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Clay County

19,592Population
-3.7 %Change since 2020
-132Net migration
6.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
19,592 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.7 %
Net migration
-132 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
20,336 (2020)
Births
228 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.6
Deaths
323 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.5
Natural change, 2023
-95
International migration
5 (2023)
Domestic migration
-137 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-6.7
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21051

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.47.7
PeriodValue
20256.4 %
20246.7 %
20235.7 %
20225.2 %
20215.7 %
20207.4 %
20195.9 %
20186.1 %
20177.6 %
20168.9 %
20159.6 %
201411.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202419.6K20.3K
PeriodValue
202419,592
202319,658
202219,884
202120,162
202020,309