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Ray County

23,199Population
0.2 %Change since 2020
156Net migration
4.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
23,199 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.2 %
Net migration
156 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
23,161 (2020)
Births
242 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Deaths
332 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.3
Natural change, 2023
-90
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
157 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
6.7
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29177

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.27.5
PeriodValue
20254.2 %
20243.7 %
20233.2 %
20223.4 %
20215.9 %
20206.7 %
20193.4 %
20183.6 %
20174.7 %
20164.8 %
20155.6 %
20146.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202423.2K23.1K
PeriodValue
202423,199
202323,178
202223,119
202123,095
202023,135