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Garrard County

18,040Population
6.5 %Change since 2020
355Net migration
4.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
18,040 (2024)
Change since 2020
6.5 %
Net migration
355 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,946 (2020)
Births
180 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.0
Deaths
228 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.6
Natural change, 2023
-48
International migration
61 (2023)
Domestic migration
294 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
19.7
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21079

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.46.3
PeriodValue
20254.4 %
20244.6 %
20234.0 %
20224.0 %
20214.3 %
20206.2 %
20194.4 %
20184.4 %
20174.8 %
20164.9 %
20155.1 %
20146.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418K17K
PeriodValue
202418,040
202317,888
202217,580
202117,368
202016,964