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Herkimer County

59,585Population
-0.9 %Change since 2020
130Net migration
4.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
59,585 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.9 %
Net migration
130 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
60,140 (2020)
Births
568 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.5
Deaths
689 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.6
Natural change, 2023
-121
International migration
37 (2023)
Domestic migration
93 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.2
Postal code
NY
FIPS code
36043

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.16.2
PeriodValue
20254.1 %
20244.1 %
20233.8 %
20223.8 %
20215.6 %
20207.7 %
20194.5 %
20184.7 %
20175.5 %
20165.4 %
20156.2 %
20146.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202459.6K60K
PeriodValue
202459,585
202359,571
202259,576
202160,020
202060,031