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Carter County

26,098Population
-2.0 %Change since 2020
165Net migration
7.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
26,098 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.0 %
Net migration
165 (2023)
Unemployment rate
7.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
26,630 (2020)
Births
263 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.1
Deaths
468 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.9
Natural change, 2023
-205
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
166 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.3
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21043

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020257.313.4
PeriodValue
20257.3 %
20247.8 %
20237.5 %
20227.0 %
20217.1 %
20209.1 %
20197.6 %
20188.6 %
20179.2 %
201610.2 %
201510.0 %
201410.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202426.1K26.6K
PeriodValue
202426,098
202326,255
202226,300
202126,438
202026,614