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Jackson County, Alabama

Jackson County had 53,780 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,078.0 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 67 in Alabama by population and 7th by land area.

Population
53,780
#27 of 67 in Alabama · #966 in US
Area
1,078.0 sq mi
#7 of 67 in Alabama · #591 in US
Density
50 / sq mi
#32 of 67 in Alabama · #1,473 in US
Median household income
$51,479
#39 of 67 in Alabama · #2,606 in US

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

Jackson County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Jackson County population, land area and income

Jackson County had 53,780 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,078.0 square miles of land. It ranks 27th of 67 in Alabama by population and 7th by land area. That works out to 49.9 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; Jackson County is somewhat larger.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $51,479 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

53,780

3144th1st

966th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,078 sq mi

3144th1st

591st of 3,144 (US)

Density

49.9 / sq mi

3144th1st

1473rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$51,479

3143rd1st

2606th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

53,780

67th1st

27th of 67 (AL)

Land area

1,078 sq mi

67th1st

7th of 67 (AL)

Density

49.9 / sq mi

67th1st

32nd of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$51,479

67th1st

39th of 67 (AL)

How Jackson County's population changed since 2020

Jackson County gained 1,248 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.4%. That ranks 20th 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, Jackson County recorded 2,277 births and 3,809 deaths, a natural change of -1,532. Net international migration added +205 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,508. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,508 people.

52.5k202052.7k202152.8k202253.4k202353.8k2024
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
2,277
Deaths
3,809
Net international migration
+205
Net domestic migration
+2,508
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+357

Where Jackson County is

The Census internal point of Jackson County is at 34.764100, -85.980100. 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 Jackson 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: Jackson County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.764100, -85.980100
DMS
34°45'50.76"N 85°58'48.36"W
UTM
16N 593335.6E 3847356.9N
Geohash
dn4vg2x5w
Plus code
866PQ279+JX

Towns in Jackson County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Jackson County, 20,199 people together, or 38% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Jackson County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Scottsboro with 15,957.

  1. 01Scottsboro15,957
  2. 02Bridgeport2,267
  3. 03Stevenson1,975
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Jackson County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Jackson County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Madison County, AL, with 423,355 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 166.0 miles S of Jackson County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 39.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Scottsboro, AL (population 15,957), 9.1 miles away.

Jackson County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Jackson County is 01071: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 071. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $51,479.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jackson County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 53,780. That is up 1,248 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 52,532.

What is the FIPS code of Jackson County?

01071. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (071) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Jackson County?

Scottsboro, with 15,957 residents inside Jackson County in 2024.

Which counties border Jackson County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, AL; Marshall County, AL; DeKalb County, AL; Franklin County, TN; Marion County, TN; Dade County, GA.

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.