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Kalkaska County

18,618Population
3.8 %Change since 2020
286Net migration
6.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
18,618 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.8 %
Net migration
286 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
17,937 (2020)
Births
165 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.9
Deaths
268 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.4
Natural change, 2023
-103
International migration
4 (2023)
Domestic migration
282 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
15.4
Postal code
MI
FIPS code
26079

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.19.8
PeriodValue
20256.1 %
20245.6 %
20235.4 %
20225.6 %
20216.8 %
202011.2 %
20195.5 %
20185.7 %
20176.6 %
20166.9 %
20157.7 %
20149.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202418.6K17.9K
PeriodValue
202418,618
202318,422
202218,230
202117,994
202017,929