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Rusk County

53,391Population
2.3 %Change since 2020
725Net migration
4.4 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
53,391 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.3 %
Net migration
725 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.4 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
52,216 (2020)
Births
572 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.7
Deaths
627 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.7
Natural change, 2023
-55
International migration
56 (2023)
Domestic migration
669 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
13.6
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48401

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.47.1
PeriodValue
20254.4 %
20244.5 %
20234.3 %
20224.4 %
20216.2 %
20207.6 %
20193.7 %
20184.3 %
20175.3 %
20166.0 %
20154.8 %
20145.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202453.4K52.3K
PeriodValue
202453,391
202353,271
202252,597
202152,697
202052,254