| 2000 vs. 2015 Population Growth and Change Shelby County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = 45.31% Rank = #1 Lowndes County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = -20.50% Rank = #67 Geneva County 2000 vs. 2015 Net Percent Change = 4.09% Rank = #26 With a spotlight on Geneva County, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Alabama's 67 counties over the period 2000-2015. Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide. Statewide Snippets:- Over 2000-2015 population grew in thirty-five Alabama counties while declining in thirty-two.
- Population growth in seventeen counties outpaced the statewide average (10.24%), while growth in fifty counties trailed.
- At the extremes of the distribution, Shelby County posted the highest growth of population (45.31%), while Lowndes County placed last by logging a -20.50% decline.
- The spread in population growth between the highest (Shelby County, 45.31%) and lowest (Lowndes County, -20.50%) over 2000-2015 equated to 65.82% ( = 45.31% − -20.50%).
- Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Alabama, Jefferson County's net population growth over 2000-2015 of 8,189 made up 1.80% of the total net growth statewide (455,989):
Jefferson County: Percent Share of Alabama's
Population Growth, 2000-2015:1.80% = (8,189 / 455,989) x 100 Geneva County Snippets:- Over 2000-2015, Geneva County posted a 4.09% net gain in population.
- Geneva County was joined by forty-nine other counties whose population growth over 2000-2015 registered below the statewide average (10.24%).
- Ranked #26 among Alabama's 67 counties, Geneva County's population growth (4.09%) trailed the statewide average of 10.24% by a 6.15% margin.
- Geneva County's net population growth (4.09%, #26) over 2000-2015 registered just above that of Mobile County (3.88%, #27) and just below that of Cherokee County (4.44%, #25).
- Geneva County's share of population statewide slipped from 0.58% in 2000 to 0.55% in 2015, resulting in a share-shift of -0.03%.
Data Definition Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates. United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division.
Regional Definitions. 2023. Web.
https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/ | | | | | | County Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2015 | | More
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Below | Total | | 2000 vs. 2015 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 67 | | | | | | | Jefferson County 2015 Population = 670,222 Percent of State = 13.66% Rank = #1 Greene County 2015 Population = 8,355 Percent of State = 0.17% Rank = #67 Geneva County 2015 Population = 26,792 Percent of State = 0.55% Rank = #39 Again highlighting Geneva County's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2015 population statewide (4,908,162).  Tip: Although the visual profile of the bar chart remains unchanged you may opt to display the actual total by using the "Select Indicator" options above the graph
Statewide Snippets:- Ranked #1, Jefferson County's 2015 population totaled 670,222, equating to 13.66% of the statewide total.
- Ranked last (#67), Greene County's population of 8,355 in 2015 comprised just 0.17% of the total statewide. Greene County's population in 2015 equates to just 1.2% to that of Jefferson County's.
- Jefferson County's 2015 population (670,222) exceeded the combined population (659,226) of Alabama's thirty-four smallest counties.
Geneva County Snippets:- Geneva County's population in 2015 ranked #39, amounting to 0.55% of the statewide total.
- Geneva County's population of 26,792 placed below that of Marion County's (29,932, #38), and just above that of Barbour County's (26,633, #40).
- Geneva County's population of 26,792 exceeds the combined total (17,874) of Alabama's two smallest counties.
