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County · Iowa

Clay County

16,474Population
0.6 %Change since 2020
34Net migration
3.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,474 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.6 %
Net migration
34 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.2 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
16,380 (2020)
Births
175 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.6
Deaths
181 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.0
Natural change, 2023
-6
International migration
9 (2023)
Domestic migration
25 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.1
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19041

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.22.4
PeriodValue
20253.2 %
20243.3 %
20232.8 %
20222.8 %
20213.3 %
20204.3 %
20192.6 %
20183.2 %
20173.6 %
20163.8 %
20153.6 %
20144.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.5K16.3K
PeriodValue
202416,474
202316,530
202216,506
202116,459
202016,337