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Lee County, Alabama

Lee County had 187,847 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 607.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 67 in Alabama by population and 50th by land area.

Population
187,847
#8 of 67 in Alabama · #374 in US
Area
607.6 sq mi
#50 of 67 in Alabama · #1,599 in US
Density
309 / sq mi
#4 of 67 in Alabama · #422 in US
Median household income
$62,301
#13 of 67 in Alabama · #1,618 in US

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

Lee County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Lee County population, land area and income

Lee County had 187,847 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 607.6 square miles of land. It ranks 8th of 67 in Alabama by population and 50th by land area. That works out to 309.2 people per square mile, 3.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Lee County is 5.6 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $62,301 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

187,847

3144th1st

374th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

608 sq mi

3144th1st

1599th of 3,144 (US)

Density

309.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

422nd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$62,301

3143rd1st

1618th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

187,847

67th1st

8th of 67 (AL)

Land area

608 sq mi

67th1st

50th of 67 (AL)

Density

309.2 / sq mi

67th1st

4th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$62,301

67th1st

13th of 67 (AL)

How Lee County's population changed since 2020

Lee County gained 12,991 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 7.4%. That ranks 4th 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, Lee County recorded 7,979 births and 5,938 deaths, a natural change of +2,041. Net international migration added +3,943 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +7,438. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 7,438 people.

174.9k2020177.7k2021181.0k2022184.3k2023187.8k2024
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
7,979
Deaths
5,938
Net international migration
+3,943
Net domestic migration
+7,438
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+3,576

Where Lee County is

The Census internal point of Lee County is at 32.604100, -85.353000. 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 Lee 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: Lee County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.604100, -85.353000
DMS
32°36'14.76"N 85°21'10.80"W
UTM
16N 654548.3E 3608595.9N
Geohash
djg33xrud
Plus code
864PJJ3W+JQ

Towns in Lee County

4 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Lee County, 131,151 people together, or 70% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lee County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Auburn with 83,757.

  1. 01Auburn83,757
  2. 02Opelika35,005
  3. 03Phenix City (part)6,806
  4. 04Smiths Station5,583
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lee County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lee County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Muscogee County, GA, with 201,830 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 57.4 miles WSW of Lee County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Columbus, GA (population 201,830), 28.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Opelika, AL (population 35,005), 4.2 miles away.

Lee County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lee County is 01081: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $62,301.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lee County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 187,847. That is up 12,991 people (7.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 174,856.

What is the FIPS code of Lee County?

01081. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (081) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lee County?

Auburn, with 83,757 residents inside Lee County in 2024.

Which counties border Lee County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Muscogee County, GA; Russell County, AL; Tallapoosa County, AL; Harris County, GA; Chambers County, AL; Macon 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)

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