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Covington County, Alabama

Covington County had 37,748 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,030.6 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 67 in Alabama by population and 8th by land area.

Population
37,748
#31 of 67 in Alabama · #1,246 in US
Area
1,030.6 sq mi
#8 of 67 in Alabama · #641 in US
Density
37 / sq mi
#41 of 67 in Alabama · #1,756 in US
Median household income
$50,119
#46 of 67 in Alabama · #2,712 in US

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

Covington County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Covington County population, land area and income

Covington County had 37,748 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,030.6 square miles of land. It ranks 31st of 67 in Alabama by population and 8th by land area. That works out to 36.6 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; Covington County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,119 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

37,748

3144th1st

1246th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,031 sq mi

3144th1st

641st of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

1756th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,119

3143rd1st

2712th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

37,748

67th1st

31st of 67 (AL)

Land area

1,031 sq mi

67th1st

8th of 67 (AL)

Density

36.6 / sq mi

67th1st

41st of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$50,119

67th1st

46th of 67 (AL)

How Covington County's population changed since 2020

Covington County gained 235 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 0.6%. That ranks 31st 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, Covington County recorded 1,753 births and 2,880 deaths, a natural change of -1,127. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,289. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,289 people.

37.5k202037.5k202137.5k202237.9k202337.7k2024
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
1,753
Deaths
2,880
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
+1,289
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-113

Where Covington County is

The Census internal point of Covington County is at 31.244000, -86.448700. 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 Covington 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: Covington County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.244000, -86.448700
DMS
31°14'38.40"N 86°26'55.32"W
UTM
16N 552496.3E 3456774.8N
Geohash
djd98zccr
Plus code
863M6HV2+JG

Towns in Covington County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Covington County, 17,364 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Covington County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Andalusia with 8,728.

  1. 01Andalusia8,728
  2. 02Opp6,706
  3. 03Florala1,930
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Covington County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 8 neighbors for Covington County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Okaloosa County, FL, with 220,483 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 78.8 miles N of Covington County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 77.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Crestview, FL (population 30,727), 35.2 miles away.

Covington County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Covington County is 01039: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 039. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,119.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Covington County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 37,748. That is up 235 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 37,513.

What is the FIPS code of Covington County?

01039. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (039) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Covington County?

Andalusia, with 8,728 residents inside Covington County in 2024.

Which counties border Covington County?

8 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Okaloosa County, FL; Walton County, FL; Coffee County, AL; Escambia County, AL; Geneva County, AL; Butler County, AL; Crenshaw County, AL; Conecuh 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.