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  • FIPS 01103
  • Largest town: Decatur

Morgan County, Alabama

Morgan County had 126,084 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 579.7 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 67 in Alabama by population and 59th by land area.

Population
126,084
#9 of 67 in Alabama · #518 in US
Area
579.7 sq mi
#59 of 67 in Alabama · #1,702 in US
Density
218 / sq mi
#7 of 67 in Alabama · #538 in US
Median household income
$70,387
#7 of 67 in Alabama · #971 in US

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

Morgan County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Morgan County population, land area and income

Morgan County had 126,084 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 579.7 square miles of land. It ranks 9th of 67 in Alabama by population and 59th by land area. That works out to 217.5 people per square mile, 2.3 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Morgan County is 3.7 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $70,387 is above the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

126,084

3144th1st

518th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

580 sq mi

3144th1st

1702nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

217.5 / sq mi

3144th1st

538th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$70,387

3143rd1st

971st of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

126,084

67th1st

9th of 67 (AL)

Land area

580 sq mi

67th1st

59th of 67 (AL)

Density

217.5 / sq mi

67th1st

7th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$70,387

67th1st

7th of 67 (AL)

How Morgan County's population changed since 2020

Morgan County gained 2,755 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 2.2%. That ranks 22nd 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, Morgan County recorded 6,218 births and 6,994 deaths, a natural change of -776. Net international migration added +1,255 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +2,082. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 2,082 people.

123.3k2020123.3k2021124.2k2022125.5k2023126.1k2024
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
6,218
Deaths
6,994
Net international migration
+1,255
Net domestic migration
+2,082
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+629

Where Morgan County is

The Census internal point of Morgan County is at 34.454500, -86.846400. 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 Morgan 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: Morgan County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
34.454500, -86.846400
DMS
34°27'16.20"N 86°50'47.04"W
UTM
16N 514108.6E 3812562.6N
Geohash
dn4hpb22h
Plus code
866MF533+RC

Towns in Morgan County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Morgan County, 81,717 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Morgan County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Decatur with 57,915.

  1. 01Decatur (part)57,915
  2. 02Hartselle16,201
  3. 03Priceville3,872
  4. 04Trinity (part)2,600
  5. 05Falkville1,123
  6. 06Huntsville (part)6
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Morgan County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Morgan 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 147.0 miles SSE of Morgan County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Huntsville, AL (population 230,402), 19.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Hartselle, AL (population 16,201), 5.5 miles away.

Morgan County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Morgan County is 01103: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 103. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $70,387.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Morgan County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 126,084. That is up 2,755 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 123,329.

What is the FIPS code of Morgan County?

01103. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (103) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Morgan County?

Decatur, with 57,915 residents inside Morgan County in 2024 (57,974 across all 2 counties it spans).

Which counties border Morgan County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Madison County, AL; Limestone County, AL; Marshall County, AL; Cullman County, AL; Lawrence 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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