Jefferson County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1830	6,855	—	—
1840	7,131	+276	+4.0%
1850	8,989	+1,858	+26.1%
1860	11,746	+2,757	+30.7%
1870	12,345	+599	+5.1%
1880	23,272	+10,927	+88.5%
1890	88,501	+65,229	+280.3%
1900	140,420	+51,919	+58.7%
1910	226,476	+86,056	+61.3%
1920	310,054	+83,578	+36.9%
1930	431,493	+121,439	+39.2%
1940	459,930	+28,437	+6.6%
1950	558,928	+98,998	+21.5%
1960	634,864	+75,936	+13.6%
1970	644,991	+10,127	+1.6%
1980	671,324	+26,333	+4.1%
1990	651,525	-19,799	-2.9%
2000	662,047	+10,522	+1.6%
2010	658,466	-3,581	-0.5%
2020	674,721	+16,255	+2.5%
2024	664,744	-9,977	-1.5%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Birmingham	196,357	—
2	Hoover	93,013	—
3	Vestavia Hills	38,151	—
4	Homewood	27,919	—
5	Trussville	27,079	—
6	Bessemer	25,079	—
7	Mountain Brook	21,701	—
8	Gardendale	16,444	—
9	Hueytown	16,185	—
10	Center Point	15,603	—
11	Irondale	13,545	—
12	McCalla	12,965	0.0%
13	Leeds	12,573	—
14	Forestdale	10,409	+70.9%
15	Clay	10,241	—
16	Fairfield	9,524	—
17	Pleasant Grove	9,375	—
18	Fultondale	9,325	—
19	Pinson	7,781	—
20	Grayson Valley	5,982	+9.8%
21	Tarrant	5,806	—
22	Midfield	4,930	—
23	Kimberly	4,699	—
24	Adamsville	4,181	—
25	Warrior	3,247	—
26	Morris	2,278	+265.7%
27	Brighton	2,245	—
28	Lipscomb	2,019	-37.4%
29	Graysville	1,859	-41.6%
30	Concord	1,690	-6.6%
31	Sylvan Springs	1,613	+258.4%
32	Rock Creek	1,471	-1.6%
33	Brookside	1,357	-3.7%
34	Minor	1,088	-67.2%
35	Mulga	768	+89.6%
36	Edgewater	746	+2.2%
37	McDonald Chapel	739	-29.9%
38	Trafford	599	-11.0%
39	West Jefferson	477	+33.6%
40	Maytown	314	-41.6%
41	North Johns	126	-48.2%
42	Cardiff	57	-59.3%

Year	Jefferson County	Alabama	Share
1830	6,855	309,527	2.21%
1840	7,131	576,496	1.24%
1850	8,989	752,918	1.19%
1860	11,746	964,201	1.22%
1870	12,345	981,905	1.26%
1880	23,272	1,262,505	1.84%
1890	88,501	1,513,017	5.85%
1900	140,420	1,828,697	7.68%
1910	226,476	2,138,093	10.59%
1920	310,054	2,348,174	13.20%
1930	431,493	2,646,248	16.31%
1940	459,930	2,832,961	16.23%
1950	558,928	3,061,743	18.26%
1960	634,864	3,266,740	19.43%
1970	644,991	3,444,165	18.73%
1980	671,324	3,893,888	17.24%
1990	651,525	4,040,587	16.12%
2000	662,047	4,447,100	14.89%
2010	658,466	4,779,736	13.78%
2020	674,721	5,024,279	13.43%
2024	664,744	5,157,699	12.89%

Year	Population	Source
1830	6,855	Decennial Census
1840	7,131	Decennial Census
1850	8,989	Decennial Census
1860	11,746	Decennial Census
1870	12,345	Decennial Census
1880	23,272	Decennial Census
1890	88,501	Decennial Census
1900	140,420	Decennial Census
1910	226,476	Decennial Census
1920	310,054	Decennial Census
1930	431,493	Decennial Census
1940	459,930	Decennial Census
1950	558,928	Decennial Census
1960	634,864	Decennial Census
1970	644,991	Decennial Census
1980	671,324	Decennial Census
1990	651,525	Decennial Census
2000	662,047	Decennial Census
2001	657,518	Population Estimates Program
2002	657,513	Population Estimates Program
2003	656,023	Population Estimates Program
2004	654,919	Population Estimates Program
2005	655,893	Population Estimates Program
2006	655,163	Population Estimates Program
2007	656,510	Population Estimates Program
2008	658,441	Population Estimates Program
2009	658,466	Population Estimates Program
2010	658,466	Decennial Census
2011	658,175	Population Estimates Program
2012	658,183	Population Estimates Program
2013	659,434	Population Estimates Program
2014	660,185	Population Estimates Program
2015	660,717	Population Estimates Program
2016	660,507	Population Estimates Program
2017	659,892	Population Estimates Program
2018	659,672	Population Estimates Program
2019	658,539	Population Estimates Program
2020	674,721	Decennial Census
2021	669,677	Population Estimates Program
2022	665,543	Population Estimates Program
2023	664,084	Population Estimates Program
2024	664,744	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)