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County · Indiana

Wells County

28,798Population
2.2 %Change since 2020
284Net migration
2.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
28,798 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.2 %
Net migration
284 (2023)
Unemployment rate
2.9 % (2025)
State
Indiana
Population base, April 2020
28,173 (2020)
Births
345 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.0
Deaths
331 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.5
Natural change, 2023
14
International migration
24 (2023)
Domestic migration
260 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
9.9
Postal code
IN
FIPS code
18179

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020252.94.3
PeriodValue
20252.9 %
20243.3 %
20232.7 %
20222.3 %
20212.8 %
20205.7 %
20192.6 %
20182.7 %
20172.8 %
20163.4 %
20153.9 %
20144.8 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202428.8K28.2K
PeriodValue
202428,798
202328,636
202228,339
202128,165
202028,160