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Merrick County

7,837Population
2.3 %Change since 2020
49Net migration
2.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
7,837 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.3 %
Net migration
49 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
7,663 (2020)
Births
87 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
96 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.2
Natural change, 2023
-9
International migration
5 (2023)
Domestic migration
44 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.3
Postal code
NE
FIPS code
31121

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.31.8
PeriodValue
20252.3 %
20242.2 %
20231.9 %
20221.7 %
20212.3 %
20203.7 %
20193.1 %
20182.7 %
20172.6 %
20163.4 %
20153.7 %
20143.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020247,8377,660
PeriodValue
20247,837
20237,746
20227,709
20217,666
20207,660