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Essex County

36,744Population
-1.7 %Change since 2020
255Net migration
3.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
36,744 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.7 %
Net migration
255 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
37,379 (2020)
Births
254 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
6.9
Deaths
495 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.5
Natural change, 2023
-241
International migration
82 (2023)
Domestic migration
173 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.9
Postal code
NY
FIPS code
36031

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.68.0
PeriodValue
20253.6 %
20243.4 %
20233.5 %
20223.5 %
20214.7 %
20207.7 %
20194.4 %
20184.7 %
20175.3 %
20165.3 %
20156.0 %
20146.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202436.7K37.3K
PeriodValue
202436,744
202336,796
202236,788
202137,246
202037,288