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Wadena County

14,437Population
2.7 %Change since 2020
33Net migration
6.0 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
14,437 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.7 %
Net migration
33 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.0 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
14,063 (2020)
Births
194 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.4
Deaths
216 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.0
Natural change, 2023
-22
International migration
20 (2023)
Domestic migration
13 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.3
Postal code
MN
FIPS code
27159

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.06.9
PeriodValue
20256.0 %
20244.5 %
20234.3 %
20223.5 %
20214.3 %
20207.1 %
20195.7 %
20184.9 %
20175.0 %
20165.4 %
20156.0 %
20146.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202414.4K14.1K
PeriodValue
202414,437
202314,293
202214,284
202114,146
202014,120