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  • FIPS 01017
  • Largest town: Valley

Chambers County, Alabama

Chambers County had 33,813 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 596.6 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 67 in Alabama by population and 54th by land area.

Population
33,813
#34 of 67 in Alabama · #1,344 in US
Area
596.6 sq mi
#54 of 67 in Alabama · #1,640 in US
Density
57 / sq mi
#30 of 67 in Alabama · #1,357 in US
Median household income
$50,390
#44 of 67 in Alabama · #2,696 in US

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

Chambers County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Chambers County population, land area and income

Chambers County had 33,813 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 596.6 square miles of land. It ranks 34th of 67 in Alabama by population and 54th by land area. That works out to 56.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, about the same as Chambers County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,390 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

33,813

3144th1st

1344th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

597 sq mi

3144th1st

1640th of 3,144 (US)

Density

56.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1357th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,390

3143rd1st

2696th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

33,813

67th1st

34th of 67 (AL)

Land area

597 sq mi

67th1st

54th of 67 (AL)

Density

56.7 / sq mi

67th1st

30th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$50,390

67th1st

44th of 67 (AL)

How Chambers County's population changed since 2020

Chambers County lost 759 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 49th 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, Chambers County recorded 1,678 births and 2,301 deaths, a natural change of -623. Net international migration added +295 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -562. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 623 people.

34.6k202034.4k202134.1k202234.1k202333.8k2024
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
1,678
Deaths
2,301
Net international migration
+295
Net domestic migration
-562
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-274

Where Chambers County is

The Census internal point of Chambers County is at 32.915500, -85.394000. 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 Chambers 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: Chambers County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.915500, -85.394000
DMS
32°54'55.80"N 85°23'38.40"W
UTM
16N 650176.8E 3643063.2N
Geohash
djg72b1fx
Plus code
864PWJ84+6C

Towns in Chambers County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chambers County, 19,451 people together, or 58% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chambers County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Valley with 10,144.

  1. 01Valley10,144
  2. 02Lanett6,704
  3. 03La Fayette2,603
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chambers County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Chambers County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lee County, AL, with 187,847 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 64.5 miles SW of Chambers County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 41.2 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Valley, AL (population 10,144), 13.5 miles away.

Chambers County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chambers County is 01017: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 017. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,390.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chambers County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 33,813. That is down 759 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 34,572.

What is the FIPS code of Chambers County?

01017. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (017) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chambers County?

Valley, with 10,144 residents inside Chambers County in 2024.

Which counties border Chambers County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, AL; Troup County, GA; Tallapoosa County, AL; Harris County, GA; Randolph 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.