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Rensselaer County

160,749Population
-0.2 %Change since 2020
527Net migration
3.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
160,749 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.2 %
Net migration
527 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.5 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
161,130 (2020)
Births
1,499 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.3
Deaths
1,672 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Natural change, 2023
-173
International migration
817 (2023)
Domestic migration
-290 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.3
Postal code
NY
FIPS code
36083

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.54.0
PeriodValue
20253.5 %
20243.4 %
20233.2 %
20223.2 %
20214.5 %
20206.8 %
20193.7 %
20183.9 %
20174.4 %
20164.4 %
20154.7 %
20145.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024160.7K160.9K
PeriodValue
2024160,749
2023159,846
2022159,530
2021160,645
2020160,888