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  • FIPS 01027
  • Largest town: Lineville

Clay County, Alabama

Clay County had 14,239 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.0 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 67 in Alabama by population and 53rd by land area.

Population
14,239
#56 of 67 in Alabama · #2,146 in US
Area
604.0 sq mi
#53 of 67 in Alabama · #1,614 in US
Density
24 / sq mi
#49 of 67 in Alabama · #2,106 in US
Median household income
$52,077
#37 of 67 in Alabama · #2,551 in US

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

Clay County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Clay County population, land area and income

Clay County had 14,239 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.0 square miles of land. It ranks 56th of 67 in Alabama by population and 53rd by land area. That works out to 23.6 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, so Clay County has 42% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,077 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

14,239

3144th1st

2146th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

604 sq mi

3144th1st

1614th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

2106th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,077

3143rd1st

2551st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

14,239

67th1st

56th of 67 (AL)

Land area

604 sq mi

67th1st

53rd of 67 (AL)

Density

23.6 / sq mi

67th1st

49th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$52,077

67th1st

37th of 67 (AL)

How Clay County's population changed since 2020

Clay County gained 29 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.2%. That ranks 34th 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, Clay County recorded 686 births and 966 deaths, a natural change of -280. Net international migration added +10 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +274. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 280 people.

14.2k202014.2k202114.2k202214.2k202314.2k2024
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
686
Deaths
966
Net international migration
+10
Net domestic migration
+274
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+82

Where Clay County is

The Census internal point of Clay County is at 33.270400, -85.863500. 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 Clay 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: Clay County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.270400, -85.863500
DMS
33°16'13.44"N 85°51'48.60"W
UTM
16N 605844.9E 3681840.1N
Geohash
djfvq0sn5
Plus code
865P74CP+5J

Towns in Clay County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Clay County, 4,431 people together, or 31% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Clay County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Lineville with 2,486.

  1. 01Lineville2,486
  2. 02Ashland1,945
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Clay County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Clay County. The most populous is Talladega County, AL, with 81,375 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 66.7 miles SSW of Clay County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL (population 196,357), 56.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Talladega, AL (population 14,693), 17.6 miles away.

Clay County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Clay County is 01027: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 027. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,077.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Clay County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 14,239. That is up 29 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,210.

What is the FIPS code of Clay County?

01027. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (027) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Clay County?

Lineville, with 2,486 residents inside Clay County in 2024.

Which counties border Clay County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Talladega County, AL; Tallapoosa County, AL; Randolph County, AL; Cleburne County, AL; Coosa 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.