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Hernando County

218,150Population
12.2 %Change since 2020
7,580Net migration
4.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
218,150 (2024)
Change since 2020
12.2 %
Net migration
7,580 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.6 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
194,510 (2020)
Births
1,639 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.5
Deaths
3,139 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.4
Natural change, 2023
-1,500
International migration
707 (2023)
Domestic migration
6,873 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
34.7
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12053

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.67.4
PeriodValue
20254.6 %
20244.0 %
20233.4 %
20223.3 %
20214.7 %
20207.6 %
20193.9 %
20184.2 %
20174.8 %
20165.5 %
20157.0 %
20148.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024218.2K195.6K
PeriodValue
2024218,150
2023213,415
2022207,169
2021200,727
2020195,629