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2000 vs. 2015 | | 2000 | | 2015 | | 2000 - 2015 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 44,021 | 0.99 | | 56,278 | 1.15 | | 27.84 | 12,257 | 2.69 | | | 141,342 | 3.17 | | 204,925 | 4.18 | | 44.99 | 63,583 | 13.94 | | | 29,015 | 0.65 | | 26,633 | 0.54 | | -8.21 | -2,382 | -0.52 | | | 19,913 | 0.45 | | 22,607 | 0.46 | | 13.53 | 2,694 | 0.59 | | | 51,107 | 1.15 | | 58,168 | 1.19 | | 13.82 | 7,061 | 1.55 | | | 11,581 | 0.26 | | 10,584 | 0.22 | | -8.61 | -997 | -0.22 | | | 21,325 | 0.48 | | 19,932 | 0.41 | | -6.53 | -1,393 | -0.31 | | | 111,081 | 2.49 | | 117,048 | 2.38 | | 5.37 | 5,967 | 1.31 | | | 36,571 | 0.82 | | 34,953 | 0.71 | | -4.42 | -1,618 | -0.35 | | | 24,006 | 0.54 | | 25,071 | 0.51 | | 4.44 | 1,065 | 0.23 | | | 39,897 | 0.90 | | 44,026 | 0.90 | | 10.35 | 4,129 | 0.91 | | | 15,875 | 0.36 | | 13,352 | 0.27 | | -15.89 | -2,523 | -0.55 | | | 27,819 | 0.62 | | 24,560 | 0.50 | | -11.72 | -3,259 | -0.71 | | | 14,263 | 0.32 | | 13,976 | 0.28 | | -2.01 | -287 | -0.06 | | | 14,172 | 0.32 | | 14,964 | 0.30 | | 5.59 | 792 | 0.17 | | | 43,580 | 0.98 | | 51,189 | 1.04 | | 17.46 | 7,609 | 1.67 | | | 54,997 | 1.24 | | 55,373 | 1.13 | | 0.68 | 376 | 0.08 | | | 14,035 | 0.32 | | 12,517 | 0.26 | | -10.82 | -1,518 | -0.33 | | | 11,844 | 0.27 | | 10,798 | 0.22 | | -8.83 | -1,046 | -0.23 | | | 37,514 | 0.84 | | 37,862 | 0.77 | | 0.93 | 348 | 0.08 | | | 13,692 | 0.31 | | 13,583 | 0.28 | | -0.80 | -109 | -0.02 | | | 77,473 | 1.74 | | 83,536 | 1.70 | | 7.83 | 6,063 | 1.33 | | | 49,124 | 1.10 | | 49,580 | 1.01 | | 0.93 | 456 | 0.10 | | | 46,198 | 1.04 | | 42,162 | 0.86 | | -8.74 | -4,036 | -0.89 | | | 64,650 | 1.45 | | 71,080 | 1.45 | | 9.95 | 6,430 | 1.41 | | | 66,160 | 1.49 | | 83,891 | 1.71 | | 26.80 | 17,731 | 3.89 | | | 38,325 | 0.86 | | 37,896 | 0.77 | | -1.12 | -429 | -0.09 | | | 103,286 | 2.32 | | 103,601 | 2.11 | | 0.30 | 315 | 0.07 | | | 18,512 | 0.42 | | 16,753 | 0.34 | | -9.50 | -1,759 | -0.39 | | | 31,242 | 0.70 | | 31,829 | 0.65 | | 1.88 | 587 | 0.13 | | | 25,740 | 0.58 | | 26,792 | 0.55 | | 4.09 | 1,052 | 0.23 | | | 9,902 | 0.22 | | 8,355 | 0.17 | | -15.62 | -1,547 | -0.34 | | | 18,194 | 0.41 | | 15,086 | 0.31 | | -17.08 | -3,108 | -0.68 | | | 16,341 | 0.37 | | 17,076 | 0.35 | | 4.50 | 735 | 0.16 | | | 88,943 | 2.00 | | 104,674 | 2.13 | | 17.69 | 15,731 | 3.45 | | | 53,979 | 1.21 | | 52,735 | 1.07 | | -2.30 | -1,244 | -0.27 | | | 662,033 | 14.87 | | 670,222 | 13.66 | | 1.24 | 8,189 | 1.80 | | | 15,923 | 0.36 | | 14,029 | 0.29 | | -11.89 | -1,894 | -0.42 | | | 88,039 | 1.98 | | 