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County · Texas

Deaf Smith County

18,495Population
-0.5 %Change since 2020
-134Net migration
3.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
18,495 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.5 %
Net migration
-134 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
18,584 (2020)
Births
309 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.7
Deaths
149 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.1
Natural change, 2023
160
International migration
96 (2023)
Domestic migration
-230 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-7.2
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48117

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.45.4
PeriodValue
20253.4 %
20243.3 %
20233.3 %
20223.1 %
20213.9 %
20203.8 %
20192.9 %
20183.0 %
20173.3 %
20163.4 %
20153.2 %
20143.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418.5K18.5K
PeriodValue
202418,495
202318,460
202218,433
202118,383
202018,527