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New Kent County

27,218Population
18.6 %Change since 2020
1,142Net migration
2.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
27,218 (2024)
Change since 2020
18.6 %
Net migration
1,142 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
22,946 (2020)
Births
269 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.9
Deaths
233 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.6
Natural change, 2023
36
International migration
6 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,136 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
42.0
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51127

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.93.4
PeriodValue
20252.9 %
20242.5 %
20232.5 %
20222.3 %
20213.0 %
20205.0 %
20192.4 %
20182.9 %
20173.3 %
20163.5 %
20153.7 %
20144.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202427.2K23.1K
PeriodValue
202427,218
202326,211
202225,000
202123,970
202023,126