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Highlands County

109,778Population
8.4 %Change since 2020
3,132Net migration
5.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
109,778 (2024)
Change since 2020
8.4 %
Net migration
3,132 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.6 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
101,232 (2020)
Births
868 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.9
Deaths
1,872 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.1
Natural change, 2023
-1,004
International migration
524 (2023)
Domestic migration
2,608 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
28.5
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12055

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.69.1
PeriodValue
20255.6 %
20244.8 %
20234.3 %
20224.3 %
20216.1 %
20208.1 %
20194.7 %
20184.9 %
20175.7 %
20166.7 %
20157.6 %
20148.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024109.8K101.3K
PeriodValue
2024109,778
2023108,151
2022105,954
2021103,286
2020101,340