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Zapata County

13,819Population
-0.5 %Change since 2020
-112Net migration
6.9 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
13,819 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.5 %
Net migration
-112 (2023)
Unemployment rate
6.9 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
13,888 (2020)
Births
172 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.4
Deaths
121 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
8.8
Natural change, 2023
51
International migration
79 (2023)
Domestic migration
-191 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-8.1
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48505

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

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020256.912.8
PeriodValue
20256.9 %
20247.1 %
20236.4 %
20226.9 %
202111.5 %
202012.1 %
20195.0 %
20185.5 %
20177.4 %
201610.6 %
20157.7 %
20145.3 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202413.8K13.9K
PeriodValue
202413,819
202313,782
202213,841
202113,887
202013,875