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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

Tuscaloosa County had 241,212 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,320.9 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 67 in Alabama by population and 2nd by land area.

Population
241,212
#5 of 67 in Alabama · #300 in US
Area
1,320.9 sq mi
#2 of 67 in Alabama · #452 in US
Density
183 / sq mi
#12 of 67 in Alabama · #597 in US
Median household income
$61,117
#15 of 67 in Alabama · #1,728 in US

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

Tuscaloosa County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Tuscaloosa County population, land area and income

Tuscaloosa County had 241,212 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 1,320.9 square miles of land. It ranks 5th of 67 in Alabama by population and 2nd by land area. That works out to 182.6 people per square mile, 1.9 times the US average of 96.3, and in the top quarter nationally.

The median county-equivalent in Alabama has 33,813 residents, so Tuscaloosa County is 7.1 times that size.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $61,117 is below the national county median among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

241,212

3144th1st

300th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

1,321 sq mi

3144th1st

452nd of 3,144 (US)

Density

182.6 / sq mi

3144th1st

597th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$61,117

3143rd1st

1728th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

241,212

67th1st

5th of 67 (AL)

Land area

1,321 sq mi

67th1st

2nd of 67 (AL)

Density

182.6 / sq mi

67th1st

12th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$61,117

67th1st

15th of 67 (AL)

How Tuscaloosa County's population changed since 2020

Tuscaloosa County gained 8,561 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a rise of 3.7%. That ranks 17th 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, Tuscaloosa County recorded 10,738 births and 9,187 deaths, a natural change of +1,551. Net international migration added +2,517 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to +10,116. The largest single component was domestic migration, which added 10,116 people.

232.7k2020236.7k2021238.0k2022239.2k2023241.2k2024
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
10,738
Deaths
9,187
Net international migration
+2,517
Net domestic migration
+10,116
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
+2,008

Where Tuscaloosa County is

The Census internal point of Tuscaloosa County is at 33.290200, -87.522800. 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 Tuscaloosa 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: Tuscaloosa County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
33.290200, -87.522800
DMS
33°17'24.72"N 87°31'22.08"W
UTM
16N 451322.4E 3683581.2N
Geohash
djcv2k7c6
Plus code
865J7FRG+3V

Towns in Tuscaloosa County

8 incorporated places of 1,000+ people have residents in Tuscaloosa County, 157,665 people together, or 65% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Tuscaloosa County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Tuscaloosa with 114,288.

  1. 01Tuscaloosa114,288
  2. 02Northport31,492
  3. 03Lake View (part)3,573
  4. 04Brookwood2,453
  5. 05Vance (part)2,210
  6. 06Coaling1,997
  7. 07Moundville (part)1,507
  8. 08Woodstock (part)145
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Tuscaloosa County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 7 neighbors for Tuscaloosa County. The most populous is Jefferson County, AL, with 664,744 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 95.0 miles SE of Tuscaloosa County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Tuscaloosa, AL (population 114,288), 3.9 miles away.

Tuscaloosa County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Tuscaloosa County is 01125: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 125. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $61,117.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 241,212. That is up 8,561 people (3.7%) from the July 2020 estimate of 232,651.

What is the FIPS code of Tuscaloosa County?

01125. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (125) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Tuscaloosa County?

Tuscaloosa, with 114,288 residents inside Tuscaloosa County in 2024.

Which counties border Tuscaloosa County?

7 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Jefferson County, AL; Walker County, AL; Bibb County, AL; Pickens County, AL; Fayette County, AL; Hale County, AL; 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)

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