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  • FIPS 01097
  • Largest town: Mobile

Mobile County, Alabama

Mobile County had 412,339 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,229.4 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 4th by land area.

Population
412,339
#3 of 67 in Alabama · #186 in US
Area
1,229.4 sq mi
#4 of 67 in Alabama · #498 in US
Density
335 / sq mi
#3 of 67 in Alabama · #396 in US
Median household income
$55,538
#32 of 67 in Alabama · #2,277 in US

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

Mobile County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Mobile County population, land area and income

Mobile County had 412,339 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,229.4 square miles of land. It ranks 3rd of 67 in Alabama by population and 4th by land area. That works out to 335.4 people per square mile, 3.5 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Mobile County is 12.2 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $55,538 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

412,339

3144th1st

186th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,229 sq mi

3144th1st

498th of 3,144 (US)

Density

335.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

396th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$55,538

3143rd1st

2277th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

412,339

67th1st

3rd of 67 (AL)

Land area

1,229 sq mi

67th1st

4th of 67 (AL)

Density

335.4 / sq mi

67th1st

3rd of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$55,538

67th1st

32nd of 67 (AL)

How Mobile County's population changed since 2020

Mobile County lost 2,070 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.5%. That ranks 42nd 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, Mobile County recorded 21,472 births and 21,863 deaths, a natural change of -391. Net international migration added +2,033 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -4,160. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 4,160 people.

414.4k2020413.2k2021411.3k2022411.7k2023412.3k2024
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
21,472
Deaths
21,863
Net international migration
+2,033
Net domestic migration
-4,160
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+594

Where Mobile County is

The Census internal point of Mobile County is at 30.684600, -88.196600. 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 Mobile 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: Mobile County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
30.684600, -88.196600
DMS
30°41'4.56"N 88°11'47.76"W
UTM
16N 385387.0E 3395259.4N
Geohash
dj3q91cny
Plus code
862HMRM3+R9

Towns in Mobile County

11 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Mobile County, 267,224 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Mobile County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Mobile with 201,367.

  1. 01Mobile201,367
  2. 02Prichard18,778
  3. 03Saraland16,458
  4. 04Satsuma6,874
  5. 05Chickasaw6,241
  6. 06Semmes6,193
  7. 07Citronelle3,928
  8. 08Bayou La Batre2,124
  9. 09Creola1,972
  10. 10Dauphin Island1,923
  11. 11Mount Vernon1,366
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Mobile County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Mobile County, including 3 across a state line. The most populous is Baldwin County, AL, with 261,608 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 161.7 miles NE of Mobile County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Mobile, AL (population 201,367), 5.4 miles away.

Mobile County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Mobile County is 01097: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 097. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $55,538.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Mobile County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 412,339. That is down 2,070 people (0.5%) from the July 2020 estimate of 414,409.

What is the FIPS code of Mobile County?

01097. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (097) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Mobile County?

Mobile, with 201,367 residents inside Mobile County in 2024.

Which counties border Mobile County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Baldwin County, AL; Jackson County, MS; George County, MS; Washington County, AL; Greene County, MS.

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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