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La Plata County

56,823Population
2.1 %Change since 2020
-148Net migration
3.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
56,823 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.1 %
Net migration
-148 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
55,638 (2020)
Births
427 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.5
Deaths
445 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.8
Natural change, 2023
-18
International migration
24 (2023)
Domestic migration
-172 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-2.6
Postal code
CO
FIPS code
08067

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.85.8
PeriodValue
20253.8 %
20244.0 %
20233.3 %
20223.3 %
20215.9 %
20206.9 %
20192.6 %
20182.9 %
20172.4 %
20162.9 %
20153.3 %
20144.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202456.8K55.7K
PeriodValue
202456,823
202356,401
202256,577
202156,177
202055,676