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County · Iowa

Shelby County

11,821Population
0.6 %Change since 2020
122Net migration
2.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
11,821 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.6 %
Net migration
122 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.8 % (2025)
State
Iowa
Population base, April 2020
11,749 (2020)
Births
114 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.6
Deaths
156 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.2
Natural change, 2023
-42
International migration
48 (2023)
Domestic migration
74 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
10.3
Postal code
IA
FIPS code
19165

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.84.2
PeriodValue
20252.8 %
20242.6 %
20232.6 %
20222.6 %
20213.2 %
20203.9 %
20192.2 %
20182.2 %
20172.5 %
20163.1 %
20152.8 %
20143.1 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202411.8K11.7K
PeriodValue
202411,821
202311,823
202211,745
202111,776
202011,727