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  • FIPS 01013
  • Largest town: Greenville

Butler County, Alabama

Butler County had 18,256 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 776.8 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 67 in Alabama by population and 24th by land area.

Population
18,256
#49 of 67 in Alabama · #1,918 in US
Area
776.8 sq mi
#24 of 67 in Alabama · #1,119 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#50 of 67 in Alabama · #2,112 in US
Median household income
$44,729
#58 of 67 in Alabama · #2,980 in US

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

Butler County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Butler County population, land area and income

Butler County had 18,256 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 776.8 square miles of land. It ranks 49th of 67 in Alabama by population and 24th by land area. That works out to 23.5 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; Butler County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $44,729 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,256

3144th1st

1918th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

777 sq mi

3144th1st

1119th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2112th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$44,729

3143rd1st

2980th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

18,256

67th1st

49th of 67 (AL)

Land area

777 sq mi

67th1st

24th of 67 (AL)

Density

23.5 / sq mi

67th1st

50th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$44,729

67th1st

58th of 67 (AL)

How Butler County's population changed since 2020

Butler County lost 771 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 4.1%. That ranks 59th 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, Butler County recorded 873 births and 1,279 deaths, a natural change of -406. Net international migration added +32 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -420. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 420 people.

19.0k202018.9k202118.7k202218.4k202318.3k2024
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
873
Deaths
1,279
Net international migration
+32
Net domestic migration
-420
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-101

Where Butler County is

The Census internal point of Butler County is at 31.751700, -86.682000. 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 Butler 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: Butler County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.751700, -86.682000
DMS
31°45'6.12"N 86°40'55.20"W
UTM
16N 530117.5E 3512958.0N
Geohash
djdkes0p5
Plus code
863MQ829+M5

Towns in Butler County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Butler County, 8,250 people together, or 45% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Butler County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greenville with 6,983.

  1. 01Greenville6,983
  2. 02Georgiana1,267
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Butler County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Butler County. The most populous is Covington County, AL, with 37,748 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 48.7 miles NNE of Butler County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 47.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Troy, AL (population 17,734), 42.1 miles away.

Butler County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Butler County is 01013: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 013. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $44,729.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Butler County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,256. That is down 771 people (4.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 19,027.

What is the FIPS code of Butler County?

01013. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (013) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Butler County?

Greenville, with 6,983 residents inside Butler County in 2024.

Which counties border Butler County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Covington County, AL; Monroe County, AL; Crenshaw County, AL; Conecuh County, AL; Wilcox 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)

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