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Nelson County

48,706Population
4.2 %Change since 2020
542Net migration
4.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
48,706 (2024)
Change since 2020
4.2 %
Net migration
542 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.4 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
46,725 (2020)
Births
543 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
533 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.9
Natural change, 2023
10
International migration
219 (2023)
Domestic migration
323 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
11.1
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21179

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.45.4
PeriodValue
20254.4 %
20244.5 %
20233.9 %
20224.1 %
20214.3 %
20207.0 %
20194.4 %
20184.3 %
20174.3 %
20164.5 %
20155.0 %
20146.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202448.7K46.8K
PeriodValue
202448,706
202347,981
202247,429
202147,135
202046,779