Henry County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1820	2,638	—	—
1830	4,020	+1,382	+52.4%
1840	5,787	+1,767	+44.0%
1850	9,019	+3,232	+55.8%
1860	14,918	+5,899	+65.4%
1870	14,191	-727	-4.9%
1880	18,761	+4,570	+32.2%
1890	24,847	+6,086	+32.4%
1900	36,147	+11,300	+45.5%
1910	20,943	-15,204	-42.1%
1920	21,547	+604	+2.9%
1930	22,820	+1,273	+5.9%
1940	21,912	-908	-4.0%
1950	18,674	-3,238	-14.8%
1960	15,286	-3,388	-18.1%
1970	13,254	-2,032	-13.3%
1980	15,302	+2,048	+15.5%
1990	15,374	+72	+0.5%
2000	16,310	+936	+6.1%
2010	17,302	+992	+6.1%
2020	17,146	-156	-0.9%
2024	18,141	+995	+5.8%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Headland	5,429	—
2	Abbeville	2,370	—
3	Newville	566	-30.5%
4	Haleburg	117	+10.4%

Year	Henry County	Alabama	Share
1820	2,638	135,378	1.95%
1830	4,020	309,527	1.30%
1840	5,787	576,496	1.00%
1850	9,019	752,918	1.20%
1860	14,918	964,201	1.55%
1870	14,191	981,905	1.45%
1880	18,761	1,262,505	1.49%
1890	24,847	1,513,017	1.64%
1900	36,147	1,828,697	1.98%
1910	20,943	2,138,093	0.98%
1920	21,547	2,348,174	0.92%
1930	22,820	2,646,248	0.86%
1940	21,912	2,832,961	0.77%
1950	18,674	3,061,743	0.61%
1960	15,286	3,266,740	0.47%
1970	13,254	3,444,165	0.38%
1980	15,302	3,893,888	0.39%
1990	15,374	4,040,587	0.38%
2000	16,310	4,447,100	0.37%
2010	17,302	4,779,736	0.36%
2020	17,146	5,024,279	0.34%
2024	18,141	5,157,699	0.35%

Year	Population	Source
1820	2,638	Decennial Census
1830	4,020	Decennial Census
1840	5,787	Decennial Census
1850	9,019	Decennial Census
1860	14,918	Decennial Census
1870	14,191	Decennial Census
1880	18,761	Decennial Census
1890	24,847	Decennial Census
1900	36,147	Decennial Census
1910	20,943	Decennial Census
1920	21,547	Decennial Census
1930	22,820	Decennial Census
1940	21,912	Decennial Census
1950	18,674	Decennial Census
1960	15,286	Decennial Census
1970	13,254	Decennial Census
1980	15,302	Decennial Census
1990	15,374	Decennial Census
2000	16,310	Decennial Census
2001	16,447	Population Estimates Program
2002	16,563	Population Estimates Program
2003	16,692	Population Estimates Program
2004	16,752	Population Estimates Program
2005	16,953	Population Estimates Program
2006	17,108	Population Estimates Program
2007	17,129	Population Estimates Program
2008	17,243	Population Estimates Program
2009	17,302	Population Estimates Program
2010	17,302	Decennial Census
2011	17,377	Population Estimates Program
2012	17,152	Population Estimates Program
2013	17,128	Population Estimates Program
2014	17,074	Population Estimates Program
2015	17,097	Population Estimates Program
2016	17,062	Population Estimates Program
2017	17,105	Population Estimates Program
2018	17,100	Population Estimates Program
2019	17,125	Population Estimates Program
2020	17,146	Decennial Census
2021	17,412	Population Estimates Program
2022	17,638	Population Estimates Program
2023	17,872	Population Estimates Program
2024	18,141	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)