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Montgomery County, Alabama

Montgomery County had 225,894 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 785.4 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 67 in Alabama by population and 22nd by land area.

Population
225,894
#7 of 67 in Alabama · #317 in US
Area
785.4 sq mi
#22 of 67 in Alabama · #1,102 in US
Density
288 / sq mi
#6 of 67 in Alabama · #451 in US
Median household income
$60,063
#18 of 67 in Alabama · #1,832 in US

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

Montgomery County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Montgomery County population, land area and income

Montgomery County had 225,894 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 785.4 square miles of land. It ranks 7th of 67 in Alabama by population and 22nd by land area. That works out to 287.6 people per square mile, 3.0 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Montgomery County is 6.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,063 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

225,894

3144th1st

317th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

785 sq mi

3144th1st

1102nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

287.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

451st of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,063

3143rd1st

1832nd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

225,894

67th1st

7th of 67 (AL)

Land area

785 sq mi

67th1st

22nd of 67 (AL)

Density

287.6 / sq mi

67th1st

6th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$60,063

67th1st

18th of 67 (AL)

How Montgomery County's population changed since 2020

Montgomery County lost 2,469 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.1%. That ranks 45th 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, Montgomery County recorded 12,754 births and 10,979 deaths, a natural change of +1,775. Net international migration added +3,532 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -8,322. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 8,322 people.

228.4k2020226.8k2021226.6k2022226.0k2023225.9k2024
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
12,754
Deaths
10,979
Net international migration
+3,532
Net domestic migration
-8,322
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-72

Where Montgomery County is

The Census internal point of Montgomery County is at 32.202900, -86.204500. 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 Montgomery 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: Montgomery County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.202900, -86.204500
DMS
32°12'10.44"N 86°12'16.20"W
UTM
16N 574974.3E 3563203.4N
Geohash
djdxnq7g3
Plus code
864M6Q3W+56

Towns in Montgomery County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Montgomery County, 207,318 people together, or 92% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Montgomery County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Montgomery with 195,818.

  1. 01Montgomery195,818
  2. 02Pike Road11,500
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Montgomery County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Montgomery County. The most populous is Elmore County, AL, with 91,042 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 13.3 miles NNW of Montgomery County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 10.7 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Pike Road, AL (population 11,500), 7.0 miles away.

Montgomery County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Montgomery County is 01101: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 101. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,063.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Montgomery County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 225,894. That is down 2,469 people (1.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 228,363.

What is the FIPS code of Montgomery County?

01101. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (101) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Montgomery County?

Montgomery, with 195,818 residents inside Montgomery County in 2024.

Which counties border Montgomery County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Elmore County, AL; Autauga County, AL; Pike County, AL; Macon County, AL; Crenshaw County, AL; Bullock County, AL; Lowndes 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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