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  • FIPS 01031
  • Largest town: Enterprise

Coffee County, Alabama

Coffee County had 56,358 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 679.0 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 67 in Alabama by population and 33rd by land area.

Population
56,358
#26 of 67 in Alabama · #931 in US
Area
679.0 sq mi
#33 of 67 in Alabama · #1,382 in US
Density
83 / sq mi
#26 of 67 in Alabama · #1,045 in US
Median household income
$64,737
#10 of 67 in Alabama · #1,397 in US

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

Coffee County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Coffee County population, land area and income

Coffee County had 56,358 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 679.0 square miles of land. It ranks 26th of 67 in Alabama by population and 33rd by land area. That works out to 83.0 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents; Coffee County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $64,737 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

56,358

3144th1st

931st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

679 sq mi

3144th1st

1382nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

83.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

1045th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$64,737

3143rd1st

1397th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

56,358

67th1st

26th of 67 (AL)

Land area

679 sq mi

67th1st

33rd of 67 (AL)

Density

83.0 / sq mi

67th1st

26th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$64,737

67th1st

10th of 67 (AL)

How Coffee County's population changed since 2020

Coffee County gained 2,793 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.2%. That ranks 9th 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, Coffee County recorded 2,922 births and 2,828 deaths, a natural change of +94. Net international migration added +492 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,275. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,275 people.

53.6k202054.2k202154.8k202255.7k202356.4k2024
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
2,922
Deaths
2,828
Net international migration
+492
Net domestic migration
+2,275
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+651

Where Coffee County is

The Census internal point of Coffee County is at 31.402300, -85.989600. 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 Coffee 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: Coffee County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.402300, -85.989600
DMS
31°24'8.28"N 85°59'22.56"W
UTM
16N 596053.9E 3474629.6N
Geohash
djdfek879
Plus code
863PC226+W5

Towns in Coffee County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Coffee County, 35,128 people together, or 62% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Coffee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Enterprise with 30,085.

  1. 01Enterprise (part)30,085
  2. 02Elba3,531
  3. 03New Brockton1,512
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Coffee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Coffee County. The most populous is Dale County, AL, with 50,067 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 69.8 miles NNW of Coffee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 67.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Enterprise, AL (population 30,731), 10.0 miles away.

Coffee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Coffee County is 01031: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 031. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $64,737.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Coffee County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 56,358. That is up 2,793 people (5.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 53,565.

What is the FIPS code of Coffee County?

01031. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (031) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Coffee County?

Enterprise, with 30,085 residents inside Coffee County in 2024 (30,731 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Coffee County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dale County, AL; Covington County, AL; Pike County, AL; Geneva County, AL; Crenshaw 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.