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County · Ohio

Fayette County

28,782Population
-0.6 %Change since 2020
44Net migration
5.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
28,782 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.6 %
Net migration
44 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.0 % (2025)
State
Ohio
Population base, April 2020
28,948 (2020)
Births
352 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.2
Deaths
411 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.3
Natural change, 2023
-59
International migration
5 (2023)
Domestic migration
39 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
1.5
Postal code
OH
FIPS code
39047

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.07.2
PeriodValue
20255.0 %
20244.6 %
20234.2 %
20224.3 %
20215.5 %
20208.1 %
20194.3 %
20184.5 %
20174.6 %
20164.9 %
20155.0 %
20146.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202428.8K29K
PeriodValue
202428,782
202328,831
202228,856
202128,935
202028,978