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Mesa County

161,260Population
3.6 %Change since 2020
1,443Net migration
4.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
161,260 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.6 %
Net migration
1,443 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
155,705 (2020)
Births
1,398 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.7
Deaths
1,747 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.8
Natural change, 2023
-349
International migration
92 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,351 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
8.9
Postal code
CO
FIPS code
08077

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.25.9
PeriodValue
20254.2 %
20244.3 %
20233.5 %
20223.4 %
20215.8 %
20206.9 %
20193.2 %
20183.7 %
20173.6 %
20165.0 %
20155.3 %
20146.2 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024161.3K156K
PeriodValue
2024161,260
2023159,690
2022158,585
2021157,458
2020156,011