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Limestone County, Alabama

Limestone County had 118,942 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.4 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 67 in Alabama by population and 62nd by land area.

Population
118,942
#10 of 67 in Alabama · #537 in US
Area
563.4 sq mi
#62 of 67 in Alabama · #1,830 in US
Density
211 / sq mi
#8 of 67 in Alabama · #544 in US
Median household income
$81,811
#3 of 67 in Alabama · #411 in US

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

Limestone County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Limestone County population, land area and income

Limestone County had 118,942 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 563.4 square miles of land. It ranks 10th of 67 in Alabama by population and 62nd by land area. That works out to 211.1 people per square mile, 2.2 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Limestone County is 3.5 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $81,811 is in the top quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

118,942

3144th1st

537th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

563 sq mi

3144th1st

1830th of 3,144 (US)

Density

211.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

544th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$81,811

3143rd1st

411th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

118,942

67th1st

10th of 67 (AL)

Land area

563 sq mi

67th1st

62nd of 67 (AL)

Density

211.1 / sq mi

67th1st

8th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$81,811

67th1st

3rd of 67 (AL)

How Limestone County's population changed since 2020

Limestone County gained 14,733 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 14.1%. That ranks 1st 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, Limestone County recorded 5,050 births and 4,651 deaths, a natural change of +399. Net international migration added +652 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +14,223. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 14,223 people.

104.2k2020107.3k2021110.9k2022114.8k2023118.9k2024
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
5,050
Deaths
4,651
Net international migration
+652
Net domestic migration
+14,223
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+4,139

Where Limestone County is

The Census internal point of Limestone County is at 34.810200, -86.981400. 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 Limestone 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: Limestone County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.810200, -86.981400
DMS
34°48'36.72"N 86°58'53.04"W
UTM
16N 501701.2E 3851995.5N
Geohash
dn4nh9n04
Plus code
866MR269+3C

Towns in Limestone County

5 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Limestone County, 52,695 people together, or 44% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Limestone County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Athens with 32,587.

  1. 01Athens32,587
  2. 02Madison (part)13,523
  3. 03Huntsville (part)5,074
  4. 04Ardmore1,452
  5. 05Decatur (part)59
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Limestone County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Limestone County, including 2 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 172.6 miles SSE of Limestone County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 19.0 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Athens, AL (population 32,587), 2.8 miles away.

Limestone County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Limestone County is 01083: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 083. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $81,811.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Limestone County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 118,942. That is up 14,733 people (14.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 104,209.

What is the FIPS code of Limestone County?

01083. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (083) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Limestone County?

Athens, with 32,587 residents inside Limestone County in 2024.

Which counties border Limestone County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, AL; Morgan County, AL; Lauderdale County, AL; Lincoln County, TN; Lawrence County, AL; Giles County, TN.

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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