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Howard County

12,387Population
-3.1 %Change since 2020
-49Net migration
4.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
12,387 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.1 %
Net migration
-49 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
12,786 (2020)
Births
164 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.2
Deaths
197 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.9
Natural change, 2023
-33
International migration
8 (2023)
Domestic migration
-57 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-4.0
Postal code
AR
FIPS code
05061

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.98.0
PeriodValue
20254.9 %
20243.4 %
20233.4 %
20223.2 %
20213.4 %
20205.3 %
20193.3 %
20183.5 %
20173.1 %
20163.4 %
20154.1 %
20145.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202412.4K12.8K
PeriodValue
202412,387
202312,500
202212,583
202112,689
202012,758