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Etowah County, Alabama

Etowah County had 103,207 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 535.1 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 67 in Alabama by population and 67th by land area.

Population
103,207
#13 of 67 in Alabama · #604 in US
Area
535.1 sq mi
#67 of 67 in Alabama · #1,952 in US
Density
193 / sq mi
#9 of 67 in Alabama · #575 in US
Median household income
$52,504
#34 of 67 in Alabama · #2,515 in US

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

Etowah County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Etowah County population, land area and income

Etowah County had 103,207 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 535.1 square miles of land. It ranks 13th of 67 in Alabama by population and 67th by land area. That works out to 192.9 people per square mile, 2.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Etowah County is 3.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $52,504 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

103,207

3144th1st

604th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

535 sq mi

3144th1st

1952nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

192.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

575th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$52,504

3143rd1st

2515th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

103,207

67th1st

13th of 67 (AL)

Land area

535 sq mi

67th1st

67th of 67 (AL)

Density

192.9 / sq mi

67th1st

9th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$52,504

67th1st

34th of 67 (AL)

How Etowah County's population changed since 2020

Etowah County lost 230 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.2%. That ranks 39th 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, Etowah County recorded 4,958 births and 7,346 deaths, a natural change of -2,388. Net international migration added +421 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,690. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 2,388 people.

103.4k2020102.9k2021102.8k2022103.2k2023103.2k2024
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
4,958
Deaths
7,346
Net international migration
+421
Net domestic migration
+1,690
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+33

Where Etowah County is

The Census internal point of Etowah County is at 34.047600, -86.034300. 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 Etowah 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: Etowah County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.047600, -86.034300
DMS
34°02'51.36"N 86°02'3.48"W
UTM
16N 589132.1E 3767854.4N
Geohash
dn4cdnptx
Plus code
866M2XX8+27

Towns in Etowah County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Etowah County, 71,548 people together, or 69% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Etowah County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Gadsden with 33,086.

  1. 01Gadsden33,086
  2. 02Rainbow City10,349
  3. 03Southside (part)9,434
  4. 04Attalla5,746
  5. 05Glencoe (part)5,379
  6. 06Hokes Bluff4,668
  7. 07Sardis City (part)1,776
  8. 08Boaz (part)1,110
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Etowah County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Etowah County. The most populous is Calhoun County, AL, with 116,427 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 116.4 miles S of Etowah County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL (population 196,357), 56.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Gadsden, AL (population 33,086), 3.0 miles away.

Etowah County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Etowah County is 01055: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 055. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $52,504.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Etowah County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 103,207. That is down 230 people (0.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 103,437.

What is the FIPS code of Etowah County?

01055. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (055) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Etowah County?

Gadsden, with 33,086 residents inside Etowah County in 2024.

Which counties border Etowah County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Calhoun County, AL; Marshall County, AL; St. Clair County, AL; DeKalb County, AL; Blount County, AL; Cherokee 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.