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County · Michigan

Ottawa County

306,235Population
3.4 %Change since 2020
2,064Net migration
4.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
306,235 (2024)
Change since 2020
3.4 %
Net migration
2,064 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
296,195 (2020)
Births
3,043 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.9
Deaths
2,391 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
7.8
Natural change, 2023
652
International migration
724 (2023)
Domestic migration
1,340 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.7
Postal code
MI
FIPS code
26139

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.25.3
PeriodValue
20254.2 %
20243.8 %
20233.2 %
20223.3 %
20214.1 %
20207.2 %
20192.9 %
20182.9 %
20173.3 %
20163.5 %
20153.6 %
20144.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024306.2K296.9K
PeriodValue
2024306,235
2023303,575
2022300,910
2021298,394
2020296,899