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Phelps County

45,672Population
2.3 %Change since 2020
308Net migration
4.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
45,672 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.3 %
Net migration
308 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
44,638 (2020)
Births
441 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.7
Deaths
526 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.5
Natural change, 2023
-85
International migration
361 (2023)
Domestic migration
-53 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.7
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29161

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.06.1
PeriodValue
20254.0 %
20243.8 %
20233.1 %
20222.6 %
20213.5 %
20204.8 %
20193.2 %
20183.1 %
20173.7 %
20164.7 %
20155.4 %
20146.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202445.7K44.6K
PeriodValue
202445,672
202345,517
202245,301
202144,912
202044,568