Demographics of Lowndes County, Alabama

Lowndes County, Alabama had 9,359 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −922 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lowndes County, in four figures

9,359
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −9.0%
Change since July 2020: −922 people.; 42.7 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $37,052 ±$4,465
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Lowndes County, Alabama's population shrank 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lowndes County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Lowndes County, Alabama's population shrank 9.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lowndes County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	10,281	100.0	100.0
2021	9,945	96.7	100.2
2022	9,799	95.3	100.7
2023	9,708	94.4	101.6
2024	9,517	92.6	102.5
2025	9,359	91.0	103.1

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Population of Lowndes County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	10,281	−35	−30	0	−7
2021	9,945	−336	−59	0	−267
2022	9,799	−146	−60	+9	−92
2023	9,708	−91	−69	+1	−21
2024	9,517	−191	−76	+5	−121
2025	9,359	−158	−77	+1	−80

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.7 ±1.0: for men 41.6 ±1.1 and for women 45.6 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lowndes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	590 ±71	6.0% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,568 ±179	15.9% ±1.8	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	778 ±161	7.9% ±1.6	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,216 ±192	22.5% ±1.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,658 ±207	27.0% ±2.1	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,023 ±204	20.6% ±2.1	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $37,052 ±$4,465, and income per person $26,394 ±$3,971, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lowndes County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	1,515 ±263	35.4% ±6.0	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,114 ±226	26.0% ±5.2	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	603 ±163	14.1% ±3.8	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	349 ±112	8.1% ±2.6	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	391 ±114	9.1% ±2.6	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	206 ±101	4.8% ±2.4	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	106 ±52	2.5% ±1.2	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lowndes County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	2,893 ±459	29.9% ±4.8	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,157 ±176	53.8% ±4.3	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,269 ±266	26.7% ±5.2	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	467 ±133	16.9% ±4.6	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lowndes County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lowndes County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	4,847 ±18	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±3.3	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±3.3	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	77.5% ±3.4	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	22.5% ±4.0	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$86,300 ±$10,919	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$710 ±$160	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1991 ±2	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lowndes County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 37	0% to 0.4%	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,426 ±26	24.7% ±0.3	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,258 ±70	73.8% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	50 to 194	0.5% to 2.0%	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lowndes County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	9,022 ±195	91.8% ±2.0	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	673 ±182	6.8% ±1.9	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	31 to 135	0.3% to 1.4%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9 to 101	0.1% to 1.0%	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 70	0% to 0.7%	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 52	0% to 0.5%	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lowndes County among the counties of Alabama

65th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Lowndes County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Sumter County	11,588	−5.0%
Conecuh County	10,899	−5.7%
Coosa County	10,161	−1.7%
Bullock County	9,780	−4.5%
Wilcox County	9,666	−8.3%
Lowndes County	9,359	−9.0%
Perry County	7,425	−12.2%
Greene County	7,067	−8.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026