Pickens County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1830	6,622	—	—
1840	17,118	+10,496	+158.5%
1850	21,512	+4,394	+25.7%
1860	22,316	+804	+3.7%
1870	17,690	-4,626	-20.7%
1880	21,479	+3,789	+21.4%
1890	22,470	+991	+4.6%
1900	24,402	+1,932	+8.6%
1910	25,055	+653	+2.7%
1920	25,353	+298	+1.2%
1930	24,902	-451	-1.8%
1940	27,671	+2,769	+11.1%
1950	24,349	-3,322	-12.0%
1960	21,882	-2,467	-10.1%
1970	20,326	-1,556	-7.1%
1980	21,481	+1,155	+5.7%
1990	20,699	-782	-3.6%
2000	20,949	+250	+1.2%
2010	19,746	-1,203	-5.7%
2020	19,123	-623	-3.2%
2024	18,508	-615	-3.2%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Aliceville	2,038	—
2	Gordo	1,559	-21.7%
3	Reform	1,437	-24.1%
4	Carrollton	968	-12.3%
5	Pickensville	543	+311.4%
6	Macedonia	241	-17.2%
7	Ethelsville	48	-49.5%
8	McMullen	34	-79.3%
9	Memphis	24	-74.7%

Year	Pickens County	Alabama	Share
1830	6,622	309,527	2.14%
1840	17,118	576,496	2.97%
1850	21,512	752,918	2.86%
1860	22,316	964,201	2.31%
1870	17,690	981,905	1.80%
1880	21,479	1,262,505	1.70%
1890	22,470	1,513,017	1.49%
1900	24,402	1,828,697	1.33%
1910	25,055	2,138,093	1.17%
1920	25,353	2,348,174	1.08%
1930	24,902	2,646,248	0.94%
1940	27,671	2,832,961	0.98%
1950	24,349	3,061,743	0.80%
1960	21,882	3,266,740	0.67%
1970	20,326	3,444,165	0.59%
1980	21,481	3,893,888	0.55%
1990	20,699	4,040,587	0.51%
2000	20,949	4,447,100	0.47%
2010	19,746	4,779,736	0.41%
2020	19,123	5,024,279	0.38%
2024	18,508	5,157,699	0.36%

Year	Population	Source
1830	6,622	Decennial Census
1840	17,118	Decennial Census
1850	21,512	Decennial Census
1860	22,316	Decennial Census
1870	17,690	Decennial Census
1880	21,479	Decennial Census
1890	22,470	Decennial Census
1900	24,402	Decennial Census
1910	25,055	Decennial Census
1920	25,353	Decennial Census
1930	24,902	Decennial Census
1940	27,671	Decennial Census
1950	24,349	Decennial Census
1960	21,882	Decennial Census
1970	20,326	Decennial Census
1980	21,481	Decennial Census
1990	20,699	Decennial Census
2000	20,949	Decennial Census
2001	20,835	Population Estimates Program
2002	20,527	Population Estimates Program
2003	20,380	Population Estimates Program
2004	20,192	Population Estimates Program
2005	20,128	Population Estimates Program
2006	19,989	Population Estimates Program
2007	19,951	Population Estimates Program
2008	19,814	Population Estimates Program
2009	19,746	Population Estimates Program
2010	19,746	Decennial Census
2011	19,357	Population Estimates Program
2012	19,314	Population Estimates Program
2013	19,309	Population Estimates Program
2014	20,283	Population Estimates Program
2015	20,788	Population Estimates Program
2016	20,337	Population Estimates Program
2017	20,224	Population Estimates Program
2018	19,949	Population Estimates Program
2019	19,940	Population Estimates Program
2020	19,123	Decennial Census
2021	18,615	Population Estimates Program
2022	18,780	Population Estimates Program
2023	18,741	Population Estimates Program
2024	18,508	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)