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Wright County

19,505Population
7.2 %Change since 2020
292Net migration
5.2 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
19,505 (2024)
Change since 2020
7.2 %
Net migration
292 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.2 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
18,187 (2020)
Births
259 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
13.3
Deaths
289 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.8
Natural change, 2023
-30
International migration
-1 (2023)
Domestic migration
293 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
15.0
Postal code
MO
FIPS code
29229

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.29.4
PeriodValue
20255.2 %
20244.8 %
20233.7 %
20223.0 %
20214.0 %
20207.2 %
20195.3 %
20184.4 %
20175.1 %
20166.2 %
20156.4 %
20147.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202419.5K18.2K
PeriodValue
202419,505
202319,373
202219,108
202118,625
202018,214