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  • Largest town: Eufaula

Barbour County, Alabama

Barbour County had 24,358 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 885.0 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 67 in Alabama by population and 16th by land area.

Population
24,358
#41 of 67 in Alabama · #1,638 in US
Area
885.0 sq mi
#16 of 67 in Alabama · #900 in US
Density
28 / sq mi
#47 of 67 in Alabama · #2,000 in US
Median household income
$45,298
#57 of 67 in Alabama · #2,960 in US

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

Barbour County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Barbour County population, land area and income

Barbour County had 24,358 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 885.0 square miles of land. It ranks 41st of 67 in Alabama by population and 16th by land area. That works out to 27.5 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $45,298 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

24,358

3144th1st

1638th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

885 sq mi

3144th1st

900th of 3,144 (US)

Density

27.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2000th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$45,298

3143rd1st

2960th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

24,358

67th1st

41st of 67 (AL)

Land area

885 sq mi

67th1st

16th of 67 (AL)

Density

27.5 / sq mi

67th1st

47th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$45,298

67th1st

57th of 67 (AL)

How Barbour County's population changed since 2020

Barbour County lost 617 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.5%. That ranks 51st 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, Barbour County recorded 1,133 births and 1,498 deaths, a natural change of -365. Net international migration added +75 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -539. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 539 people.

25.0k202024.5k202124.7k202224.6k202324.4k2024
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
1,133
Deaths
1,498
Net international migration
+75
Net domestic migration
-539
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-286

Where Barbour County is

The Census internal point of Barbour County is at 31.870300, -85.405100. 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 Barbour 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: Barbour County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.870300, -85.405100
DMS
31°52'13.08"N 85°24'18.36"W
UTM
16N 650867.2E 3527168.4N
Geohash
djem29ccu
Plus code
863PVHCV+4X

Towns in Barbour County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Barbour County, 15,745 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Barbour County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Eufaula with 12,363.

  1. 01Eufaula12,363
  2. 02Clayton2,192
  3. 03Clio1,190
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Barbour County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Barbour County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Russell County, AL, with 58,837 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 63.0 miles NW of Barbour County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 54.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Eufaula, AL (population 12,363), 15.0 miles away.

Barbour County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Barbour County is 01005: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 005. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $45,298.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Barbour County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 24,358. That is down 617 people (2.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 24,975.

What is the FIPS code of Barbour County?

01005. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (005) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Barbour County?

Eufaula, with 12,363 residents inside Barbour County in 2024.

Which counties border Barbour County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Russell County, AL; Dale County, AL; Pike County, AL; Henry County, AL; Bullock County, AL; Stewart County, GA; Clay County, GA; Quitman County, GA.

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)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.