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  • FIPS 01021
  • Largest town: Clanton

Chilton County, Alabama

Chilton County had 47,262 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 692.8 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 67 in Alabama by population and 31st by land area.

Population
47,262
#29 of 67 in Alabama · #1,046 in US
Area
692.8 sq mi
#31 of 67 in Alabama · #1,351 in US
Density
68 / sq mi
#28 of 67 in Alabama · #1,195 in US
Median household income
$59,165
#24 of 67 in Alabama · #1,915 in US

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

Chilton County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Chilton County population, land area and income

Chilton County had 47,262 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 692.8 square miles of land. It ranks 29th of 67 in Alabama by population and 31st by land area. That works out to 68.2 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; Chilton County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,165 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

47,262

3144th1st

1046th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

693 sq mi

3144th1st

1351st of 3,144 (US)

Density

68.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

1195th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,165

3143rd1st

1915th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

47,262

67th1st

29th of 67 (AL)

Land area

693 sq mi

67th1st

31st of 67 (AL)

Density

68.2 / sq mi

67th1st

28th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$59,165

67th1st

24th of 67 (AL)

How Chilton County's population changed since 2020

Chilton County gained 2,202 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.9%. That ranks 11th 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, Chilton County recorded 2,344 births and 2,594 deaths, a natural change of -250. Net international migration added +404 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,054. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,054 people.

45.1k202045.3k202145.9k202246.5k202347.3k2024
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
2,344
Deaths
2,594
Net international migration
+404
Net domestic migration
+2,054
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+737

Where Chilton County is

The Census internal point of Chilton County is at 32.854100, -86.726600. 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 Chilton 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: Chilton County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.854100, -86.726600
DMS
32°51'14.76"N 86°43'35.76"W
UTM
16N 525581.9E 3635145.8N
Geohash
djf6fkzt5
Plus code
864MV73F+J9

Towns in Chilton County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Chilton County, 14,495 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Chilton County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Clanton with 9,228.

  1. 01Clanton9,228
  2. 02Jemison2,999
  3. 03Thorsby2,190
  4. 04Calera (part)78
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Chilton County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Chilton County. The most populous is Shelby County, AL, with 235,969 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 41.3 miles SE of Chilton County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 44.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Calera, AL (population 18,530), 18.6 miles away.

Chilton County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Chilton County is 01021: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 021. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,165.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Chilton County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 47,262. That is up 2,202 people (4.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 45,060.

What is the FIPS code of Chilton County?

01021. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (021) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Chilton County?

Clanton, with 9,228 residents inside Chilton County in 2024.

Which counties border Chilton County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, AL; Elmore County, AL; Autauga County, AL; Dallas County, AL; Bibb County, AL; Coosa County, AL; Perry 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)

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