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Mercer County

23,515Population
3.9 %Change since 2020
310Net migration
4.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
23,515 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.9 %
Net migration
310 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
22,640 (2020)
Births
271 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.5
Deaths
324 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.8
Natural change, 2023
-53
International migration
44 (2023)
Domestic migration
266 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
13.2
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21167

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.66.1
PeriodValue
20254.6 %
20244.6 %
20234.1 %
20223.7 %
20214.2 %
20206.8 %
20194.3 %
20184.2 %
20174.6 %
20164.6 %
20155.0 %
20146.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202423.5K22.7K
PeriodValue
202423,515
202323,189
202222,927
202122,859
202022,652