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Van Wert County

28,887Population
-0.2 %Change since 2020
-67Net migration
4.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
28,887 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.2 %
Net migration
-67 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.3 % (2025)
State
Ohio
Population base, April 2020
28,932 (2020)
Births
338 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.7
Deaths
347 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.0
Natural change, 2023
-9
International migration
42 (2023)
Domestic migration
-109 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-2.3
Postal code
OH
FIPS code
39161

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.36.6
PeriodValue
20254.3 %
20243.9 %
20233.0 %
20223.4 %
20214.2 %
20207.1 %
20193.3 %
20183.5 %
20173.9 %
20164.1 %
20154.2 %
20144.9 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202428.9K28.9K
PeriodValue
202428,887
202328,725
202228,806
202128,793
202028,919