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County · Kentucky

Perry County

26,739Population
-6.1 %Change since 2020
-111Net migration
4.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
26,739 (2024)
Change since 2020
-6.1 %
Net migration
-111 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
28,471 (2020)
Births
312 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.7
Deaths
495 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
18.5
Natural change, 2023
-183
International migration
-3 (2023)
Domestic migration
-108 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-4.2
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21193

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.98.5
PeriodValue
20254.9 %
20245.2 %
20234.5 %
20224.1 %
20214.6 %
20206.8 %
20194.6 %
20184.9 %
20176.4 %
20168.6 %
20159.0 %
201410.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202426.7K28.4K
PeriodValue
202426,739
202327,082
202227,378
202127,929
202028,369