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Muhlenberg County

30,512Population
-1.4 %Change since 2020
-23Net migration
5.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
30,512 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.4 %
Net migration
-23 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
30,932 (2020)
Births
319 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.5
Deaths
446 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.6
Natural change, 2023
-127
International migration
7 (2023)
Domestic migration
-30 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-0.8
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21177

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.88.9
PeriodValue
20255.8 %
20245.9 %
20235.2 %
20225.0 %
20215.3 %
20207.4 %
20195.0 %
20185.6 %
20175.8 %
20166.3 %
20157.2 %
20147.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202430.5K30.9K
PeriodValue
202430,512
202330,527
202230,684
202130,334
202030,897