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County · Kansas

Rice County

9,284Population
-1.5 %Change since 2020
-60Net migration
3.5 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
9,284 (2024)
Change since 2020
-1.5 %
Net migration
-60 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.5 % (2025)
State
Kansas
Population base, April 2020
9,422 (2020)
Births
121 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.0
Deaths
145 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.6
Natural change, 2023
-24
International migration
24 (2023)
Domestic migration
-84 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-6.5
Postal code
KS
FIPS code
20159

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.53.1
PeriodValue
20253.5 %
20243.3 %
20232.9 %
20222.5 %
20212.8 %
20204.4 %
20192.9 %
20183.1 %
20173.4 %
20164.3 %
20153.8 %
20143.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020249,2849,385
PeriodValue
20249,284
20239,305
20229,387
20219,388
20209,385