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Mason County

16,956Population
-1.0 %Change since 2020
47Net migration
6.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,956 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.0 %
Net migration
47 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
17,125 (2020)
Births
175 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.3
Deaths
240 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.2
Natural change, 2023
-65
International migration
34 (2023)
Domestic migration
13 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.8
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21161

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.04.3
PeriodValue
20256.0 %
20246.0 %
20235.0 %
20224.7 %
20215.0 %
20207.4 %
20195.2 %
20185.1 %
20175.7 %
20166.0 %
20156.1 %
20147.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202417K17.1K
PeriodValue
202416,956
202316,857
202216,880
202116,952
202017,137