20196.0 %
20185.9 %
20177.2 %
20168.2 %
20159.7 %
201411.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202412.8K13.7K
PeriodValue
202412,804
202312,962
202213,353
202113,558
202013,701