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Kearney County

6,749Population
0.9 %Change since 2020
21Net migration
2.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
6,749 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.9 %
Net migration
21 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.5 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
6,686 (2020)
Births
77 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.4
Deaths
78 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.6
Natural change, 2023
-1
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
22 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.1
Postal code
NE
FIPS code
31099

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.51.8
PeriodValue
20252.5 %
20242.2 %
20231.9 %
20221.9 %
20212.1 %
20203.5 %
20192.5 %
20182.3 %
20172.4 %
20162.6 %
20152.2 %
20142.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020246,7496,692
PeriodValue
20246,749
20236,727
20226,708
20216,689
20206,692