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Okeechobee County

42,369Population
6.9 %Change since 2020
1,191Net migration
4.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
42,369 (2024)
Change since 2020
6.9 %
Net migration
1,191 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.6 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
39,640 (2020)
Births
535 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.6
Deaths
563 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.3
Natural change, 2023
-28
International migration
169 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,022 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
28.1
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12093

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.68.4
PeriodValue
20254.6 %
20243.8 %
20233.6 %
20223.5 %
20214.8 %
20206.3 %
20193.9 %
20184.2 %
20174.8 %
20165.8 %
20156.4 %
20147.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202442.4K39.7K
PeriodValue
202442,369
202341,603
202240,416
202140,034
202039,656