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Lafayette County

17,306Population
4.3 %Change since 2020
34Net migration
2.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
17,306 (2024)
Change since 2020
4.3 %
Net migration
34 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,596 (2020)
Births
259 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.0
Deaths
156 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.0
Natural change, 2023
103
International migration
110 (2023)
Domestic migration
-76 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.0
Postal code
WI
FIPS code
55065

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.73.8
PeriodValue
20252.7 %
20242.5 %
20232.4 %
20222.6 %
20212.9 %
20204.8 %
20192.8 %
20182.5 %
20172.8 %
20163.4 %
20153.6 %
20144.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202417.3K16.6K
PeriodValue
202417,306
202317,059
202216,926
202116,817
202016,604