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County · Kentucky

Harlan County

25,052Population
-6.6 %Change since 2020
-120Net migration
6.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
25,052 (2024)
Change since 2020
-6.6 %
Net migration
-120 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
26,834 (2020)
Births
303 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.1
Deaths
489 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
19.5
Natural change, 2023
-186
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
-119 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-4.8
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21095

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.89.4
PeriodValue
20256.8 %
20246.7 %
20235.8 %
20225.6 %
20216.8 %
202010.0 %
20197.9 %
20186.3 %
20178.5 %
201611.4 %
201512.6 %
201413.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202425.1K26.8K
PeriodValue
202425,052
202325,302
202225,610
202126,139
202026,758