ALABAMA
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Population Density
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ALABAMA POPULATION DENSITY*
Alabama Land Area – 50,645 square miles
YEAR | PEOPLE PER SQUARE MILE |
|---|---|
2020 | 99.2 |
2010 | 94.4 |
2000 | 87.8 |
1990 | 79.8 |
1980 | 76.9 |
1970 | 68.0 |
1960 | 64.5 |
1950 | 60.5 |
1940 | 55.9 |
1930 | 52.3 |
1920 | 46.4 |
1910 | 42.2 |
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ALABAMA HISTORIC & PROJECTED GROWTH 1790 TO 2050*
ALABAMA POPULATION BY COUNTY*
FARMS AND GREEN SPACE
According to a USDA 2024 Study – For the years 2020 to 2023 Alabama alone lost a total of 300,000 acres of farm land. Showing a significant increase of recent land lost for farming.
According to the American Farmland Trust – By 2040, depending on how Alabama handles development, it could lose a projected 310,800 to 751,500 acres of farmland.
*Sources:Farmland: American Farmland Trust & USDA
Census figures: U.S. Bureau of the Census
Population estimates: Weldon Cooper Center, Demographics Research Group
ALABAMA POPULATION NEWS ARTICLES
Montgomery combating climate change through Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities Initiative – Sept 20, 2024
Alabama environmental groups file lawsuit against Bluestone Coke over alleged pollution violations – Sept 13, 2024
Residents, state leaders seek answers about Haitian immigrants in Talladega County – Sept 12, 2024
Alabama expands wildlife protection area with $16 million land acquisition in Fort Morgan – Aug 28, 2024
Supreme Court decision clears the way for Alabama’s legal challenge of the EPA – June 27, 2024
Troubled Waters: Removing toxic PFAS from water in North Alabama – June 18, 2024
An Alabama Coal Plant Once Again Nabs the Dubious Title of the Nation’s Worst Greenhouse Gas Polluter – October 29, 2023
Alabama Has Become the Nation’s Toxic Waste Disposal – October 20, 2023
Alabama Wood Pellet Mill Seeks Millions in Climate Funds, but Critics Say It Won’t Cut CO2 – October 18, 2023
Alabama Governor Deploys National Guard Troops to Address Southern Border Crisis – October 14, 2023
Tuscaloosa counts over 100,000 residents in updated 2020 Census – October 5, 2023
These U.S. states have the best and the worst tap water: Kentucky ranked No. 1 while Alabama came in dead last – July 10, 2023
Discover the Largest Cities in Alabama (By Population, Total Area, and Economic Impact) – July 8, 2023
DeKalb, Fort Payne schools to add Pre-K classes – June 29, 2023
These 24 Alabama towns no longer count as urban areas, according to U.S. Census – January 6, 2023
St. Clair County commission declares Moody landfill fire a local emergency – January 3, 2023
Alabama grew faster than most of the nation in 2022 – December 22, 2022
Wealthy Governor’s Company to Pay Nearly $1 Million for Chronic Air Pollution Violations – December 15, 2022
The monarch butterfly, Alabama’s official state insect, now an endangered species – July 21, 2022
No slack in sales of Dauphin Island property as rate of erosion predicted to increase – July 12, 2022
Dry weather hampering corn, other crops in north Alabama – July 9, 2022
Alabama needs action to curb climate change, environmentalists say – July 8, 2022
Full stop ahead? Baldwin County voters ‘panicking’ over rapid growth – June 29, 2022
Gulf Shores begins process of building new high school – March 18, 2022
Bessemer population declines more than 5%, but growth is coming, according to UA report – March 16, 2022
‘This is unacceptable’: EPA chief visits failing sewage systems in Alabama Black Belt – March 5, 2022
Birmingham area relies on international migration to keep from shrinking – February 28, 2022
A look into what causes Alabama’s beautiful sunrises – February 28, 2022