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County · Iowa

Jefferson County

15,781Population
0.7 %Change since 2020
46Net migration
3.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
15,781 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.7 %
Net migration
46 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.6 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
15,667 (2020)
Births
141 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.9
Deaths
199 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.6
Natural change, 2023
-58
International migration
382 (2023)
Domestic migration
-336 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.9
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19101

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.64.3
PeriodValue
20253.6 %
20243.5 %
20233.0 %
20222.8 %
20214.5 %
20206.5 %
20192.8 %
20182.7 %
20173.6 %
20164.3 %
20153.8 %
20144.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202415.8K15.7K
PeriodValue
202415,781
202315,626
202215,632
202115,786
202015,699