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Letcher County

20,139Population
-6.5 %Change since 2020
-154Net migration
5.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
20,139 (2024)
Change since 2020
-6.5 %
Net migration
-154 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
21,550 (2020)
Births
191 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.5
Deaths
415 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
20.6
Natural change, 2023
-224
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
-154 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-7.6
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21133

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.79.5
PeriodValue
20255.7 %
20245.8 %
20235.0 %
20224.9 %
20215.6 %
20208.0 %
20195.7 %
20185.0 %
20177.4 %
201610.0 %
201511.5 %
201412.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202420.1K21.5K
PeriodValue
202420,139
202320,414
202220,792
202121,229
202021,468