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County · Texas

Lavaca County

20,605Population
1.3 %Change since 2020
-52Net migration
3.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
20,605 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.3 %
Net migration
-52 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.3 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
20,338 (2020)
Births
245 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.9
Deaths
248 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.0
Natural change, 2023
-3
International migration
18 (2023)
Domestic migration
-70 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-2.5
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48285

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.31.4
PeriodValue
20253.3 %
20243.1 %
20233.2 %
20223.3 %
20214.3 %
20204.9 %
20192.8 %
20182.9 %
20173.4 %
20164.0 %
20153.8 %
20144.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202420.6K20.4K
PeriodValue
202420,605
202320,604
202220,661
202120,538
202020,352