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Whitley County

37,233Population
1.4 %Change since 2020
-14Net migration
4.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
37,233 (2024)
Change since 2020
1.4 %
Net migration
-14 (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
36,709 (2020)
Births
577 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.5
Deaths
590 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
15.8
Natural change, 2023
-13
International migration
56 (2023)
Domestic migration
-70 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-0.4
Postal code
KY
FIPS code
21235

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020254.78.0
PeriodValue
20254.7 %
20245.0 %
20234.4 %
20224.2 %
20214.6 %
20206.8 %
20194.9 %
20185.0 %
20175.8 %
20166.6 %
20156.7 %
20148.7 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202437.2K36.7K
PeriodValue
202437,233
202336,917
202236,950
202136,805
202036,694