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Owsley County

3,928Population
-3.1 %Change since 2020
82Net migration
5.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
3,928 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.1 %
Net migration
82 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
4,053 (2020)
Births
50 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.7
Deaths
90 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
22.9
Natural change, 2023
-40
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
82 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
20.9
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21189

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.78.7
PeriodValue
20255.7 %
20245.8 %
20235.1 %
20225.8 %
20215.6 %
20208.1 %
20195.8 %
20186.2 %
20177.0 %
20168.6 %
201510.1 %
201410.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020243,9284,032
PeriodValue
20243,928
20233,984
20223,941
20213,971
20204,032