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Edwards County

5,984Population
-4.2 %Change since 2020
-31Net migration
4.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
5,984 (2024)
Change since 2020
-4.2 %
Net migration
-31 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
6,244 (2020)
Births
49 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.2
Deaths
70 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.7
Natural change, 2023
-21
International migration
3 (2023)
Domestic migration
-34 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-5.2
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17047

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.36.4
PeriodValue
20254.3 %
20244.1 %
20234.2 %
20224.0 %
20215.0 %
20208.2 %
20193.9 %
20184.4 %
20174.5 %
20165.5 %
20155.9 %
20146.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020245,9846,209
PeriodValue
20245,984
20236,021
20226,073
20216,087
20206,209