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Gaines County

22,892Population
6.0 %Change since 2020
64Net migration
3.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
22,892 (2024)
Change since 2020
6.0 %
Net migration
64 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.2 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
21,602 (2020)
Births
469 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
20.5
Deaths
162 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.1
Natural change, 2023
307
International migration
56 (2023)
Domestic migration
8 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.8
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48165

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.23.9
PeriodValue
20253.2 %
20243.2 %
20233.2 %
20223.3 %
20215.0 %
20206.1 %
20192.6 %
20182.8 %
20173.3 %
20164.0 %
20153.3 %
20143.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202422.9K21.7K
PeriodValue
202422,892
202322,524
202222,157
202121,885
202021,704