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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024 — figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024
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Nicholas County, Kentucky: population and components of change

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024: County Population Totals and Components of Change 2020-2024 (CO-EST2024-ALLDATA). Figures cover the April 1, 2020 estimates base through July 1, 2024; data fetched 2026-10-30T08:41:21Z.

Values are printed as the U.S. Census Bureau reports them. A blank source value is printed as “not available”.
Nicholas County
ItemValueAs reported
CountyNicholas CountyNicholas County
StateKentuckyKentucky
State FIPS code2121
County FIPS code181181
Census region (code)33
Census division (code)66
Estimates base, April 1, 20207,5307530
Resident population, July 1, 20207,5407540
Resident population, July 1, 20217,7337733
Resident population, July 1, 20227,7767776
Resident population, July 1, 20237,6747674
Resident population, July 1, 20247,8167816
Numeric population change, 2023 to 2024142142
Births, year to July 1, 20249999
Deaths, year to July 1, 20249797
Natural change (births minus deaths), year to July 1, 202422
International migration, year to July 1, 202400
Domestic migration, year to July 1, 2024140140
Residual, year to July 1, 202400
Birth rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202412.782412.782440284
Death rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202412.524212.524209167
Natural change rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20240.25820.2582311168
International migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 20240.00000.0
Domestic migration rate per 1,000 population, year to July 1, 202418.076218.076178179
Group quarters population, July 1, 2024101101

Values as reported by the source: county_name=Nicholas County, state_name=Kentucky, state_fips=21, county_fips=181, region=3, division=6, estimates_base_2020=7530, pop_2020=7540, pop_2021=7733, pop_2022=7776, pop_2023=7674, pop_2024=7816, npopchg_2024=142, births_2024=99, deaths_2024=97, naturalchg_2024=2, internationalmig_2024=0, domesticmig_2024=140, residual_2024=0, rbirth_2024=12.782440284, rdeath_2024=12.524209167, rnaturalchg_2024=0.2582311168, rinternationalmig_2024=0.0, rdomesticmig_2024=18.076178179, gq_estimates_2024=101