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Richland County

15,362Population
-2.9 %Change since 2020
41Net migration
3.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
15,362 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.9 %
Net migration
41 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
15,825 (2020)
Births
159 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Deaths
232 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.1
Natural change, 2023
-73
International migration
11 (2023)
Domestic migration
30 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.7
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17159

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.76.9
PeriodValue
20253.7 %
20243.9 %
20234.0 %
20223.7 %
20214.2 %
20206.4 %
20193.9 %
20184.5 %
20174.6 %
20165.6 %
20155.8 %
20146.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202415.4K15.8K
PeriodValue
202415,362
202315,502
202215,536
202115,784
202015,805