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Geneva County, Alabama

Geneva County had 27,259 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 67 in Alabama by population and 60th by land area.

Population
27,259
#39 of 67 in Alabama · #1,534 in US
Area
574.5 sq mi
#60 of 67 in Alabama · #1,734 in US
Density
47 / sq mi
#35 of 67 in Alabama · #1,522 in US
Median household income
$50,006
#47 of 67 in Alabama · #2,720 in US

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

Geneva County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Geneva County population, land area and income

Geneva County had 27,259 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 574.5 square miles of land. It ranks 39th of 67 in Alabama by population and 60th by land area. That works out to 47.4 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; Geneva County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,006 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

27,259

3144th1st

1534th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

574 sq mi

3144th1st

1734th of 3,144 (US)

Density

47.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

1522nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,006

3143rd1st

2720th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

27,259

67th1st

39th of 67 (AL)

Land area

574 sq mi

67th1st

60th of 67 (AL)

Density

47.4 / sq mi

67th1st

35th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$50,006

67th1st

47th of 67 (AL)

How Geneva County's population changed since 2020

Geneva County gained 556 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.1%. That ranks 23rd 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, Geneva County recorded 1,237 births and 1,947 deaths, a natural change of -710. Net international migration added +92 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +1,196. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 1,196 people.

26.7k202026.6k202126.8k202227.1k202327.3k2024
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
1,237
Deaths
1,947
Net international migration
+92
Net domestic migration
+1,196
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+207

Where Geneva County is

The Census internal point of Geneva County is at 31.092400, -85.821000. 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 Geneva 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: Geneva County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.092400, -85.821000
DMS
31°05'32.64"N 85°49'15.60"W
UTM
16N 612449.5E 3440439.8N
Geohash
djdbzh5n3
Plus code
863P35RH+XH

Towns in Geneva County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Geneva County, 12,742 people together, or 47% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Geneva County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Geneva with 4,242.

  1. 01Geneva4,242
  2. 02Hartford2,763
  3. 03Slocomb2,170
  4. 04Samson1,882
  5. 05Malvern1,677
  6. 06Taylor (part)8
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Geneva County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Geneva County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Houston County, AL, with 109,366 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 93.1 miles NNW of Geneva County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 90.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Enterprise, AL (population 30,731), 16.2 miles away.

Geneva County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Geneva County is 01061: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 061. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,006.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Geneva County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 27,259. That is up 556 people (2.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 26,703.

What is the FIPS code of Geneva County?

01061. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (061) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Geneva County?

Geneva, with 4,242 residents inside Geneva County in 2024.

Which counties border Geneva County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Houston County, AL; Walton County, FL; Coffee County, AL; Dale County, AL; Jackson County, FL; Covington County, AL; Holmes County, FL.

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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