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Wilkes County

9,567Population
0.1 %Change since 2020
39Net migration
3.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
9,567 (2024)
Change since 2020
0.1 %
Net migration
39 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.7 % (2025)
State
Georgia
Population base, April 2020
9,561 (2020)
Births
92 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.6
Deaths
161 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
16.8
Natural change, 2023
-69
International migration
18 (2023)
Domestic migration
21 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
4.1
Postal code
GA
FIPS code
13317

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.75.3
PeriodValue
20253.7 %
20243.8 %
20233.8 %
20224.1 %
20214.6 %
20206.7 %
20194.6 %
20184.5 %
20175.4 %
20166.2 %
20157.4 %
20149.4 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020249,5679,551
PeriodValue
20249,567
20239,552
20229,585
20219,490
20209,551