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Laurel County

63,353Population
1.2 %Change since 2020
538Net migration
5.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
63,353 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.2 %
Net migration
538 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
62,614 (2020)
Births
711 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.2
Deaths
788 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.4
Natural change, 2023
-77
International migration
40 (2023)
Domestic migration
498 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
8.5
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21125

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.67.0
PeriodValue
20255.6 %
20245.8 %
20235.0 %
20224.5 %
20214.4 %
20206.9 %
20194.7 %
20185.0 %
20175.6 %
20166.1 %
20156.2 %
20147.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202463.4K62.7K
PeriodValue
202463,353
202363,352
202262,891
202162,582
202062,735