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Rockcastle County

16,226Population
1.2 %Change since 2020
64Net migration
5.1 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
16,226 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.2 %
Net migration
64 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.1 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
16,039 (2020)
Births
163 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.0
Deaths
267 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.5
Natural change, 2023
-104
International migration
0 (2023)
Domestic migration
64 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.9
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21203

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.110.1
PeriodValue
20255.1 %
20245.3 %
20234.9 %
20224.9 %
20214.9 %
20207.2 %
20194.7 %
20185.0 %
20176.0 %
20166.7 %
20156.3 %
20147.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202416.2K16.1K
PeriodValue
202416,226
202316,171
202216,213
202116,141
202016,063