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County · Missouri

Vernon County

19,787Population
0.4 %Change since 2020
242Net migration
3.8 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
19,787 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.4 %
Net migration
242 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.8 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
19,712 (2020)
Births
224 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.3
Deaths
306 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.5
Natural change, 2023
-82
International migration
59 (2023)
Domestic migration
183 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
12.2
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29217

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.85.1
PeriodValue
20253.8 %
20244.0 %
20233.4 %
20222.5 %
20213.2 %
20204.4 %
20193.4 %
20183.1 %
20173.8 %
20164.8 %
20155.2 %
20145.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202419.8K19.7K
PeriodValue
202419,787
202319,768
202219,608
202119,598
202019,675