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County · Iowa

Palo Alto County

8,809Population
-2.1 %Change since 2020
71Net migration
2.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
8,809 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.1 %
Net migration
71 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.7 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
9,001 (2020)
Births
104 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.8
Deaths
137 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.6
Natural change, 2023
-33
International migration
10 (2023)
Domestic migration
61 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
8.1
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19147

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.73.8
PeriodValue
20252.7 %
20242.5 %
20232.4 %
20222.5 %
20212.9 %
20204.2 %
20192.0 %
20182.1 %
20172.5 %
20162.9 %
20153.1 %
20143.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020248,8098,993
PeriodValue
20248,809
20238,807
20228,772
20218,932
20208,993