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Jersey County

21,150Population
-1.7 %Change since 2020
54Net migration
3.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
21,150 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.7 %
Net migration
54 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
21,513 (2020)
Births
163 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.7
Deaths
279 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.2
Natural change, 2023
-116
International migration
31 (2023)
Domestic migration
23 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.6
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17083

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.85.7
PeriodValue
20253.8 %
20244.1 %
20234.0 %
20223.7 %
20214.5 %
20207.5 %
20194.4 %
20185.0 %
20174.9 %
20165.9 %
20156.3 %
20147.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202421.1K21.5K
PeriodValue
202421,150
202321,158
202221,222
202121,350
202021,492