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County · Kentucky

Powell County

12,928Population
-1.5 %Change since 2020
-21Net migration
4.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
12,928 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.5 %
Net migration
-21 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
13,131 (2020)
Births
173 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.4
Deaths
212 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.4
Natural change, 2023
-39
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
-20 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-1.6
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21197

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.611.7
PeriodValue
20254.6 %
20244.9 %
20234.3 %
20224.0 %
20214.3 %
20206.8 %
20194.8 %
20185.5 %
20176.1 %
20166.6 %
20157.0 %
20148.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202412.9K13.1K
PeriodValue
202412,928
202313,003
202213,067
202113,095
202013,099