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County · Missouri

Shelby County

5,926Population
-3.0 %Change since 2020
-40Net migration
3.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
5,926 (2024)
Change since 2020
-3.0 %
Net migration
-40 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.6 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
6,110 (2020)
Births
66 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.1
Deaths
99 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.7
Natural change, 2023
-33
International migration
3 (2023)
Domestic migration
-43 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-6.7
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29205

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.64.3
PeriodValue
20253.6 %
20243.3 %
20232.7 %
20222.4 %
20213.2 %
20204.5 %
20192.9 %
20183.2 %
20173.4 %
20164.3 %
20154.8 %
20146.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020245,9266,095
PeriodValue
20245,926
20235,930
20226,004
20215,974
20206,095