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  • FIPS 01025
  • Largest town: Jackson

Clarke County, Alabama

Clarke County had 22,142 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,238.4 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 67 in Alabama by population and 3rd by land area.

Population
22,142
#45 of 67 in Alabama · #1,714 in US
Area
1,238.4 sq mi
#3 of 67 in Alabama · #492 in US
Density
18 / sq mi
#57 of 67 in Alabama · #2,312 in US
Median household income
$50,868
#41 of 67 in Alabama · #2,655 in US

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

Clarke County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Clarke County population, land area and income

Clarke County had 22,142 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,238.4 square miles of land. It ranks 45th of 67 in Alabama by population and 3rd by land area. That works out to 17.9 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; Clarke County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,868 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

22,142

3144th1st

1714th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,238 sq mi

3144th1st

492nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

17.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

2312th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,868

3143rd1st

2655th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

22,142

67th1st

45th of 67 (AL)

Land area

1,238 sq mi

67th1st

3rd of 67 (AL)

Density

17.9 / sq mi

67th1st

57th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$50,868

67th1st

41st of 67 (AL)

How Clarke County's population changed since 2020

Clarke County lost 847 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 3.7%. That ranks 56th 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, Clarke County recorded 1,226 births and 1,646 deaths, a natural change of -420. Net international migration added +5 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -532. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 532 people.

23.0k202022.7k202122.5k202222.3k202322.1k2024
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
1,226
Deaths
1,646
Net international migration
+5
Net domestic migration
-532
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-163

Where Clarke County is

The Census internal point of Clarke County is at 31.685500, -87.818600. 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 Clarke 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: Clarke County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.685500, -87.818600
DMS
31°41'7.80"N 87°49'6.96"W
UTM
16N 422414.9E 3505867.7N
Geohash
dj9s38hmq
Plus code
863JM5PJ+6H

Towns in Clarke County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clarke County, 9,740 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clarke County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Jackson with 4,477.

  1. 01Jackson4,477
  2. 02Thomasville3,540
  3. 03Grove Hill1,723
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clarke County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Clarke County. The most populous is Baldwin County, AL, with 261,608 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 101.0 miles ENE of Clarke County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 72.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Saraland, AL (population 16,458), 59.9 miles away.

Clarke County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clarke County is 01025: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 025. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,868.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clarke County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 22,142. That is down 847 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 22,989.

What is the FIPS code of Clarke County?

01025. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (025) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clarke County?

Jackson, with 4,477 residents inside Clarke County in 2024.

Which counties border Clarke County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Baldwin County, AL; Monroe County, AL; Marengo County, AL; Washington County, AL; Choctaw County, AL; Wilcox 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.