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DeSoto County

36,744Population
8.2 %Change since 2020
785Net migration
4.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
36,744 (2024)
Change since 2020
8.2 %
Net migration
785 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.9 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
33,975 (2020)
Births
400 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.9
Deaths
414 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.3
Natural change, 2023
-14
International migration
193 (2023)
Domestic migration
592 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
21.4
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12027

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.97.3
PeriodValue
20254.9 %
20244.0 %
20233.5 %
20223.5 %
20214.3 %
20205.4 %
20193.5 %
20183.9 %
20174.5 %
20165.4 %
20155.9 %
20147.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202436.7K34.1K
PeriodValue
202436,744
202336,274
202235,483
202134,341
202034,089