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Fort Payne Demographics

Population Trend

Population Change by Decade

PeriodPopulationChange% Change
17900——
18000——
18100——
18200——
18300——
18400——
18500——
18600——
18700——
18800——
18902,698——
19000-2,698-100.0%
19100——
19200——
19303,375——
19404,424+1,049+31.1%
19506,226+1,802+40.7%
19607,029+803+12.9%
19708,435+1,406+20.0%
198011,485+3,050+36.2%
199011,838+353+3.1%
200012,938+1,100+9.3%
201014,012+1,074+8.3%
202014,877+865+6.2%
202415,017+140+0.9%

Fort Payne vs. DeKalb County

YearFort PayneDeKalb CountyShare
19708,43541,98120.1%
198011,48553,65821.4%
199011,83854,65121.7%
200012,93864,45220.1%
201014,01271,10919.7%
202014,87771,60820.8%
202415,01773,12220.5%

Complete Population Data

YearPopulationSource
17900Historical (Pre-2000)
18000Historical (Pre-2000)
18100Historical (Pre-2000)
18200Historical (Pre-2000)
18300Historical (Pre-2000)
18400Historical (Pre-2000)
18500Historical (Pre-2000)
18600Historical (Pre-2000)
18700Historical (Pre-2000)
18800Historical (Pre-2000)
18902,698Historical (Pre-2000)
19000Historical (Pre-2000)
19100Historical (Pre-2000)
19200Historical (Pre-2000)
19303,375Historical (Pre-2000)
19404,424Historical (Pre-2000)
19506,226Historical (Pre-2000)
19607,029Historical (Pre-2000)
19708,435Decennial Census
198011,485Decennial Census
199011,838Decennial Census
200012,938Decennial Census
200113,229Population Estimates Program
200213,232Population Estimates Program
200313,330Population Estimates Program
200413,442Population Estimates Program
200513,514Population Estimates Program
200613,619Population Estimates Program
200713,775Population Estimates Program
200813,894Population Estimates Program
200913,988Population Estimates Program
201014,012Decennial Census
201114,212Population Estimates Program
201214,105Population Estimates Program
201314,072Population Estimates Program
201414,078Population Estimates Program
201514,088Population Estimates Program
201614,086Population Estimates Program
201714,115Population Estimates Program
201814,072Population Estimates Program
201914,042Population Estimates Program
202014,877Decennial Census
202114,880Population Estimates Program
202214,863Population Estimates Program
202314,953Population Estimates Program
202415,017Population Estimates Program

Data Sources

  • Population Estimates Program US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (annual estimates)
  • Decennial Census US Census Bureau Decennial Census (actual count every 10 years)
  • Historical (Pre-2000) Stanford/CESTA Historical US City Populations and NHGIS (1790–1990)