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  • FIPS 01059
  • Largest town: Russellville

Franklin County, Alabama

Franklin County had 31,874 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 634.0 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 67 in Alabama by population and 41st by land area.

Population
31,874
#37 of 67 in Alabama · #1,394 in US
Area
634.0 sq mi
#41 of 67 in Alabama · #1,507 in US
Density
50 / sq mi
#31 of 67 in Alabama · #1,462 in US
Median household income
$49,682
#48 of 67 in Alabama · #2,734 in US

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

Franklin County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Franklin County population, land area and income

Franklin County had 31,874 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 634.0 square miles of land. It ranks 37th of 67 in Alabama by population and 41st by land area. That works out to 50.3 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, about the same as Franklin County.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $49,682 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

31,874

3144th1st

1394th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

634 sq mi

3144th1st

1507th of 3,144 (US)

Density

50.3 / sq mi

3144th1st

1462nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$49,682

3143rd1st

2734th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

31,874

67th1st

37th of 67 (AL)

Land area

634 sq mi

67th1st

41st of 67 (AL)

Density

50.3 / sq mi

67th1st

31st of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$49,682

67th1st

48th of 67 (AL)

How Franklin County's population changed since 2020

Franklin County lost 202 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.6%. That ranks 43rd 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, Franklin County recorded 1,789 births and 1,976 deaths, a natural change of -187. Net international migration added +465 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -529. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 529 people.

32.1k202032.0k202131.9k202231.9k202331.9k2024
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
1,789
Deaths
1,976
Net international migration
+465
Net domestic migration
-529
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-67

Where Franklin County is

The Census internal point of Franklin County is at 34.442000, -87.842800. 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 Franklin 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: Franklin County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.442000, -87.842800
DMS
34°26'31.20"N 87°50'34.08"W
UTM
16N 422573.7E 3811487.9N
Geohash
dn1ecjfz4
Plus code
866JC5R4+RV

Towns in Franklin County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Franklin County, 13,907 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Franklin County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Russellville with 10,736.

  1. 01Russellville10,736
  2. 02Red Bay3,171
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Franklin County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Franklin County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Colbert County, AL, with 58,785 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 168.1 miles SSE of Franklin County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 68.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Russellville, AL (population 10,736), 7.9 miles away.

Franklin County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Franklin County is 01059: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 059. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $49,682.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Franklin County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 31,874. That is down 202 people (0.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 32,076.

What is the FIPS code of Franklin County?

01059. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (059) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Franklin County?

Russellville, with 10,736 residents inside Franklin County in 2024.

Which counties border Franklin County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Colbert County, AL; Lawrence County, AL; Marion County, AL; Itawamba County, MS; Winston County, AL; Tishomingo County, MS.

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.