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Tallapoosa County, Alabama

Tallapoosa County had 40,699 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 716.5 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 67 in Alabama by population and 29th by land area.

Population
40,699
#30 of 67 in Alabama · #1,179 in US
Area
716.5 sq mi
#29 of 67 in Alabama · #1,262 in US
Density
57 / sq mi
#29 of 67 in Alabama · #1,353 in US
Median household income
$60,583
#17 of 67 in Alabama · #1,784 in US

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

Tallapoosa County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Tallapoosa County population, land area and income

Tallapoosa County had 40,699 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 716.5 square miles of land. It ranks 30th of 67 in Alabama by population and 29th by land area. That works out to 56.8 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and above the national county median.

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

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $60,583 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

40,699

3144th1st

1179th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

717 sq mi

3144th1st

1262nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

56.8 / sq mi

3144th1st

1353rd of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$60,583

3143rd1st

1784th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

40,699

67th1st

30th of 67 (AL)

Land area

717 sq mi

67th1st

29th of 67 (AL)

Density

56.8 / sq mi

67th1st

29th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$60,583

67th1st

17th of 67 (AL)

How Tallapoosa County's population changed since 2020

Tallapoosa County lost 589 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 1.4%. That ranks 46th 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, Tallapoosa County recorded 1,603 births and 2,804 deaths, a natural change of -1,201. Net international migration added +183 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +393. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 1,201 people.

41.3k202041.1k202140.9k202240.7k202340.7k2024
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
1,603
Deaths
2,804
Net international migration
+183
Net domestic migration
+393
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-10

Where Tallapoosa County is

The Census internal point of Tallapoosa County is at 32.863300, -85.799600. 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 Tallapoosa 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: Tallapoosa County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
32.863300, -85.799600
DMS
32°51'47.88"N 85°47'58.56"W
UTM
16N 612312.4E 3636771.0N
Geohash
djffzwdds
Plus code
864PV672+85

Towns in Tallapoosa County

3 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tallapoosa County, 18,924 people together, or 46% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tallapoosa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Alexander City with 14,439.

  1. 01Alexander City14,439
  2. 02Dadeville2,934
  3. 03Tallassee (part)1,551
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tallapoosa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Tallapoosa County. The most populous is Lee County, AL, with 187,847 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 44.5 miles SW of Tallapoosa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 44.8 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Alexander City, AL (population 14,439), 8.9 miles away.

Tallapoosa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tallapoosa County is 01123: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 123. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $60,583.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tallapoosa County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 40,699. That is down 589 people (1.4%) from the July 2020 estimate of 41,288.

What is the FIPS code of Tallapoosa County?

01123. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (123) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tallapoosa County?

Alexander City, with 14,439 residents inside Tallapoosa County in 2024.

Which counties border Tallapoosa County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Lee County, AL; Elmore County, AL; Chambers County, AL; Randolph County, AL; Macon 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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