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  • FIPS 01131
  • Largest town: Camden

Wilcox County, Alabama

Wilcox County had 9,865 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 887.9 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 67 in Alabama by population and 15th by land area.

Population
9,865
#64 of 67 in Alabama · #2,415 in US
Area
887.9 sq mi
#15 of 67 in Alabama · #896 in US
Density
11 / sq mi
#65 of 67 in Alabama · #2,527 in US
Median household income
$34,426
#66 of 67 in Alabama · #3,137 in US

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

Wilcox County within Alabama. Pin: Montgomery.

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Wilcox County population, land area and income

Wilcox County had 9,865 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 887.9 square miles of land. It ranks 64th of 67 in Alabama by population and 15th by land area. That works out to 11.1 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 Wilcox County has 29% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $34,426 is the 7th lowest among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

9,865

3144th1st

2415th of 3,144 (US)

Land area

888 sq mi

3144th1st

896th of 3,144 (US)

Density

11.1 / sq mi

3144th1st

2527th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$34,426

3143rd1st

3137th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Alabama (67)

Population

9,865

67th1st

64th of 67 (AL)

Land area

888 sq mi

67th1st

15th of 67 (AL)

Density

11.1 / sq mi

67th1st

65th of 67 (AL)

Median household income

$34,426

67th1st

66th of 67 (AL)

How Wilcox County's population changed since 2020

Wilcox County lost 668 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 6.3%. That ranks 62nd 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, Wilcox County recorded 495 births and 704 deaths, a natural change of -209. Net international migration added +6 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -539. The largest single component was domestic migration, which removed 539 people.

10.5k202010.4k202110.1k20229,92520239,8652024
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
495
Deaths
704
Net international migration
+6
Net domestic migration
-539
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-60

Where Wilcox County is

The Census internal point of Wilcox County is at 31.990100, -87.304900. 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 Wilcox 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: Wilcox County internal point. Dark pin: Montgomery.

Internal point

Decimal
31.990100, -87.304900
DMS
31°59'24.36"N 87°18'17.64"W
UTM
16N 471197.4E 3539379.0N
Geohash
dj9vvrdeb
Plus code
863JXMRW+22

Towns in Wilcox County

One incorporated place of 1,000+ people has residents in Wilcox County, 1,695 people together, or 17% of the county. Each figure counts only the part of the town inside Wilcox County; towns marked "part" extend into another county. The largest is Camden with 1,695.

  1. 01Camden1,695
Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates, county parts of incorporated places (SUMLEV 157).

Counties bordering Wilcox County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Wilcox County. The most populous is Dallas County, AL, with 35,545 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Montgomery and the nearest big city

Montgomery is 64.6 miles ENE of Wilcox County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Montgomery, AL (population 195,818), 65.6 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Selma, AL (population 16,312), 33.4 miles away.

Wilcox County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Wilcox County is 01131: state code 01 for Alabama plus county code 131. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $34,426.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wilcox County, Alabama?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 9,865. That is down 668 people (6.3%) from the July 2020 estimate of 10,533.

What is the FIPS code of Wilcox County?

01131. The first two digits (01) are Alabama; the last three (131) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Wilcox County?

Camden, with 1,695 residents inside Wilcox County in 2024.

Which counties border Wilcox County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dallas County, AL; Clarke County, AL; Monroe County, AL; Marengo County, AL; Butler County, AL; Lowndes 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.