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Talladega County, Alabama

Talladega County had 81,375 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 736.8 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 67 in Alabama by population and 26th by land area.

Population
81,375
#19 of 67 in Alabama · #716 in US
Area
736.8 sq mi
#26 of 67 in Alabama · #1,201 in US
Density
110 / sq mi
#19 of 67 in Alabama · #847 in US
Median household income
$59,491
#22 of 67 in Alabama · #1,887 in US

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

Talladega County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Talladega County population, land area and income

Talladega County had 81,375 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 736.8 square miles of land. It ranks 19th of 67 in Alabama by population and 26th by land area. That works out to 110.4 people per square mile, near the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Talladega County is 2.4 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $59,491 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

81,375

3144th1st

716th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

737 sq mi

3144th1st

1201st of 3,144 (US)

Density

110.4 / sq mi

3144th1st

847th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$59,491

3143rd1st

1887th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

81,375

67th1st

19th of 67 (AL)

Land area

737 sq mi

67th1st

26th of 67 (AL)

Density

110.4 / sq mi

67th1st

19th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$59,491

67th1st

22nd of 67 (AL)

How Talladega County's population changed since 2020

Talladega County lost 41 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 0.1%. That ranks 37th 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, Talladega County recorded 3,734 births and 5,194 deaths, a natural change of -1,460. Net international migration added +180 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +573. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,460 people.

81.4k202080.6k202180.7k202281.1k202381.4k2024
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
3,734
Deaths
5,194
Net international migration
+180
Net domestic migration
+573
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+292

Where Talladega County is

The Census internal point of Talladega County is at 33.369300, -86.175900. 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 Talladega 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: Talladega County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.369300, -86.175900
DMS
33°22'9.48"N 86°10'33.24"W
UTM
16N 576662.7E 3692532.1N
Geohash
djftz48w7
Plus code
865M9R9F+PJ

Towns in Talladega County

6 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Talladega County, 45,032 people together, or 55% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Talladega County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Talladega with 14,693.

  1. 01Talladega14,693
  2. 02Sylacauga12,123
  3. 03Lincoln7,790
  4. 04Childersburg4,612
  5. 05Oxford (part)4,456
  6. 06Munford1,358
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Talladega County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Talladega County. The most populous is Shelby County, AL, with 235,969 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 68.9 miles S of Talladega County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Birmingham, AL (population 196,357), 37.4 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Talladega, AL (population 14,693), 6.2 miles away.

Talladega County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Talladega County is 01121: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 121. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $59,491.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Talladega County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 81,375. That is down 41 people (0.1%) from the July 2020 estimate of 81,416.

What is the FIPS code of Talladega County?

01121. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (121) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Talladega County?

Talladega, with 14,693 residents inside Talladega County in 2024.

Which counties border Talladega County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Shelby County, AL; Calhoun County, AL; St. Clair County, AL; Cleburne County, AL; Clay County, AL; Coosa 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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