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  • FIPS 01009
  • Largest town: Oneonta

Blount County, Alabama

Blount County had 60,163 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 644.9 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 38th by land area.

Population
60,163
#23 of 67 in Alabama · #890 in US
Area
644.9 sq mi
#38 of 67 in Alabama · #1,474 in US
Density
93 / sq mi
#23 of 67 in Alabama · #963 in US
Median household income
$64,962
#9 of 67 in Alabama · #1,376 in US

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

Blount County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Blount County population, land area and income

Blount County had 60,163 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 644.9 square miles of land. It ranks 23rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 38th by land area. That works out to 93.3 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; Blount County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,962 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

60,163

3144th1st

890th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

645 sq mi

3144th1st

1474th of 3,144 (US)

Density

93.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

963rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,962

3143rd1st

1376th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

60,163

67th1st

23rd of 67 (AL)

Land area

645 sq mi

67th1st

38th of 67 (AL)

Density

93.3 / sq mi

67th1st

23rd of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$64,962

67th1st

9th of 67 (AL)

How Blount County's population changed since 2020

Blount County gained 1,053 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 1.8%. That ranks 26th 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, Blount County recorded 2,867 births and 3,538 deaths, a natural change of -671. Net international migration added +142 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,519. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,519 people.

59.1k202059.1k202159.5k202259.8k202360.2k2024
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
2,867
Deaths
3,538
Net international migration
+142
Net domestic migration
+1,519
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+386

Where Blount County is

The Census internal point of Blount County is at 33.977400, -86.566400. 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 Blount 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: Blount County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.977400, -86.566400
DMS
33°58'38.64"N 86°33'59.04"W
UTM
16N 540052.8E 3759734.8N
Geohash
dn43q1kk8
Plus code
865MXCGM+XC

Towns in Blount County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Blount County, 13,758 people together, or 23% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Blount County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Oneonta with 7,039.

  1. 01Oneonta7,039
  2. 02Blountsville1,820
  3. 03Hayden1,355
  4. 04Cleveland1,263
  5. 05Locust Fork1,235
  6. 06Snead1,046
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Blount County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Blount County. The most populous is Jefferson County, AL, with 664,744 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 111.6 miles S of Blount County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL (population 196,357), 33.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Clay, AL (population 10,241), 19.6 miles away.

Blount County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Blount County is 01009: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 009. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,962.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Blount County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 60,163. That is up 1,053 people (1.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 59,110.

What is the FIPS code of Blount County?

01009. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (009) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Blount County?

Oneonta, with 7,039 residents inside Blount County in 2024.

Which counties border Blount County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, AL; Etowah County, AL; Marshall County, AL; St. Clair County, AL; Cullman County, AL; Walker 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)

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