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Dakota County

21,335Population
-1.2 %Change since 2020
-119Net migration
3.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
21,335 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.2 %
Net migration
-119 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
21,586 (2020)
Births
401 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
18.8
Deaths
196 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.2
Natural change, 2023
205
International migration
96 (2023)
Domestic migration
-215 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-5.6
Postal code
NE
FIPS code
31043

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.43.4
PeriodValue
20253.4 %
20243.1 %
20232.8 %
20222.7 %
20213.3 %
20205.0 %
20193.9 %
20183.6 %
20174.0 %
20164.2 %
20153.5 %
20143.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202421.3K21.6K
PeriodValue
202421,335
202321,340
202221,253
202121,287
202021,556