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Edgar County

16,398Population
-2.8 %Change since 2020
103Net migration
4.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,398 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.8 %
Net migration
103 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,876 (2020)
Births
165 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.1
Deaths
247 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.1
Natural change, 2023
-82
International migration
9 (2023)
Domestic migration
94 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.3
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17045

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.17.7
PeriodValue
20254.1 %
20244.3 %
20234.1 %
20223.9 %
20214.6 %
20207.3 %
20194.6 %
20185.3 %
20175.4 %
20166.5 %
20156.2 %
20147.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.4K16.8K
PeriodValue
202416,398
202316,442
202216,426
202116,601
202016,808