92,685 | 1.89 | | 5.28 | 4,646 | 1.02 | | | 34,874 | 0.78 | | 33,236 | 0.68 | | -4.70 | -1,638 | -0.36 | | | 115,430 | 2.59 | | 160,934 | 3.28 | | 39.42 | 45,504 | 9.98 | | | 65,966 | 1.48 | | 92,590 | 1.89 | | 40.36 | 26,624 | 5.84 | | | 13,471 | 0.30 | | 10,709 | 0.22 | | -20.50 | -2,762 | -0.61 | | | 24,047 | 0.54 | | 20,195 | 0.41 | | -16.02 | -3,852 | -0.84 | | | 278,006 | 6.24 | | 358,191 | 7.30 | | 28.84 | 80,185 | 17.58 | | | 22,564 | 0.51 | | 20,065 | 0.41 | | -11.08 | -2,499 | -0.55 | | | 31,137 | 0.70 | | 29,932 | 0.61 | | -3.87 | -1,205 | -0.26 | | | 82,429 | 1.85 | | 94,935 | 1.93 | | 15.17 | 12,506 | 2.74 | | | 400,073 | 8.99 | | 415,613 | 8.47 | | 3.88 | 15,540 | 3.41 | | | 24,319 | 0.55 | | 21,325 | 0.43 | | -12.31 | -2,994 | -0.66 | | | 223,428 | 5.02 | | 229,480 | 4.68 | | 2.71 | 6,052 | 1.33 | | | 111,221 | 2.50 | | 121,113 | 2.47 | | 8.89 | 9,892 | 2.17 | | | 11,809 | 0.27 | | 9,519 | 0.19 | | -19.39 | -2,290 | -0.50 | | | 20,881 | 0.47 | | 20,399 | 0.42 | | -2.31 | -482 | -0.11 | | | 29,748 | 0.67 | | 33,540 | 0.68 | | 12.75 | 3,792 | 0.83 | | | 22,377 | 0.50 | | 22,128 | 0.45 | | -1.11 | -249 | -0.05 | | | 49,805 | 1.12 | | 59,480 | 1.21 | | 19.43 | 9,675 | 2.12 | | | 65,080 | 1.46 | | 86,895 | 1.77 | | 33.52 | 21,815 | 4.78 | | | 144,674 | 3.25 | | 210,232 | 4.28 | | 45.31 | 65,558 | 14.38 | | | 14,746 | 0.33 | | 13,257 | 0.27 | | -10.10 | -1,489 | -0.33 | | | 80,772 | 1.81 | | 82,278 | 1.68 | | 1.86 | 1,506 | 0.33 | | | 41,689 | 0.94 | | 41,209 | 0.84 | | -1.15 | -480 | -0.11 | | | 165,414 | 3.72 | | 213,055 | 4.34 | | 28.80 | 47,641 | 10.45 | | | 70,602 | 1.59 | | 66,000 | 1.34 | | -6.52 | -4,602 | -1.01 | | | 18,101 | 0.41 | | 16,467 | 0.34 | | -9.03 | -1,634 | -0.36 | | | 12,939 | 0.29 | | 11,074 | 0.23 | | -14.41 | -1,865 | -0.41 | | | 24,857 | 0.56 | | 23,930 | 0.49 | | -3.73 | -927 | -0.20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,452,173 | 100.00 | | 4,908,162 | 100.00 | | 10.24 | 455,989 | 100.00 | | | 3,247,420 | 72.94 | | 3,709,201 | 75.57 | | 14.22 | 461,781 | 101.27 | | | 1,204,753 | 27.06 | | 1,198,961 | 24.43 | | -0.48 | -5,792 | -1.27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 282,162,411 | | | 321,829,327 | | | 14.06 | 39,666,916 | | | | 237,948,237 | | | 276,425,937 | | | 16.17 | 38,477,700 | | | | 44,214,174 | | | 45,403,390 | | | 2.69 | 1,189,216 | |
Source: Calculations by the Alabama Regional Economic Analysis Project (AL-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis November 2023 REAP_PI_CA1400_YRVYR_100A | | | | | |
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