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County · Kentucky

Nicholas County

7,816Population
3.8 %Change since 2020
-83Net migration
4.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
7,816 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.8 %
Net migration
-83 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
7,530 (2020)
Births
99 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.7
Deaths
115 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.7
Natural change, 2023
-16
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
-83 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-10.6
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21181

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.35.7
PeriodValue
20254.3 %
20244.6 %
20234.5 %
20224.3 %
20214.2 %
20206.9 %
20194.3 %
20184.6 %
20175.6 %
20165.8 %
20156.2 %
20147.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020247,8167,540
PeriodValue
20247,816
20237,674
20227,776
20217,733
20207,540