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Howard County

30,833Population
-11.6 %Change since 2020
8Net migration
3.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
30,833 (2024)
Change since 2020
-11.6 %
Net migration
8 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.8 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
34,860 (2020)
Births
381 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.4
Deaths
431 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.0
Natural change, 2023
-50
International migration
228 (2023)
Domestic migration
-220 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
0.3
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48227

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.84.9
PeriodValue
20253.8 %
20243.6 %
20233.8 %
20224.7 %
20216.0 %
20207.8 %
20192.9 %
20183.1 %
20174.1 %
20165.4 %
20154.6 %
20144.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202430.8K34.8K
PeriodValue
202430,833
202330,704
202230,745
202134,360
202034,807