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Shelby County

50,124Population
4.2 %Change since 2020
680Net migration
3.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
50,124 (2024)
Change since 2020
4.2 %
Net migration
680 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
48,108 (2020)
Births
556 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
506 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.1
Natural change, 2023
50
International migration
191 (2023)
Domestic migration
489 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
13.6
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21211

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.92.9
PeriodValue
20253.9 %
20244.0 %
20233.6 %
20223.6 %
20213.7 %
20205.5 %
20193.3 %
20183.4 %
20173.6 %
20163.6 %
20154.0 %
20144.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202450.1K48.3K
PeriodValue
202450,124
202349,617
202248,884
202148,600
202048,255