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County · Missouri

Carter County

5,359Population
3.0 %Change since 2020
59Net migration
4.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
5,359 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.0 %
Net migration
59 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
5,203 (2020)
Births
75 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.0
Deaths
73 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.6
Natural change, 2023
2
International migration
5 (2023)
Domestic migration
54 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
11.0
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29035

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.710.4
PeriodValue
20254.7 %
20244.8 %
20234.4 %
20223.8 %
20215.1 %
20206.9 %
20195.0 %
20185.4 %
20176.1 %
20167.5 %
20157.6 %
20149.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020245,3595,205
PeriodValue
20245,359
20235,329
20225,267
20215,325
20205,205