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County · Kansas

Riley County

72,557Population
0.8 %Change since 2020
-277Net migration
3.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
72,557 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.8 %
Net migration
-277 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4 % (2025)
State
Kansas
Population base, April 2020
71,959 (2020)
Births
697 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.6
Deaths
393 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
5.4
Natural change, 2023
304
International migration
742 (2023)
Domestic migration
-1,019 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-3.8
Postal code
KS
FIPS code
20161

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.44.1
PeriodValue
20253.4 %
20243.1 %
20232.6 %
20222.6 %
20212.8 %
20204.5 %
20192.6 %
20182.6 %
20172.8 %
20163.2 %
20153.4 %
20143.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202472.6K72K
PeriodValue
202472,557
202371,673
202271,618
202171,870
202072,011