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Kent County

673,002Population
2.3 %Change since 2020
2,316Net migration
4.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
673,002 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.3 %
Net migration
2,316 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
657,980 (2020)
Births
7,891 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.7
Deaths
5,109 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.6
Natural change, 2023
2,782
International migration
4,795 (2023)
Domestic migration
-2,479 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.4
Postal code
MI
FIPS code
26081

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.45.6
PeriodValue
20254.4 %
20243.9 %
20233.3 %
20223.5 %
20214.6 %
20208.1 %
20193.0 %
20183.1 %
20173.5 %
20163.6 %
20153.8 %
20144.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024673K658.5K
PeriodValue
2024673,002
2023665,109
2022660,134
2021658,979
2020658,524