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Lewis County

12,875Population
-1.6 %Change since 2020
80Net migration
8.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
12,875 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.6 %
Net migration
80 (2023)
Unemployment rate
8.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
13,084 (2020)
Births
162 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.6
Deaths
207 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.1
Natural change, 2023
-45
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
81 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.2
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21135

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020258.29.6
PeriodValue
20258.2 %
20248.3 %
20238.4 %
20227.7 %
20217.5 %
20209.7 %
20198.8 %
20188.5 %
20179.5 %
201610.3 %
20158.8 %
20149.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202412.9K13.1K
PeriodValue
202412,875
202312,956
202212,924
202112,982
202013,088