Barbour County, Alabama
A county in Alabama, ranked 41 of 67 by population.
CountyFIPS 01005
- Population
- 24,607
- -351 (-1.4%) since 2020
- Land area
- 885
- square miles. A further 2.2% of the total area is water
- Population density
- 27.8
- people per square mile, computed rather than published
- County seat
- Clayton
- Seat of county government.
- Established
- 1832
- 193 years ago
- Largest city
- Eufaula city
- Population 12,437.
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; Wikidata (CC0), Wikidata. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
Satellite view
Aerial imagery of Barbour County with its boundary drawn on top. A map shows you the shape; this shows you what is inside it, and which side of the line a place falls on.
Where Barbour County ranks
Position among the 67 counties of Alabama, and among all 3,144 US counties and county-equivalents. Computed from the figures on this page.
| Measure | Value | In Alabama | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 24,607 | 41st of 67 | 1,634th of 3,144 |
| Land area | 885 sq mi | 16th of 67 | 900th of 3,144 |
| Population density | 27.8 per sq mi | 47th of 67 | 1,991st of 3,144 |
| Median household income | $46,042 | 54th of 67 | 2,931st of 3,143 |
Full data for Barbour County
| Measure | Value | Source and vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 24,607 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Population in 2020 | 24,958 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| 2020 estimates base? | 25,225 | Vintage 2025 Population Estimates |
| Land area | 885 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Water area | 19.5 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Total area | 904.5 sq mi | 2025 Gazetteer Files |
| Population density? | 27.8 per sq mi | Computed: Vintage 2025 estimates divided by 2025 Gazetteer land area |
| Median household income | $46,042 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median home value | $112,900 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Median age | 40.8 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Households | 9,128 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
| Housing units | 11,762 | American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026. Population density is computed here, not published: it divides the Vintage 2025 population estimate by the 2025 Gazetteer land area, which are two different Census products. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
How the population changed
The Census Bureau publishes the components behind an estimate, not just the total. For the year to July 2025:
- Births minus deaths
- -52
- 267 births, 319 deaths
- Net migration
- +139
- More people moved in than moved out.
Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
The 8 areas bordering Barbour County
Ordered by the length of the border actually shared, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which no other county reference presents.
| Bordering area | State | Shared border | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullock County | Alabama | 32 mi | 9,780 |
| Pike County | Alabama | 31 mi | 33,688 |
| Russell County | Alabama | 31 mi | 58,898 |
| Henry County | Alabama | 28 mi | 18,394 |
| Dale County | Alabama | 20 mi | 49,912 |
| Quitman County | Georgia | 19 mi | 2,254 |
| Stewart County | Georgia | 6.0 mi | 4,631 |
| Clay County | Georgia | 1.7 mi | 2,815 |
Source: US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
All 67 counties of Alabama
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- Autauga County
- Baldwin County
- Barbour County
- Bibb County
- Blount County
- Bullock County
- Butler County
- Calhoun County
- Chambers County
- Cherokee County
- Chilton County
- Choctaw County
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Coffee County
- Colbert County
- Conecuh County
- Coosa County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Cullman County
- Dale County
- Dallas County
- DeKalb County
- Elmore County
- Escambia County
- Etowah County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Geneva County
- Greene County
- Hale County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Lamar County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Lee County
- Limestone County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Madison County
- Marengo County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Mobile County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County
- Perry County
- Pickens County
- Pike County
- Randolph County
- Russell County
- Shelby County
- St. Clair County
- Sumter County
- Talladega County
- Tallapoosa County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Washington County
- Wilcox County
- Winston County
Data on this page last rebuilt 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.