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Shelby County

20,542Population
-2.1 %Change since 2020
-35Net migration
3.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
20,542 (2024)
Change since 2020
-2.1 %
Net migration
-35 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
20,978 (2020)
Births
202 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.8
Deaths
277 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.5
Natural change, 2023
-75
International migration
1 (2023)
Domestic migration
-36 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-1.7
Postal code
IL
FIPS code
17173

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.96.4
PeriodValue
20253.9 %
20244.1 %
20234.1 %
20224.0 %
20214.2 %
20206.2 %
20193.6 %
20184.1 %
20174.2 %
20165.4 %
20155.8 %
20146.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202420.5K20.9K
PeriodValue
202420,542
202320,593
202220,706
202120,853
202020,907