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Alabama has 21 counties under 20,000 residents and all but one of them have experienced a population decline over the last decade. Other small Alabama counties include Perry County (9,140), Lowndes County (9,974), Bullock County (10,138), Wilcox County (10,627), and Coosa County (10,715).
Jan 16, 2024 · The single exception is Calhoun County, whose population declined by 2%, going from about 118,000 residents back in 2010 to 116,000 in 2020. Some counties saw even steeper percentage losses. Perry County’s population fell by 20%. Greene County, also in the Black Belt, started the decade with slightly more than 9,000 people.
Oct 19, 2022 · The 2020 Census marked the first decennial census in history that either Alabama or the U.S. recorded a decline in the White population. Demographers expected a decline due to falling birth rates and the aging of the population, including the unusually large and predominately White Baby Boom population.
Sep 7, 2021 · The 40 counties in the state with populations of 50,000 people or fewer went from 933,134 in 2010 to 889,790 in 2020, a decline of 43,344 (4.6%). The percentage of the state population living...
Nov 22, 2023 · Perry County, located in Alabama, experienced the largest population decline among the state’s counties, dropping from 10,591 in 2010 to 7,887 in 2020 – a significant 25.53% decrease. Situated in the Black Belt region, Perry County has a history marked by racial oppression, violence, and activism.
Aug 13, 2021 · Monroe County decreased in population size by 3,296 people. The current population is 19,772, down from 23,068. 3. Conecuh County (-12.3%) Conecuh County's population is 11,597, down 1,631...
Feb 18, 2022 · Nine counties — Dallas, Perry, Sumter, Greene, Washington, Clarke, Monroe, Coosa and Conecuh — had a population decline of 10% percent or more. Most of the counties that experienced population decline are in the Black Belt region of the state, or border counties in the Black Belt, the report stated.
