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County · Texas

Karnes County

15,137Population
2.5 %Change since 2020
48Net migration
4.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
15,137 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.5 %
Net migration
48 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.1 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
14,771 (2020)
Births
142 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.4
Deaths
174 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.5
Natural change, 2023
-32
International migration
142 (2023)
Domestic migration
-94 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.2
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48255

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.14.4
PeriodValue
20254.1 %
20244.2 %
20234.0 %
20224.3 %
20216.7 %
20208.1 %
20193.2 %
20183.7 %
20174.6 %
20166.3 %
20154.3 %
20143.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202415.1K14.8K
PeriodValue
202415,137
202315,054
202215,039
202114,800
202014,811