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Butler County

12,551Population
1.5 %Change since 2020
46Net migration
5.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
12,551 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.5 %
Net migration
46 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
12,369 (2020)
Births
166 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.2
Deaths
149 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.9
Natural change, 2023
17
International migration
43 (2023)
Domestic migration
3 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.7
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21031

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.110.8
PeriodValue
20255.1 %
20245.4 %
20234.7 %
20224.2 %
20214.4 %
20206.8 %
20194.5 %
20184.7 %
20175.3 %
20165.4 %
20155.8 %
20147.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202412.6K12.3K
PeriodValue
202412,551
202312,430
202212,371
202112,297
202012,317