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Knox County

29,657Population
-1.8 %Change since 2020
144Net migration
6.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
29,657 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.8 %
Net migration
144 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
30,196 (2020)
Births
350 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.8
Deaths
504 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
17.0
Natural change, 2023
-154
International migration
32 (2023)
Domestic migration
112 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.9
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21121

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.28.0
PeriodValue
20256.2 %
20246.7 %
20235.5 %
20225.2 %
20215.7 %
20207.8 %
20195.4 %
20185.9 %
20177.4 %
20167.9 %
20158.1 %
20149.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202429.7K30.2K
PeriodValue
202429,657
202329,723
202229,734
202130,028
202030,185