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  • FIPS 01075
  • Largest town: Vernon

Lamar County, Alabama

Lamar County had 13,543 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.9 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 67 in Alabama by population and 52nd by land area.

Population
13,543
#57 of 67 in Alabama · #2,183 in US
Area
604.9 sq mi
#52 of 67 in Alabama · #1,608 in US
Density
22 / sq mi
#52 of 67 in Alabama · #2,149 in US
Median household income
$50,929
#40 of 67 in Alabama · #2,650 in US

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

Lamar County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Lamar County population, land area and income

Lamar County had 13,543 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 604.9 square miles of land. It ranks 57th of 67 in Alabama by population and 52nd by land area. That works out to 22.4 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 Lamar County has 40% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $50,929 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

13,543

3144th1st

2183rd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

605 sq mi

3144th1st

1608th of 3,144 (US)

Density

22.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

2149th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$50,929

3143rd1st

2650th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

13,543

67th1st

57th of 67 (AL)

Land area

605 sq mi

67th1st

52nd of 67 (AL)

Density

22.4 / sq mi

67th1st

52nd of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$50,929

67th1st

40th of 67 (AL)

How Lamar County's population changed since 2020

Lamar County lost 411 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.9%. That ranks 53rd 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, Lamar County recorded 658 births and 1,008 deaths, a natural change of -350. Net international migration added -1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -69. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 350 people.

14.0k202013.7k202113.6k202213.6k202313.5k2024
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
658
Deaths
1,008
Net international migration
-1
Net domestic migration
-69
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-73

Where Lamar County is

The Census internal point of Lamar County is at 33.787100, -88.087400. 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 Lamar 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: Lamar County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.787100, -88.087400
DMS
33°47'13.56"N 88°05'14.64"W
UTM
16N 399328.8E 3739081.7N
Geohash
dn125wb8n
Plus code
865HQWP7+R2

Towns in Lamar County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lamar County, 3,651 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lamar County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Vernon with 1,835.

  1. 01Vernon1,835
  2. 02Sulligent1,816
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lamar County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Lamar County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Lowndes County, MS, with 57,210 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 142.1 miles SE of Lamar County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 50.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Columbus, MS (population 22,820), 26.7 miles away.

Lamar County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lamar County is 01075: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 075. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $50,929.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lamar County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 13,543. That is down 411 people (2.9%) from the July 2020 estimate of 13,954.

What is the FIPS code of Lamar County?

01075. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (075) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lamar County?

Vernon, with 1,835 residents inside Lamar County in 2024.

Which counties border Lamar County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lowndes County, MS; Monroe County, MS; Marion County, AL; Pickens County, AL; Fayette 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.