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Prairie County

7,935Population
-4.2 %Change since 2020
48Net migration
4.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
7,935 (2024)
Change since 2020
-4.2 %
Net migration
48 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
8,283 (2020)
Births
78 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.8
Deaths
151 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
19.0
Natural change, 2023
-73
International migration
6 (2023)
Domestic migration
42 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.0
Postal code
AR
FIPS code
05117

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.06.4
PeriodValue
20254.0 %
20243.1 %
20232.9 %
20222.8 %
20213.7 %
20205.4 %
20194.2 %
20183.8 %
20174.1 %
20163.8 %
20154.6 %
20145.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020247,9358,247
PeriodValue
20247,935
20238,012
20228,038
20218,086
20208,247