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County · Iowa

Hardin County

16,464Population
-2.4 %Change since 2020
-76Net migration
3.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,464 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.4 %
Net migration
-76 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.1 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
16,875 (2020)
Births
156 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.5
Deaths
237 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.4
Natural change, 2023
-81
International migration
63 (2023)
Domestic migration
-139 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-4.6
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19083

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.14.8
PeriodValue
20253.1 %
20242.9 %
20232.8 %
20222.8 %
20213.5 %
20204.2 %
20192.9 %
20182.7 %
20172.9 %
20163.6 %
20153.9 %
20144.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.5K16.8K
PeriodValue
202416,464
202316,523
202216,677
202116,705
202016,826