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Fayette County, Alabama

Fayette County had 15,863 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 627.7 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 43rd by land area.

Population
15,863
#53 of 67 in Alabama · #2,046 in US
Area
627.7 sq mi
#43 of 67 in Alabama · #1,533 in US
Density
25 / sq mi
#48 of 67 in Alabama · #2,056 in US
Median household income
$49,235
#50 of 67 in Alabama · #2,760 in US

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

Fayette County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Fayette County population, land area and income

Fayette County had 15,863 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 627.7 square miles of land. It ranks 53rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 43rd by land area. That works out to 25.3 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, so Fayette County has 47% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,235 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,863

3144th1st

2046th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

628 sq mi

3144th1st

1533rd of 3,144 (US)

Density

25.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

2056th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,235

3143rd1st

2760th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

15,863

67th1st

53rd of 67 (AL)

Land area

628 sq mi

67th1st

43rd of 67 (AL)

Density

25.3 / sq mi

67th1st

48th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$49,235

67th1st

50th of 67 (AL)

How Fayette County's population changed since 2020

Fayette County lost 466 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.9%. That ranks 52nd 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, Fayette County recorded 712 births and 1,203 deaths, a natural change of -491. Net international migration added -4 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +34. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 491 people.

16.3k202016.1k202116.0k202215.9k202315.9k2024
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
712
Deaths
1,203
Net international migration
-4
Net domestic migration
+34
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-50

Where Fayette County is

The Census internal point of Fayette County is at 33.716200, -87.764300. 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 Fayette 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: Fayette County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.716200, -87.764300
DMS
33°42'58.32"N 87°45'51.48"W
UTM
16N 429183.9E 3730951.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
865JP68P+F7

Towns in Fayette County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Fayette County, 5,980 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Fayette County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fayette with 4,080.

  1. 01Fayette4,080
  2. 02Berry1,182
  3. 03Winfield (part)718
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Fayette County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Fayette County. The most populous is Tuscaloosa County, AL, with 241,212 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 125.5 miles SE of Fayette County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 36.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Jasper, AL (population 14,561), 30.0 miles away.

Fayette County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Fayette County is 01057: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 057. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,235.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Fayette County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,863. That is down 466 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 16,329.

What is the FIPS code of Fayette County?

01057. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (057) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Fayette County?

Fayette, with 4,080 residents inside Fayette County in 2024.

Which counties border Fayette County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tuscaloosa County, AL; Walker County, AL; Marion County, AL; Pickens County, AL; Lamar 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.