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  • FIPS 01107
  • Largest town: Aliceville

Pickens County, Alabama

Pickens County had 18,508 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 881.4 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 67 in Alabama by population and 17th by land area.

Population
18,508
#48 of 67 in Alabama · #1,904 in US
Area
881.4 sq mi
#17 of 67 in Alabama · #906 in US
Density
21 / sq mi
#54 of 67 in Alabama · #2,211 in US
Median household income
$47,372
#54 of 67 in Alabama · #2,873 in US

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

Pickens County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Pickens County population, land area and income

Pickens County had 18,508 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 881.4 square miles of land. It ranks 48th of 67 in Alabama by population and 17th by land area. That works out to 21.0 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents; Pickens County is somewhat smaller.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $47,372 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

18,508

3144th1st

1904th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

881 sq mi

3144th1st

906th of 3,144 (US)

Density

21.0 / sq mi

3144th1st

2211th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$47,372

3143rd1st

2873rd of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

18,508

67th1st

48th of 67 (AL)

Land area

881 sq mi

67th1st

17th of 67 (AL)

Density

21.0 / sq mi

67th1st

54th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$47,372

67th1st

54th of 67 (AL)

How Pickens County's population changed since 2020

Pickens County lost 454 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.4%. That ranks 50th 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, Pickens County recorded 775 births and 1,240 deaths, a natural change of -465. Net international migration added +36 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -180. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 465 people.

19.0k202018.6k202118.8k202218.7k202318.5k2024
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
775
Deaths
1,240
Net international migration
+36
Net domestic migration
-180
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-233

Where Pickens County is

The Census internal point of Pickens County is at 33.296800, -88.096900. 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 Pickens 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: Pickens County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.296800, -88.096900
DMS
33°17'48.48"N 88°05'48.84"W
UTM
16N 397874.1E 3684727.7N
Geohash
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Plus code
865H7WW3+P6

Towns in Pickens County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Pickens County, 5,034 people together, or 27% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Pickens County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Aliceville with 2,038.

  1. 01Aliceville2,038
  2. 02Gordo1,559
  3. 03Reform1,437
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Pickens County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Pickens County, including 2 across a state line. The most populous is Tuscaloosa County, AL, with 241,212 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 122.1 miles ESE of Pickens County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 33.1 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Columbus, MS (population 22,820), 23.1 miles away.

Pickens County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Pickens County is 01107: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 107. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $47,372.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Pickens County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 18,508. That is down 454 people (2.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 18,962.

What is the FIPS code of Pickens County?

01107. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (107) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Pickens County?

Aliceville, with 2,038 residents inside Pickens County in 2024.

Which counties border Pickens County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Tuscaloosa County, AL; Lowndes County, MS; Fayette County, AL; Lamar County, AL; Sumter County, AL; Noxubee County, MS; Greene 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.