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Autauga County, Alabama

Autauga County had 61,464 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.5 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 67 in Alabama by population and 55th by land area.

Population
61,464
#22 of 67 in Alabama · #877 in US
Area
594.5 sq mi
#55 of 67 in Alabama · #1,645 in US
Density
103 / sq mi
#20 of 67 in Alabama · #879 in US
Median household income
$68,857
#8 of 67 in Alabama · #1,076 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Autauga County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Autauga County population, land area and income

Autauga County had 61,464 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 594.5 square miles of land. It ranks 22nd of 67 in Alabama by population and 55th by land area. That works out to 103.4 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents; Autauga County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $68,857 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

61,464

3144th1st

877th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

594 sq mi

3144th1st

1645th of 3,144 (US)

Density

103.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

879th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$68,857

3143rd1st

1076th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

61,464

67th1st

22nd of 67 (AL)

Land area

594 sq mi

67th1st

55th of 67 (AL)

Density

103.4 / sq mi

67th1st

20th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$68,857

67th1st

8th of 67 (AL)

How Autauga County's population changed since 2020

Autauga County gained 2,555 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.3%. That ranks 15th of 67 in Alabama for growth. The median Alabama county changed by +0.2%, and the state as a whole by +2.5%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Autauga County recorded 3,036 births and 2,774 deaths, a natural change of +262. Net international migration added +318 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,052. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,052 people.

58.9k202059.2k202159.7k202260.4k202361.5k2024
Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
3,036
Deaths
2,774
Net international migration
+318
Net domestic migration
+2,052
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,028

Where Autauga County is

The Census internal point of Autauga County is at 32.532200, -86.646400. It sits in UTM zone 16N. The map shades Alabama's 67 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Autauga County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Clay County: +0.2%Baldwin County: +12.2%Coffee County: +5.2%Fayette County: -2.9%Chilton County: +4.9%Perry County: -8.7%Lamar County: -2.9%Morgan County: +2.2%Bibb County: +0.4%Butler County: -4.1%Barbour County: -2.5%Franklin County: -0.6%Chambers County: -2.2%Macon County: -6.7%Marshall County: +4.6%DeKalb County: +2.0%Russell County: -0.7%Geneva County: +2.1%Houston County: +1.9%Greene County: -7.5%Talladega County: -0.1%Monroe County: -3.3%Mobile County: -0.5%Covington County: +0.6%Cullman County: +5.1%Lauderdale County: +3.7%Shelby County: +5.4%Clarke County: -3.7%Lowndes County: -7.8%St. Clair County: +5.7%Choctaw County: -4.5%Blount County: +1.8%Dallas County: -6.9%Conecuh County: -3.8%Elmore County: +3.6%Autauga County: +4.3%Henry County: +5.6%Montgomery County: -1.1%Jefferson County: -1.5%Hale County: +2.3%Jackson County: +2.4%Madison County: +8.4%Washington County: -2.0%Bullock County: -3.2%Pike County: +0.7%Crenshaw County: -0.4%Dale County: +1.6%Lee County: +7.4%Cleburne County: +5.6%Tallapoosa County: -1.4%Lawrence County: +1.5%Pickens County: -2.4%Colbert County: +2.6%Winston County: +1.6%Marion County: +0.5%Calhoun County: +0.2%Etowah County: -0.2%Randolph County: +4.4%Wilcox County: -6.3%Tuscaloosa County: +3.7%Sumter County: -4.8%Walker County: +0.2%Cherokee County: +4.6%Escambia County: -0.2%Limestone County: +14.1%Coosa County: -0.5%Marengo County: -3.9%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -3.2%
  2. < -0.5%
  3. < +1.6%
  4. < +4.3%
  5. ≥ +4.3%
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Orange pin: Autauga County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.532200, -86.646400
DMS
32°31'55.92"N 86°38'47.04"W
UTM
16N 533205.1E 3599483.6N
Geohash
djf3h661b
Plus code
864MG9J3+VC

Towns in Autauga County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Autauga County, 38,514 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Autauga County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Prattville with 38,105.

  1. 01Prattville (part)38,105
  2. 02Millbrook (part)409
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Autauga County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Autauga County. The most populous is Montgomery County, AL, with 225,894 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 22.9 miles ESE of Autauga County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 25.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Prattville, AL (population 40,139), 12.9 miles away.

Autauga County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Autauga County is 01001: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 001. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $68,857.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Autauga County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 61,464. That is up 2,555 people (4.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 58,909.

What is the FIPS code of Autauga County?

01001. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (001) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Autauga County?

Prattville, with 38,105 residents inside Autauga County in 2024 (40,139 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Autauga County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, AL; Elmore County, AL; Chilton County, AL; Dallas County, AL; Lowndes County, AL.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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