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Cullman County, Alabama

Cullman County had 92,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 734.8 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 67 in Alabama by population and 27th by land area.

Population
92,604
#17 of 67 in Alabama · #658 in US
Area
734.8 sq mi
#27 of 67 in Alabama · #1,205 in US
Density
126 / sq mi
#18 of 67 in Alabama · #769 in US
Median household income
$61,231
#14 of 67 in Alabama · #1,714 in US

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

Cullman County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Cullman County population, land area and income

Cullman County had 92,604 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 734.8 square miles of land. It ranks 17th of 67 in Alabama by population and 27th by land area. That works out to 126.0 people per square mile, 1.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Cullman County is 2.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,231 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

92,604

3144th1st

658th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

735 sq mi

3144th1st

1205th of 3,144 (US)

Density

126.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

769th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,231

3143rd1st

1714th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

92,604

67th1st

17th of 67 (AL)

Land area

735 sq mi

67th1st

27th of 67 (AL)

Density

126.0 / sq mi

67th1st

18th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$61,231

67th1st

14th of 67 (AL)

How Cullman County's population changed since 2020

Cullman County gained 4,462 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 5.1%. That ranks 10th 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, Cullman County recorded 4,223 births and 5,324 deaths, a natural change of -1,101. Net international migration added +151 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +5,699. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 5,699 people.

88.1k202089.6k202190.6k202291.9k202392.6k2024
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
4,223
Deaths
5,324
Net international migration
+151
Net domestic migration
+5,699
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+695

Where Cullman County is

The Census internal point of Cullman County is at 34.131900, -86.869300. 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 Cullman 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: Cullman County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.131900, -86.869300
DMS
34°07'54.84"N 86°52'9.48"W
UTM
16N 512051.2E 3776788.7N
Geohash
dn44pjx8w
Plus code
866M44JJ+Q7

Towns in Cullman County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Cullman County, 26,253 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Cullman County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Cullman with 20,239.

  1. 01Cullman20,239
  2. 02Hanceville3,346
  3. 03Good Hope2,646
  4. 04Arab (part)22
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Cullman County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Cullman County. The most populous is Morgan County, AL, with 126,084 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 125.6 miles SSE of Cullman County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 40.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Cullman, AL (population 20,239), 3.5 miles away.

Cullman County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Cullman County is 01043: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 043. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,231.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Cullman County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 92,604. That is up 4,462 people (5.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 88,142.

What is the FIPS code of Cullman County?

01043. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (043) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Cullman County?

Cullman, with 20,239 residents inside Cullman County in 2024.

Which counties border Cullman County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Morgan County, AL; Marshall County, AL; Walker County, AL; Blount County, AL; Lawrence County, AL; Winston 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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