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Polk County

852,878Population
17.6 %Change since 2020
32,091Net migration
4.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
852,878 (2024)
Change since 2020
17.6 %
Net migration
32,091 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.8 % (2025)
State
Florida
Population base, April 2020
725,036 (2020)
Births
9,096 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.7
Deaths
8,187 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.6
Natural change, 2023
909
International migration
6,757 (2023)
Domestic migration
25,334 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
37.6
Postal code
FL
FIPS code
12105

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.810.3
PeriodValue
20254.8 %
20244.2 %
20233.7 %
20223.6 %
20215.4 %
20209.2 %
20193.7 %
20184.1 %
20174.7 %
20165.4 %
20156.4 %
20147.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024852.9K730.2K
PeriodValue
2024852,878
2023824,172
2022790,530
2021755,712
2020730,179