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Seward County

17,769Population
0.9 %Change since 2020
66Net migration
2.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
17,769 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.9 %
Net migration
66 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
17,602 (2020)
Births
163 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.2
Deaths
203 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.4
Natural change, 2023
-40
International migration
6 (2023)
Domestic migration
60 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
3.7
Postal code
NE
FIPS code
31159

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.62.1
PeriodValue
20252.6 %
20242.3 %
20231.9 %
20221.9 %
20212.4 %
20203.8 %
20192.8 %
20182.5 %
20172.5 %
20162.7 %
20152.9 %
20143.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202417.8K17.6K
PeriodValue
202417,769
202317,646
202217,623
202117,555
202017,610