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McCreary County

16,824Population
-0.4 %Change since 2020
355Net migration
5.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,824 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.4 %
Net migration
355 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,887 (2020)
Births
187 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
269 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.0
Natural change, 2023
-82
International migration
2 (2023)
Domestic migration
353 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
21.1
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21147

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.915.2
PeriodValue
20255.9 %
20246.0 %
20235.5 %
20224.9 %
20215.0 %
20206.5 %
20195.2 %
20185.6 %
20176.2 %
20167.4 %
20158.4 %
201410.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.8K16.9K
PeriodValue
202416,824
202317,069
202216,788
202116,800
202016,852