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Crenshaw County, Alabama

Crenshaw County had 13,114 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 608.9 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 67 in Alabama by population and 48th by land area.

Population
13,114
#58 of 67 in Alabama · #2,214 in US
Area
608.9 sq mi
#48 of 67 in Alabama · #1,592 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#53 of 67 in Alabama · #2,189 in US
Median household income
$49,128
#51 of 67 in Alabama · #2,764 in US

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

Crenshaw County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Crenshaw County population, land area and income

Crenshaw County had 13,114 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 608.9 square miles of land. It ranks 58th of 67 in Alabama by population and 48th by land area. That works out to 21.5 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 Crenshaw County has 39% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,128 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,114

3144th1st

2214th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

609 sq mi

3144th1st

1592nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2189th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,128

3143rd1st

2764th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

13,114

67th1st

58th of 67 (AL)

Land area

609 sq mi

67th1st

48th of 67 (AL)

Density

21.5 / sq mi

67th1st

53rd of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$49,128

67th1st

51st of 67 (AL)

How Crenshaw County's population changed since 2020

Crenshaw County lost 57 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.4%. That ranks 40th 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, Crenshaw County recorded 688 births and 971 deaths, a natural change of -283. Net international migration added +106 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +92. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 283 people.

13.2k202013.1k202113.1k202213.2k202313.1k2024
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
688
Deaths
971
Net international migration
+106
Net domestic migration
+92
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-54

Where Crenshaw County is

The Census internal point of Crenshaw County is at 31.730300, -86.320000. 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 Crenshaw 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: Crenshaw County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.730300, -86.320000
DMS
31°43'49.08"N 86°19'12.00"W
UTM
16N 564417.6E 3510743.2N
Geohash
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Plus code
863MPMJJ+42

Towns in Crenshaw County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Crenshaw County, 2,678 people together, or 20% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Crenshaw County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Luverne with 2,678.

  1. 01Luverne2,678
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Crenshaw County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Crenshaw County. The most populous is Montgomery County, AL, with 225,894 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 44.7 miles N of Crenshaw County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 42.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Troy, AL (population 17,734), 21.3 miles away.

Crenshaw County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Crenshaw County is 01041: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 041. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,128.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Crenshaw County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,114. That is down 57 people (0.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,171.

What is the FIPS code of Crenshaw County?

01041. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (041) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Crenshaw County?

Luverne, with 2,678 residents inside Crenshaw County in 2024.

Which counties border Crenshaw County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, AL; Coffee County, AL; Covington County, AL; Pike County, AL; Butler County, AL; Lowndes 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.