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County · Iowa

Buchanan County

20,733Population
0.8 %Change since 2020
2Net migration
3.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
20,733 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.8 %
Net migration
2 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.5 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
20,563 (2020)
Births
246 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.9
Deaths
218 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.5
Natural change, 2023
28
International migration
56 (2023)
Domestic migration
-54 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
0.1
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19019

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.55.6
PeriodValue
20253.5 %
20243.4 %
20233.0 %
20223.0 %
20213.5 %
20204.6 %
20192.7 %
20182.6 %
20173.2 %
20164.2 %
20154.2 %
20144.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202420.7K20.6K
PeriodValue
202420,733
202320,725
202220,700
202120,707
202020,606