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Howard County

6,572Population
1.5 %Change since 2020
24Net migration
2.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
6,572 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.5 %
Net migration
24 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.5 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
6,473 (2020)
Births
85 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.9
Deaths
68 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.3
Natural change, 2023
17
International migration
2 (2023)
Domestic migration
22 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.7
Postal code
NE
FIPS code
31093

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.52.1
PeriodValue
20252.5 %
20242.6 %
20231.9 %
20222.0 %
20212.2 %
20204.3 %
20193.6 %
20183.1 %
20173.0 %
20163.3 %
20153.6 %
20143.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020246,5726,486
PeriodValue
20246,572
20236,564
20226,521
20216,525
20206,486