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Colbert County, Alabama

Colbert County had 58,785 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 593.0 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 67 in Alabama by population and 56th by land area.

Population
58,785
#25 of 67 in Alabama · #907 in US
Area
593.0 sq mi
#56 of 67 in Alabama · #1,649 in US
Density
99 / sq mi
#21 of 67 in Alabama · #918 in US
Median household income
$57,770
#26 of 67 in Alabama · #2,051 in US

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

Colbert County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Colbert County population, land area and income

Colbert County had 58,785 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 593.0 square miles of land. It ranks 25th of 67 in Alabama by population and 56th by land area. That works out to 99.1 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; Colbert County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $57,770 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

58,785

3144th1st

907th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

593 sq mi

3144th1st

1649th of 3,144 (US)

Density

99.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

918th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$57,770

3143rd1st

2051st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

58,785

67th1st

25th of 67 (AL)

Land area

593 sq mi

67th1st

56th of 67 (AL)

Density

99.1 / sq mi

67th1st

21st of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$57,770

67th1st

26th of 67 (AL)

How Colbert County's population changed since 2020

Colbert County gained 1,480 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.6%. That ranks 19th 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, Colbert County recorded 2,665 births and 3,568 deaths, a natural change of -903. Net international migration added +215 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,212. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,212 people.

57.3k202057.6k202158.0k202258.4k202358.8k2024
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
2,665
Deaths
3,568
Net international migration
+215
Net domestic migration
+2,212
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+403

Where Colbert County is

The Census internal point of Colbert County is at 34.703100, -87.801500. 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 Colbert 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: Colbert County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.703100, -87.801500
DMS
34°42'11.16"N 87°48'5.40"W
UTM
16N 426597.8E 3840411.1N
Geohash
dn1t6j8bh
Plus code
866JP53X+69

Towns in Colbert County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Colbert County, 37,020 people together, or 63% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Colbert County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Muscle Shoals with 17,409.

  1. 01Muscle Shoals17,409
  2. 02Sheffield9,335
  3. 03Tuscumbia9,222
  4. 04Littleville1,054
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Colbert County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 4 neighbors for Colbert County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Lauderdale County, AL, with 97,502 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 182.5 miles SSE of Colbert County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 63.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Muscle Shoals, AL (population 17,409), 9.9 miles away.

Colbert County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Colbert County is 01033: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 033. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $57,770.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Colbert County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 58,785. That is up 1,480 people (2.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 57,305.

What is the FIPS code of Colbert County?

01033. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (033) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Colbert County?

Muscle Shoals, with 17,409 residents inside Colbert County in 2024.

Which counties border Colbert County?

4 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lauderdale County, AL; Lawrence County, AL; Franklin County, AL; Tishomingo County, MS.

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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