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Fayette County

21,157Population
-1.5 %Change since 2020
-31Net migration
4.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
21,157 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.5 %
Net migration
-31 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
21,490 (2020)
Births
221 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Deaths
262 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.4
Natural change, 2023
-41
International migration
13 (2023)
Domestic migration
-44 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-1.5
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17051

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.98.8
PeriodValue
20254.9 %
20245.0 %
20235.1 %
20224.6 %
20215.4 %
20207.7 %
20194.4 %
20185.4 %
20175.6 %
20166.6 %
20156.5 %
20147.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202421.2K21.5K
PeriodValue
202421,157
202321,209
202221,284
202121,438
202021,485