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Lincoln County

24,910Population
2.6 %Change since 2020
414Net migration
5.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
24,910 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.6 %
Net migration
414 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
24,274 (2020)
Births
300 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.0
Deaths
372 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.9
Natural change, 2023
-72
International migration
-3 (2023)
Domestic migration
417 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
16.6
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21137

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.47.1
PeriodValue
20255.4 %
20245.5 %
20235.0 %
20224.6 %
20214.9 %
20207.3 %
20194.5 %
20184.6 %
20175.1 %
20165.5 %
20156.7 %
20148.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202424.9K24.2K
PeriodValue
202424,910
202324,738
202224,392
202124,232
202024,248