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Hale County, Alabama

Hale County had 15,116 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 644.0 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 67 in Alabama by population and 39th by land area.

Population
15,116
#54 of 67 in Alabama · #2,089 in US
Area
644.0 sq mi
#39 of 67 in Alabama · #1,477 in US
Density
23 / sq mi
#51 of 67 in Alabama · #2,113 in US
Median household income
$42,380
#59 of 67 in Alabama · #3,043 in US

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

Hale County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Hale County population, land area and income

Hale County had 15,116 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 644.0 square miles of land. It ranks 54th of 67 in Alabama by population and 39th by land area. That works out to 23.5 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 Hale County has 45% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,380 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

15,116

3144th1st

2089th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

644 sq mi

3144th1st

1477th of 3,144 (US)

Density

23.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

2113th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,380

3143rd1st

3043rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

15,116

67th1st

54th of 67 (AL)

Land area

644 sq mi

67th1st

39th of 67 (AL)

Density

23.5 / sq mi

67th1st

51st of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$42,380

67th1st

59th of 67 (AL)

How Hale County's population changed since 2020

Hale County gained 345 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.3%. That ranks 21st 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, Hale County recorded 891 births and 1,050 deaths, a natural change of -159. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +473. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 473 people.

14.8k202014.7k202114.6k202214.9k202315.1k2024
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
891
Deaths
1,050
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
+473
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+185

Where Hale County is

The Census internal point of Hale County is at 32.752800, -87.623100. 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 Hale 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: Hale County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.752800, -87.623100
DMS
32°45'10.08"N 87°37'23.16"W
UTM
16N 441630.3E 3624054.6N
Geohash
djcdq46yc
Plus code
864JQ93G+4Q

Towns in Hale County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Hale County, 4,294 people together, or 28% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Hale County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Greensboro with 2,187.

  1. 01Greensboro2,187
  2. 02Moundville (part)2,107
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Hale County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Hale 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 81.3 miles ESE of Hale County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 33.7 miles away.

Hale County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Hale County is 01065: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 065. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,380.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Hale County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 15,116. That is up 345 people (2.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 14,771.

What is the FIPS code of Hale County?

01065. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (065) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Hale County?

Greensboro, with 2,187 residents inside Hale County in 2024.

Which counties border Hale County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tuscaloosa County, AL; Bibb County, AL; Marengo County, AL; Perry County, AL; Greene 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.