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Scott County

4,880Population
-3.9 %Change since 2020
-26Net migration
4.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
4,880 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.9 %
Net migration
-26 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
5,080 (2020)
Births
44 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.0
Deaths
66 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.5
Natural change, 2023
-22
International migration
2 (2023)
Domestic migration
-28 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-5.3
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17171

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.95.8
PeriodValue
20254.9 %
20245.0 %
20235.1 %
20225.0 %
20215.2 %
20206.5 %
20194.7 %
20185.3 %
20175.3 %
20165.7 %
20155.9 %
20146.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020244,8805,074
PeriodValue
20244,880
20234,850
20224,898
20214,984
20205,074