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  • FIPS 01015
  • Largest town: Anniston

Calhoun County, Alabama

Calhoun County had 116,427 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 605.9 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 67 in Alabama by population and 51st by land area.

Population
116,427
#11 of 67 in Alabama · #547 in US
Area
605.9 sq mi
#51 of 67 in Alabama · #1,606 in US
Density
192 / sq mi
#10 of 67 in Alabama · #577 in US
Median household income
$51,841
#38 of 67 in Alabama · #2,568 in US

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

Calhoun County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Calhoun County population, land area and income

Calhoun County had 116,427 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 605.9 square miles of land. It ranks 11th of 67 in Alabama by population and 51st by land area. That works out to 192.2 people per square mile, 2.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Calhoun County is 3.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,841 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

116,427

3144th1st

547th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

606 sq mi

3144th1st

1606th of 3,144 (US)

Density

192.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

577th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,841

3143rd1st

2568th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

116,427

67th1st

11th of 67 (AL)

Land area

606 sq mi

67th1st

51st of 67 (AL)

Density

192.2 / sq mi

67th1st

10th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$51,841

67th1st

38th of 67 (AL)

How Calhoun County's population changed since 2020

Calhoun County gained 185 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 36th 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, Calhoun County recorded 5,595 births and 7,490 deaths, a natural change of -1,895. Net international migration added +223 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,603. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,895 people.

116.2k2020115.6k2021115.7k2022116.4k2023116.4k2024
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
5,595
Deaths
7,490
Net international migration
+223
Net domestic migration
+1,603
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+24

Where Calhoun County is

The Census internal point of Calhoun County is at 33.770500, -85.827900. 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 Calhoun 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: Calhoun County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.770500, -85.827900
DMS
33°46'13.80"N 85°49'40.44"W
UTM
16N 608534.0E 3737327.1N
Geohash
dn4bngwp2
Plus code
865PQ5CC+6R

Towns in Calhoun County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Calhoun County, 62,848 people together, or 54% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Calhoun County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Anniston with 21,127.

  1. 01Anniston21,127
  2. 02Oxford (part)17,632
  3. 03Jacksonville14,651
  4. 04Piedmont4,706
  5. 05Weaver3,317
  6. 06Ohatchee1,199
  7. 07Southside (part)199
  8. 08Glencoe (part)17
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Calhoun County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Calhoun County. The most populous is Etowah County, AL, with 103,207 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 100.1 miles SSW of Calhoun County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL (population 196,357), 58.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jacksonville, AL (population 14,651), 5.0 miles away.

Calhoun County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Calhoun County is 01015: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 015. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,841.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Calhoun County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 116,427. That is up 185 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 116,242.

What is the FIPS code of Calhoun County?

01015. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (015) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Calhoun County?

Anniston, with 21,127 residents inside Calhoun County in 2024.

Which counties border Calhoun County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Etowah County, AL; St. Clair County, AL; Talladega County, AL; Cherokee County, AL; Cleburne 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.