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Hardee County

26,068Population
2.9 %Change since 2020
197Net migration
4.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
26,068 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.9 %
Net migration
197 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.7 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
25,332 (2020)
Births
368 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.1
Deaths
315 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.1
Natural change, 2023
53
International migration
118 (2023)
Domestic migration
79 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
7.6
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12049

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.711.9
PeriodValue
20254.7 %
20244.1 %
20233.5 %
20223.5 %
20214.4 %
20206.0 %
20194.5 %
20184.7 %
20175.2 %
20166.0 %
20157.1 %
20148.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202426.1K25.3K
PeriodValue
202426,068
202325,944
202225,692
202125,328
202025,341