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Dallas County, Alabama

Dallas County had 35,545 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 978.7 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 10th by land area.

Population
35,545
#33 of 67 in Alabama · #1,304 in US
Area
978.7 sq mi
#10 of 67 in Alabama · #707 in US
Density
36 / sq mi
#42 of 67 in Alabama · #1,762 in US
Median household income
$39,013
#62 of 67 in Alabama · #3,102 in US

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

Dallas County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Dallas County population, land area and income

Dallas County had 35,545 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 978.7 square miles of land. It ranks 33rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 10th by land area. That works out to 36.3 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, about the same as Dallas County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $39,013 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

35,545

3144th1st

1304th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

979 sq mi

3144th1st

707th of 3,144 (US)

Density

36.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1762nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$39,013

3143rd1st

3102nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

35,545

67th1st

33rd of 67 (AL)

Land area

979 sq mi

67th1st

10th of 67 (AL)

Density

36.3 / sq mi

67th1st

42nd of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$39,013

67th1st

62nd of 67 (AL)

How Dallas County's population changed since 2020

Dallas County lost 2,640 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.9%. That ranks 64th 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, Dallas County recorded 1,802 births and 2,553 deaths, a natural change of -751. Net international migration added +290 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -2,446. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 2,446 people.

38.2k202037.5k202136.8k202236.3k202335.5k2024
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
1,802
Deaths
2,553
Net international migration
+290
Net domestic migration
-2,446
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-749

Where Dallas County is

The Census internal point of Dallas County is at 32.333500, -87.114400. 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 Dallas 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: Dallas County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.333500, -87.114400
DMS
32°20'0.60"N 87°06'51.84"W
UTM
16N 489233.6E 3577408.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
864J8VMP+C6

Towns in Dallas County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Dallas County, 20,226 people together, or 57% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Dallas County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Selma with 16,312.

  1. 01Selma16,312
  2. 02Valley Grande3,914
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Dallas County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Dallas County. The most populous is Autauga County, AL, with 61,464 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 47.6 miles E of Dallas County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 49.5 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Selma, AL (population 16,312), 7.4 miles away.

Dallas County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Dallas County is 01047: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 047. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $39,013.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Dallas County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 35,545. That is down 2,640 people (6.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 38,185.

What is the FIPS code of Dallas County?

01047. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (047) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Dallas County?

Selma, with 16,312 residents inside Dallas County in 2024.

Which counties border Dallas County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Autauga County, AL; Chilton County, AL; Marengo County, AL; Wilcox County, AL; Lowndes County, AL; Perry 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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