Fayette County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1830	3,547	—	—
1840	6,942	+3,395	+95.7%
1850	9,681	+2,739	+39.5%
1860	12,850	+3,169	+32.7%
1870	7,136	-5,714	-44.5%
1880	10,135	+2,999	+42.0%
1890	12,823	+2,688	+26.5%
1900	14,132	+1,309	+10.2%
1910	16,248	+2,116	+15.0%
1920	18,365	+2,117	+13.0%
1930	18,443	+78	+0.4%
1940	21,651	+3,208	+17.4%
1950	19,388	-2,263	-10.5%
1960	16,148	-3,240	-16.7%
1970	16,252	+104	+0.6%
1980	18,809	+2,557	+15.7%
1990	17,962	-847	-4.5%
2000	18,495	+533	+3.0%
2010	17,241	-1,254	-6.8%
2020	16,321	-920	-5.3%
2024	15,863	-458	-2.8%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Fayette	4,080	—
2	Berry	1,182	+29.0%
3	Glen Allen	421	+34.9%
4	Belk	187	-39.3%

Year	Fayette County	Alabama	Share
1830	3,547	309,527	1.15%
1840	6,942	576,496	1.20%
1850	9,681	752,918	1.29%
1860	12,850	964,201	1.33%
1870	7,136	981,905	0.73%
1880	10,135	1,262,505	0.80%
1890	12,823	1,513,017	0.85%
1900	14,132	1,828,697	0.77%
1910	16,248	2,138,093	0.76%
1920	18,365	2,348,174	0.78%
1930	18,443	2,646,248	0.70%
1940	21,651	2,832,961	0.76%
1950	19,388	3,061,743	0.63%
1960	16,148	3,266,740	0.49%
1970	16,252	3,444,165	0.47%
1980	18,809	3,893,888	0.48%
1990	17,962	4,040,587	0.44%
2000	18,495	4,447,100	0.42%
2010	17,241	4,779,736	0.36%
2020	16,321	5,024,279	0.32%
2024	15,863	5,157,699	0.31%

Year	Population	Source
1830	3,547	Decennial Census
1840	6,942	Decennial Census
1850	9,681	Decennial Census
1860	12,850	Decennial Census
1870	7,136	Decennial Census
1880	10,135	Decennial Census
1890	12,823	Decennial Census
1900	14,132	Decennial Census
1910	16,248	Decennial Census
1920	18,365	Decennial Census
1930	18,443	Decennial Census
1940	21,651	Decennial Census
1950	19,388	Decennial Census
1960	16,148	Decennial Census
1970	16,252	Decennial Census
1980	18,809	Decennial Census
1990	17,962	Decennial Census
2000	18,495	Decennial Census
2001	18,278	Population Estimates Program
2002	18,178	Population Estimates Program
2003	18,022	Population Estimates Program
2004	18,030	Population Estimates Program
2005	17,767	Population Estimates Program
2006	17,523	Population Estimates Program
2007	17,541	Population Estimates Program
2008	17,310	Population Estimates Program
2009	17,241	Population Estimates Program
2010	17,241	Decennial Census
2011	17,061	Population Estimates Program
2012	16,955	Population Estimates Program
2013	16,837	Population Estimates Program
2014	16,784	Population Estimates Program
2015	16,711	Population Estimates Program
2016	16,581	Population Estimates Program
2017	16,478	Population Estimates Program
2018	16,451	Population Estimates Program
2019	16,279	Population Estimates Program
2020	16,321	Decennial Census
2021	16,119	Population Estimates Program
2022	16,041	Population Estimates Program
2023	15,913	Population Estimates Program
2024	15,863	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)