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Escambia County, Alabama

Escambia County had 36,630 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 945.4 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 67 in Alabama by population and 12th by land area.

Population
36,630
#32 of 67 in Alabama · #1,278 in US
Area
945.4 sq mi
#12 of 67 in Alabama · #749 in US
Density
39 / sq mi
#40 of 67 in Alabama · #1,701 in US
Median household income
$50,333
#45 of 67 in Alabama · #2,700 in US

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

Escambia County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Escambia County population, land area and income

Escambia County had 36,630 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 945.4 square miles of land. It ranks 32nd of 67 in Alabama by population and 12th by land area. That works out to 38.7 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 Escambia County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,333 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

36,630

3144th1st

1278th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

945 sq mi

3144th1st

749th of 3,144 (US)

Density

38.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1701st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,333

3143rd1st

2700th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

36,630

67th1st

32nd of 67 (AL)

Land area

945 sq mi

67th1st

12th of 67 (AL)

Density

38.7 / sq mi

67th1st

40th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$50,333

67th1st

45th of 67 (AL)

How Escambia County's population changed since 2020

Escambia County lost 57 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 38th 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, Escambia County recorded 1,818 births and 2,513 deaths, a natural change of -695. Net international migration added +17 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +523. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 695 people.

36.7k202036.6k202136.6k202236.6k202336.6k2024
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
1,818
Deaths
2,513
Net international migration
+17
Net domestic migration
+523
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+48

Where Escambia County is

The Census internal point of Escambia County is at 31.122300, -87.168400. 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 Escambia 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: Escambia County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.122300, -87.168400
DMS
31°07'20.28"N 87°10'6.24"W
UTM
16N 483944.1E 3443168.2N
Geohash
djd103tut
Plus code
863J4RCJ+WJ

Towns in Escambia County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Escambia County, 17,137 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Escambia County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Atmore with 8,310.

  1. 01Atmore8,310
  2. 02Brewton5,129
  3. 03East Brewton2,251
  4. 04Flomaton1,447
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Escambia County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Escambia County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Escambia County, FL, with 331,275 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 100.6 miles NNE of Escambia County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 63.9 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Milton, FL (population 11,182), 34.7 miles away.

Escambia County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Escambia County is 01053: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 053. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,333.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Escambia County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 36,630. That is down 57 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 36,687.

What is the FIPS code of Escambia County?

01053. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (053) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Escambia County?

Atmore, with 8,310 residents inside Escambia County in 2024.

Which counties border Escambia County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Escambia County, FL; Baldwin County, AL; Okaloosa County, FL; Santa Rosa County, FL; Covington County, AL; Monroe 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)

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