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Schenectady County

162,261Population
2.7 %Change since 2020
516Net migration
3.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
162,261 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.7 %
Net migration
516 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
158,045 (2020)
Births
1,749 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.8
Deaths
1,695 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.4
Natural change, 2023
54
International migration
696 (2023)
Domestic migration
-180 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.2
Postal code
NY
FIPS code
36093

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.73.9
PeriodValue
20253.7 %
20243.7 %
20233.4 %
20223.4 %
20215.1 %
20207.9 %
20193.7 %
20184.0 %
20174.5 %
20164.5 %
20154.7 %
20145.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

20202024162.3K159.3K
PeriodValue
2024162,261
2023160,378
2022159,846
2021160,066
2020159,294