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Lowndes County, Alabama

Lowndes County had 9,485 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 716.1 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 67 in Alabama by population and 30th by land area.

Population
9,485
#65 of 67 in Alabama · #2,451 in US
Area
716.1 sq mi
#30 of 67 in Alabama · #1,266 in US
Density
13 / sq mi
#61 of 67 in Alabama · #2,444 in US
Median household income
$42,011
#60 of 67 in Alabama · #3,054 in US

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

Lowndes County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Lowndes County population, land area and income

Lowndes County had 9,485 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 716.1 square miles of land. It ranks 65th of 67 in Alabama by population and 30th by land area. That works out to 13.2 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and in the bottom quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Lowndes County has 28% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $42,011 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,485

3144th1st

2451st of 3,144 (US)

Land area

716 sq mi

3144th1st

1266th of 3,144 (US)

Density

13.2 / sq mi

3144th1st

2444th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$42,011

3143rd1st

3054th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

9,485

67th1st

65th of 67 (AL)

Land area

716 sq mi

67th1st

30th of 67 (AL)

Density

13.2 / sq mi

67th1st

61st of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$42,011

67th1st

60th of 67 (AL)

How Lowndes County's population changed since 2020

Lowndes County lost 799 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 7.8%. That ranks 66th 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, Lowndes County recorded 478 births and 783 deaths, a natural change of -305. Net international migration added +3 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -519. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 519 people.

10.3k20209,93620219,77820229,68220239,4852024
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
478
Deaths
783
Net international migration
+3
Net domestic migration
-519
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-197

Where Lowndes County is

The Census internal point of Lowndes County is at 32.147900, -86.650600. 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 Lowndes 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: Lowndes County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.147900, -86.650600
DMS
32°08'52.44"N 86°39'2.16"W
UTM
16N 532949.7E 3556882.9N
Geohash
djdquhqgn
Plus code
864M48XX+5Q

Towns in Lowndes County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Lowndes County, 1,122 people together, or 12% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Lowndes County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Fort Deposit with 1,122.

  1. 01Fort Deposit1,122
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Lowndes County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Lowndes County. The most populous is Montgomery County, AL, with 225,894 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 25.9 miles NE of Lowndes County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 26.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Prattville, AL (population 40,139), 23.9 miles away.

Lowndes County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Lowndes County is 01085: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 085. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $42,011.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Lowndes County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,485. That is down 799 people (7.8%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,284.

What is the FIPS code of Lowndes County?

01085. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (085) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Lowndes County?

Fort Deposit, with 1,122 residents inside Lowndes County in 2024.

Which counties border Lowndes County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Montgomery County, AL; Autauga County, AL; Dallas County, AL; Butler County, AL; Crenshaw County, AL; Wilcox 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.