Population

Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 252 between 2023 and 2024. Changes in population can reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. The 0.77% annual increase was primarily driven by people moving from other states.
In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Polk County, MO’s population grew by 6.2%.

+252

population change (2023 to 2024)

+0.77%

percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Polk County, MO’s population increased 21 out of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2005 and 2006, when Polk County, MO gained 672 residents. Its largest decline occurred between 2019 and 2020 when there were 612 fewer residents.

Polk County, MO gained 252 residents between 2023 and 2024.

Annual population change

A county’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 and 2024 natural population change was negative in Polk County, MO, with deaths exceeding births by 15.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a county: If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Between 2023 to 2024, Polk County, MO’s population change from immigration was positive with about 61 more people coming from another country directly to Polk County, MO than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2023 to 2024, Polk County, MO’s population change from domestic migration was positive with about 205 more people coming from any other county in the US.

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Between 2023 and 2024, domestic migration was the primary driver of population growth in Polk County, MO.

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