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  • FIPS 01105
  • Largest town: Marion

Perry County, Alabama

Perry County had 7,719 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 719.7 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 67 in Alabama by population and 28th by land area.

Population
7,719
#66 of 67 in Alabama · #2,596 in US
Area
719.7 sq mi
#28 of 67 in Alabama · #1,246 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#67 of 67 in Alabama · #2,544 in US
Median household income
$34,176
#67 of 67 in Alabama · #3,138 in US

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

Perry County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Perry County population, land area and income

Perry County had 7,719 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 719.7 square miles of land. It ranks 66th of 67 in Alabama by population and 28th by land area. That works out to 10.7 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 Perry County has 23% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $34,176 is the 6th lowest among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

7,719

3144th1st

2596th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

720 sq mi

3144th1st

1246th of 3,144 (US)

Density

10.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

2544th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$34,176

3143rd1st

3138th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

7,719

67th1st

66th of 67 (AL)

Land area

720 sq mi

67th1st

28th of 67 (AL)

Density

10.7 / sq mi

67th1st

67th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$34,176

67th1st

67th of 67 (AL)

How Perry County's population changed since 2020

Perry County lost 737 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 8.7%. That ranks 67th 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, Perry County recorded 419 births and 594 deaths, a natural change of -175. Net international migration added +36 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -678. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 678 people.

8,45620208,31420217,89320227,77220237,7192024
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
419
Deaths
594
Net international migration
+36
Net domestic migration
-678
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-53

Where Perry County is

The Census internal point of Perry County is at 32.639000, -87.293800. 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 Perry 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: Perry County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.639000, -87.293800
DMS
32°38'20.40"N 87°17'37.68"W
UTM
16N 472443.2E 3611305.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
864JJPQ4+JF

Towns in Perry County

2 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Perry County, 4,654 people together, or 60% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Perry County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Marion with 2,702.

  1. 01Marion2,702
  2. 02Uniontown1,952
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Perry County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 5 neighbors for Perry County. The most populous is Chilton County, AL, with 47,262 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 60.7 miles ESE of Perry County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 43.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Selma, AL (population 16,312), 21.5 miles away.

Perry County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Perry County is 01105: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 105. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $34,176.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Perry County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 7,719. That is down 737 people (8.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 8,456.

What is the FIPS code of Perry County?

01105. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (105) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Perry County?

Marion, with 2,702 residents inside Perry County in 2024.

Which counties border Perry County?

5 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Chilton County, AL; Dallas County, AL; Bibb County, AL; Marengo County, AL; Hale 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.