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Wayne County

19,629Population
0.4 %Change since 2020
46Net migration
5.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
19,629 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.4 %
Net migration
46 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.9 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
19,558 (2020)
Births
201 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
10.2
Deaths
275 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.0
Natural change, 2023
-74
International migration
29 (2023)
Domestic migration
17 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
2.3
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21231

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.99.0
PeriodValue
20255.9 %
20246.0 %
20235.5 %
20225.0 %
20214.8 %
20206.3 %
20195.4 %
20186.6 %
20177.5 %
20167.6 %
20158.1 %
20149.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202419.6K19.5K
PeriodValue
202419,629
202319,630
202219,663
202119,543
202019,543