Dallas County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1820	6,003	—	—
1830	14,017	+8,014	+133.5%
1840	25,199	+11,182	+79.8%
1850	29,727	+4,528	+18.0%
1860	33,625	+3,898	+13.1%
1870	40,705	+7,080	+21.1%
1880	48,433	+7,728	+19.0%
1890	49,350	+917	+1.9%
1900	54,657	+5,307	+10.8%
1910	53,401	-1,256	-2.3%
1920	54,697	+1,296	+2.4%
1930	55,094	+397	+0.7%
1940	55,245	+151	+0.3%
1950	56,270	+1,025	+1.9%
1960	56,667	+397	+0.7%
1970	55,296	-1,371	-2.4%
1980	53,981	-1,315	-2.4%
1990	48,130	-5,851	-10.8%
2000	46,365	-1,765	-3.7%
2010	43,820	-2,545	-5.5%
2020	38,462	-5,358	-12.2%
2024	35,545	-2,917	-7.6%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Selma	16,312	—
2	Valley Grande	3,914	—
3	Selmont-West Selmont	2,158	-4.9%
4	Orrville	140	-59.9%

Year	Dallas County	Alabama	Share
1820	6,003	135,378	4.43%
1830	14,017	309,527	4.53%
1840	25,199	576,496	4.37%
1850	29,727	752,918	3.95%
1860	33,625	964,201	3.49%
1870	40,705	981,905	4.15%
1880	48,433	1,262,505	3.84%
1890	49,350	1,513,017	3.26%
1900	54,657	1,828,697	2.99%
1910	53,401	2,138,093	2.50%
1920	54,697	2,348,174	2.33%
1930	55,094	2,646,248	2.08%
1940	55,245	2,832,961	1.95%
1950	56,270	3,061,743	1.84%
1960	56,667	3,266,740	1.73%
1970	55,296	3,444,165	1.61%
1980	53,981	3,893,888	1.39%
1990	48,130	4,040,587	1.19%
2000	46,365	4,447,100	1.04%
2010	43,820	4,779,736	0.92%
2020	38,462	5,024,279	0.77%
2024	35,545	5,157,699	0.69%

Year	Population	Source
1820	6,003	Decennial Census
1830	14,017	Decennial Census
1840	25,199	Decennial Census
1850	29,727	Decennial Census
1860	33,625	Decennial Census
1870	40,705	Decennial Census
1880	48,433	Decennial Census
1890	49,350	Decennial Census
1900	54,657	Decennial Census
1910	53,401	Decennial Census
1920	54,697	Decennial Census
1930	55,094	Decennial Census
1940	55,245	Decennial Census
1950	56,270	Decennial Census
1960	56,667	Decennial Census
1970	55,296	Decennial Census
1980	53,981	Decennial Census
1990	48,130	Decennial Census
2000	46,365	Decennial Census
2001	45,377	Population Estimates Program
2002	45,170	Population Estimates Program
2003	44,795	Population Estimates Program
2004	44,434	Population Estimates Program
2005	44,323	Population Estimates Program
2006	44,194	Population Estimates Program
2007	44,265	Population Estimates Program
2008	43,759	Population Estimates Program
2009	43,820	Population Estimates Program
2010	43,820	Decennial Census
2011	43,254	Population Estimates Program
2012	42,794	Population Estimates Program
2013	41,981	Population Estimates Program
2014	41,560	Population Estimates Program
2015	40,947	Population Estimates Program
2016	40,105	Population Estimates Program
2017	39,263	Population Estimates Program
2018	38,270	Population Estimates Program
2019	37,182	Population Estimates Program
2020	38,462	Decennial Census
2021	37,496	Population Estimates Program
2022	36,772	Population Estimates Program
2023	36,294	Population Estimates Program
2024	35,545	Population Estimates Program

Population Estimates Program US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (annual estimates)
Decennial Census US Census Bureau Decennial Census (actual count every 10 years)