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Meade County

30,442Population
1.4 %Change since 2020
149Net migration
4.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
30,442 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.4 %
Net migration
149 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
30,007 (2020)
Births
269 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.8
Deaths
275 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.0
Natural change, 2023
-6
International migration
9 (2023)
Domestic migration
140 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.9
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21163

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.76.4
PeriodValue
20254.7 %
20244.6 %
20234.1 %
20223.9 %
20214.3 %
20206.0 %
20194.0 %
20184.1 %
20174.6 %
20164.7 %
20155.5 %
20147.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202430.4K30K
PeriodValue
202430,442
202330,166
202230,028
202130,125
202030,028