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Coosa County, Alabama

Coosa County had 10,291 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 650.9 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 67 in Alabama by population and 36th by land area.

Population
10,291
#62 of 67 in Alabama · #2,389 in US
Area
650.9 sq mi
#36 of 67 in Alabama · #1,448 in US
Density
16 / sq mi
#59 of 67 in Alabama · #2,366 in US
Median household income
$59,736
#20 of 67 in Alabama · #1,859 in US

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

Coosa County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Coosa County population, land area and income

Coosa County had 10,291 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 650.9 square miles of land. It ranks 62nd of 67 in Alabama by population and 36th by land area. That works out to 15.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Coosa County has 30% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,736 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

10,291

3144th1st

2389th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

651 sq mi

3144th1st

1448th of 3,144 (US)

Density

15.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

2366th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,736

3143rd1st

1859th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

10,291

67th1st

62nd of 67 (AL)

Land area

651 sq mi

67th1st

36th of 67 (AL)

Density

15.8 / sq mi

67th1st

59th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$59,736

67th1st

20th of 67 (AL)

How Coosa County's population changed since 2020

Coosa County lost 49 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 41st 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, Coosa County recorded 362 births and 715 deaths, a natural change of -353. Net international migration added -8 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +278. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 353 people.

10.3k202010.3k202110.3k202210.3k202310.3k2024
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
362
Deaths
715
Net international migration
-8
Net domestic migration
+278
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+24

Where Coosa County is

The Census internal point of Coosa County is at 32.931400, -86.243500. 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 Coosa 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: Coosa County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.931400, -86.243500
DMS
32°55'53.04"N 86°14'36.60"W
UTM
16N 570724.6E 3643935.8N
Geohash
djfem6zrk
Plus code
864MWQJ4+HJ

Towns in Coosa County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Coosa County, 1,255 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Coosa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Goodwater with 1,255.

  1. 01Goodwater1,255
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Coosa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Coosa 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 38.4 miles S of Coosa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 40.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Alexander City, AL (population 14,439), 17.6 miles away.

Coosa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Coosa County is 01037: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 037. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,736.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Coosa County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 10,291. That is down 49 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,340.

What is the FIPS code of Coosa County?

01037. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (037) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Coosa County?

Goodwater, with 1,255 residents inside Coosa County in 2024.

Which counties border Coosa County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, AL; Elmore County, AL; Talladega County, AL; Chilton County, AL; Tallapoosa County, AL; Clay 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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