Franklin County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1820	4,988	—	—
1830	11,078	+6,090	+122.1%
1840	14,270	+3,192	+28.8%
1850	19,610	+5,340	+37.4%
1860	18,627	-983	-5.0%
1870	8,006	-10,621	-57.0%
1880	9,155	+1,149	+14.4%
1890	10,681	+1,526	+16.7%
1900	16,511	+5,830	+54.6%
1910	19,369	+2,858	+17.3%
1920	22,011	+2,642	+13.6%
1930	25,372	+3,361	+15.3%
1940	27,552	+2,180	+8.6%
1950	25,705	-1,847	-6.7%
1960	21,988	-3,717	-14.5%
1970	23,933	+1,945	+8.8%
1980	28,350	+4,417	+18.5%
1990	27,814	-536	-1.9%
2000	31,223	+3,409	+12.3%
2010	31,704	+481	+1.5%
2020	32,113	+409	+1.3%
2024	31,874	-239	-0.7%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Russellville	10,736	—
2	Red Bay	3,171	—
3	Phil Campbell	986	-19.8%
4	Vina	331	-4.3%
5	Hodges	262	+4.8%
6	Spruce Pine	215	-3.2%
7	Belgreen	170	+31.8%

Year	Franklin County	Alabama	Share
1820	4,988	135,378	3.68%
1830	11,078	309,527	3.58%
1840	14,270	576,496	2.48%
1850	19,610	752,918	2.60%
1860	18,627	964,201	1.93%
1870	8,006	981,905	0.82%
1880	9,155	1,262,505	0.73%
1890	10,681	1,513,017	0.71%
1900	16,511	1,828,697	0.90%
1910	19,369	2,138,093	0.91%
1920	22,011	2,348,174	0.94%
1930	25,372	2,646,248	0.96%
1940	27,552	2,832,961	0.97%
1950	25,705	3,061,743	0.84%
1960	21,988	3,266,740	0.67%
1970	23,933	3,444,165	0.69%
1980	28,350	3,893,888	0.73%
1990	27,814	4,040,587	0.69%
2000	31,223	4,447,100	0.70%
2010	31,704	4,779,736	0.66%
2020	32,113	5,024,279	0.64%
2024	31,874	5,157,699	0.62%

Year	Population	Source
1820	4,988	Decennial Census
1830	11,078	Decennial Census
1840	14,270	Decennial Census
1850	19,610	Decennial Census
1860	18,627	Decennial Census
1870	8,006	Decennial Census
1880	9,155	Decennial Census
1890	10,681	Decennial Census
1900	16,511	Decennial Census
1910	19,369	Decennial Census
1920	22,011	Decennial Census
1930	25,372	Decennial Census
1940	27,552	Decennial Census
1950	25,705	Decennial Census
1960	21,988	Decennial Census
1970	23,933	Decennial Census
1980	28,350	Decennial Census
1990	27,814	Decennial Census
2000	31,223	Decennial Census
2001	30,891	Population Estimates Program
2002	30,874	Population Estimates Program
2003	30,768	Population Estimates Program
2004	30,968	Population Estimates Program
2005	31,134	Population Estimates Program
2006	31,004	Population Estimates Program
2007	31,459	Population Estimates Program
2008	31,589	Population Estimates Program
2009	31,704	Population Estimates Program
2010	31,704	Decennial Census
2011	31,776	Population Estimates Program
2012	31,699	Population Estimates Program
2013	31,566	Population Estimates Program
2014	31,572	Population Estimates Program
2015	31,532	Population Estimates Program
2016	31,674	Population Estimates Program
2017	31,670	Population Estimates Program
2018	31,495	Population Estimates Program
2019	31,587	Population Estimates Program
2020	32,113	Decennial Census
2021	31,991	Population Estimates Program
2022	31,947	Population Estimates Program
2023	31,941	Population Estimates Program
2024	31,874	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)