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Marshall County, Alabama

Marshall County had 102,156 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 565.9 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 67 in Alabama by population and 61st by land area.

Population
102,156
#14 of 67 in Alabama · #612 in US
Area
565.9 sq mi
#61 of 67 in Alabama · #1,809 in US
Density
181 / sq mi
#13 of 67 in Alabama · #603 in US
Median household income
$59,882
#19 of 67 in Alabama · #1,845 in US

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

Marshall County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Marshall County population, land area and income

Marshall County had 102,156 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 565.9 square miles of land. It ranks 14th of 67 in Alabama by population and 61st by land area. That works out to 180.5 people per square mile, 1.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Marshall County is 3.0 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,882 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

102,156

3144th1st

612th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

566 sq mi

3144th1st

1809th of 3,144 (US)

Density

180.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

603rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,882

3143rd1st

1845th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

102,156

67th1st

14th of 67 (AL)

Land area

566 sq mi

67th1st

61st of 67 (AL)

Density

180.5 / sq mi

67th1st

13th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$59,882

67th1st

19th of 67 (AL)

How Marshall County's population changed since 2020

Marshall County gained 4,450 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 4.6%. That ranks 13th 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, Marshall County recorded 6,427 births and 5,779 deaths, a natural change of +648. Net international migration added +1,088 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,707. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,707 people.

97.7k202098.3k202199.6k2022101.0k2023102.2k2024
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
6,427
Deaths
5,779
Net international migration
+1,088
Net domestic migration
+2,707
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+1,115

Where Marshall County is

The Census internal point of Marshall County is at 34.309600, -86.321700. 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 Marshall 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: Marshall County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.309600, -86.321700
DMS
34°18'34.56"N 86°19'18.12"W
UTM
16N 562411.9E 3796692.9N
Geohash
dn4e5ty7y
Plus code
866M8M5H+R8

Towns in Marshall County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Marshall County, 51,961 people together, or 51% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Marshall County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Albertville with 23,392.

  1. 01Albertville23,392
  2. 02Boaz (part)9,363
  3. 03Guntersville9,242
  4. 04Arab (part)8,896
  5. 05Grant1,062
  6. 06Sardis City (part)6
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Marshall County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Marshall County. 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 133.5 miles S of Marshall County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 33.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Albertville, AL (population 23,392), 7.1 miles away.

Marshall County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Marshall County is 01095: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 095. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,882.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Marshall County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 102,156. That is up 4,450 people (4.6%) from the July 2020 estimate of 97,706.

What is the FIPS code of Marshall County?

01095. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (095) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Marshall County?

Albertville, with 23,392 residents inside Marshall County in 2024.

Which counties border Marshall County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, AL; Morgan County, AL; Etowah County, AL; Cullman County, AL; DeKalb County, AL; Blount County, AL; Jackson 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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