Walker County Demographics

Population Trend

Period	Population	Change	% Change
1830	2,202	—	—
1840	4,032	+1,830	+83.1%
1850	5,124	+1,092	+27.1%
1860	7,980	+2,856	+55.7%
1870	6,543	-1,437	-18.0%
1880	9,479	+2,936	+44.9%
1890	16,078	+6,599	+69.6%
1900	25,162	+9,084	+56.5%
1910	37,013	+11,851	+47.1%
1920	50,593	+13,580	+36.7%
1930	59,445	+8,852	+17.5%
1940	64,201	+4,756	+8.0%
1950	63,769	-432	-0.7%
1960	54,211	-9,558	-15.0%
1970	56,246	+2,035	+3.8%
1980	68,660	+12,414	+22.1%
1990	67,670	-990	-1.4%
2000	70,713	+3,043	+4.5%
2010	67,023	-3,690	-5.2%
2020	65,342	-1,681	-2.5%
2024	65,260	-82	-0.1%

#	Name	Population	Growth
1	Jasper	14,561	—
2	Sumiton	2,511	—
3	Dora	2,242	+20.4%
4	Carbon Hill	1,723	—
5	Cordova	1,680	-38.9%
6	Parrish	976	-44.0%
7	Oakman	754	-2.1%
8	Sipsey	365	-46.2%
9	Nauvoo	182	-29.7%
10	Kansas	180	-32.6%
11	Eldridge	131	-43.0%

Year	Walker County	Alabama	Share
1830	2,202	309,527	0.71%
1840	4,032	576,496	0.70%
1850	5,124	752,918	0.68%
1860	7,980	964,201	0.83%
1870	6,543	981,905	0.67%
1880	9,479	1,262,505	0.75%
1890	16,078	1,513,017	1.06%
1900	25,162	1,828,697	1.38%
1910	37,013	2,138,093	1.73%
1920	50,593	2,348,174	2.15%
1930	59,445	2,646,248	2.25%
1940	64,201	2,832,961	2.27%
1950	63,769	3,061,743	2.08%
1960	54,211	3,266,740	1.66%
1970	56,246	3,444,165	1.63%
1980	68,660	3,893,888	1.76%
1990	67,670	4,040,587	1.67%
2000	70,713	4,447,100	1.59%
2010	67,023	4,779,736	1.40%
2020	65,342	5,024,279	1.30%
2024	65,260	5,157,699	1.27%

Year	Population	Source
1830	2,202	Decennial Census
1840	4,032	Decennial Census
1850	5,124	Decennial Census
1860	7,980	Decennial Census
1870	6,543	Decennial Census
1880	9,479	Decennial Census
1890	16,078	Decennial Census
1900	25,162	Decennial Census
1910	37,013	Decennial Census
1920	50,593	Decennial Census
1930	59,445	Decennial Census
1940	64,201	Decennial Census
1950	63,769	Decennial Census
1960	54,211	Decennial Census
1970	56,246	Decennial Census
1980	68,660	Decennial Census
1990	67,670	Decennial Census
2000	70,713	Decennial Census
2001	69,765	Population Estimates Program
2002	69,105	Population Estimates Program
2003	68,629	Population Estimates Program
2004	68,500	Population Estimates Program
2005	68,234	Population Estimates Program
2006	67,695	Population Estimates Program
2007	67,835	Population Estimates Program
2008	67,347	Population Estimates Program
2009	67,023	Population Estimates Program
2010	67,023	Decennial Census
2011	66,586	Population Estimates Program
2012	66,110	Population Estimates Program
2013	65,790	Population Estimates Program
2014	65,354	Population Estimates Program
2015	64,950	Population Estimates Program
2016	64,559	Population Estimates Program
2017	63,929	Population Estimates Program
2018	63,701	Population Estimates Program
2019	63,680	Population Estimates Program
2020	65,342	Decennial Census
2021	64,552	Population Estimates Program
2022	64,408	Population Estimates Program
2023	64,845	Population Estimates Program
2024	65,260	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)