Jefferson County, Alabama Population, 1830-2000
| YEAR |
POPULATION |
PERCENT CHANGE |
| 1830 |
6,855 1 |
|
| 1840 |
7,131 1 |
4.0 |
| 1850 |
8,989 1 |
26.1 |
| 1860 |
11,746 1 |
30.7 |
| 1870 |
12,345 1 |
5.1 |
| 1880 |
23,272 1 |
88.5 |
| 1890 |
88,501 1 |
280.3 |
| 1900 |
140,420 1 |
58.7 |
| 1910 |
226,476 1 |
61.3 |
| 1920 |
310,054 1 |
36.9 |
| 1930 |
431,493 1 |
39.2 |
| 1940 |
459,930 1 |
6.6 |
| 1950 |
558,928 1 |
21.5 |
| 1960 |
634,864 1 |
13.6 |
| 1970 |
644,991 1 |
1.6 |
| 1980 |
671,324 1 |
4.1 |
| 1990 |
651,525 1 |
-2.9 |
| 2000 |
662,047 2 |
1.6 |
| 2010 |
658,466 3 |
-.54 |
1Population of States and Counties of the United States:
1790 to 1990 from the Twenty-one Decennial Censuses. Washington:
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1996. [Part III –
Population of Counties, p. 8-9] C 3.2: P 81/26
22000 Census of Population and Housing: Summary
Population and Housing Characteristics, PHC-1-2: Alabama.
Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002. [Table 4 – Race and Hispanic or
Latino: 2000, p. 76] C 3.223/18: 2000 PHC-1-2
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-1-2.pdf
3U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 2010: Quick Facts.
Jefferson County, Alabama. Accessed online 03/10/2016: http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/01073,0107000
Jefferson County's Population by Race, 1830 – 2000
| YEAR |
TOTAL |
BLACK |
%BLACK |
WHITE |
%WHITE |
| 1830 |
6,855 1 |
1,715 1 |
25.02 |
5,140 1 |
74.98 |
| 1840 |
7,131 2 |
1,635 2 |
22.92 |
5,483 2 |
76.89 |
| 1850 |
8,989 3 |
2,275 3 |
25.30 |
6,714 3 |
74.69 |
| 1860 |
11,746 4 |
2,668 5 |
22.71 |
9,078 5 |
77.28 |
| 1870 |
12,345 4 |
2,506 5 |
20.29 |
9,839 5 |
79.70 |
| 1880 |
23,272 4 |
5,053 5 |
21.71 |
18,219 5 |
78.28 |
| 1890 |
88,501 6 |
32,142 7 |
36.31 |
56,334 7 |
63.65 |
| 1900 |
140,420 6 |
56,917 7 |
40.53 |
83,489 7 |
59.45 |
| 1910 |
226,476 8 |
90,617 8 |
40.01 |
135,839 8 |
59.97 |
| 1920 |
310,054 9 |
130,291 9 |
42.02 |
179,730 9 |
57.96 |
| 1930 |
431,493 10 |
167,957 10 |
38.92 |
263,502 10 |
61.06 |
| 1940 |
459,930 10 |
179,150 10 |
38.95 |
280,756 10 |
61.04 |
| 1950 |
558,928 11 |
208,616 11 |
37.32 |
350,053 11 |
62.62 |
| 1960 |
634,864 12 |
219,542 12 |
34.58 |
415,035 12 |
65.37 |
| 1970 |
644,991 13 |
206,464 13 |
32.01 |
437,433 13 |
67.82 |
| 1980 |
671,324 14 |
223,759 14 |
33.33 |
444,426 14 |
66.20 |
| 1990 |
651,525 15 |
228,521 15 |
35.07 |
418,317 15 |
64.20 |
| 2000 |
662,047 16 |
260,608 16 |
39.36 |
384,639 16 |
58.09 |
| 2010 |
658,466 17 |
280,083 17 |
42.5 |
355,041 17 |
53.9 |
1Abstract of the Returns of the Fifth Census Showing the
Number of Free People, the Number of Slaves, the Federal or
Representative Number and the Aggregate of Each County of Each State of
the United States. Washington: Duff Green, 1832. (Arno Press reprint
of the 1832 ed.) [p. 39] (I 6.5: 2) [CENSUS 21]
2Compendium of the Enumeration of the Inhabitants and
Statistics of the United States, as Obtained at the Department of State,
From the Returns of the Sixth Census, by Counties and Principal Towns,
Exhibiting the Population, Wealth, and Resources of the Country…
Washington: Thomas Allen, 1841. [pp. 52-54] (I 7.2: C 73) [CENSUS 26]
3The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850, Embracing
a Statistical View of Each of the States and Territories, Arranged by
Counties, Towns, Etc., Under the Following Divisions… Washington:
Robert Armstrong, Public Printer, 1853. [pp. 420-422] (I 8.5: 1) [CENSUS
30]
4Compendium of the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880), Compiled
Pursuant to an Act of Congress Approved August 7, 1882, Part I.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. [Table: XVIII: Aggregate
Population by Counties: 1880, 1970, 1860] (I 11.2: C 73) [CENSUS 153,
pt.1]
5Compendium of the Tenth Census (June 1, 1880), Compiled
Pursuant to an Act of Congress Approved August 7, 1882, Part I.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883. [Table: XXIII: Population
by Race and by Counties: 1880, 1970, 1860] (I 11.2: C 73) [CENSUS 153,
pt.1]
6Twelfth Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1900. Washington: Dept. of the Interior, Census Office, 1901. [Table
5: Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880
and 1890, p. 58] (I 13.5: v.1) [CENSUS 252]
7Twelfth Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1900. Washington: Dept. of the Interior, Census Office, 1901. [Table
19: White, Negro, and Indian Population, by Counties: 1880 to 1900, p.
529] (I 13.5: v.1) [CENSUS 252]
8Thirteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1910, vol. 2: Population 1910: Reports by States, with Statistics for
Counties, Cities, and other Civil Divisions, Alabama – Montana.
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1913. [Table I: Composition and
Characteristics of the Population for the State and for Counties, p. 53]
(C 3.16: v.2) [CENSUS 313]
9Fourteenth Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1920, vol. III: Population 1920: Composition and Characteristics of the
Population by States. Washington: Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the
Census, 1922. [Table 9: Composition and Characteristics of the
Population, for Counties: 1920, p. 62.] (C 3.28/5: 3) [CENSUS 470]
10Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940: Population,
vol. II: Characteristics of the Population, part 1: United States
Summary and Alabama – District of Columbia. Washington: U.S.
Government Printing Office, 1943. [Table 22: Age, Race, and Sex, by
Counties: 1940 and 1930, p. 247] (C 3.940-5: P 81/v.2/pt.2) [CENSUS 957]
11Report of the Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United
States: Census of Population: 1950, vol. II: Characteristics of the
Population, part 2: Alabama. Washington: U.S. Government Printing
Office, 1952. [Table 41: Age by Color and Sex, for Counties: 1950, p.
2-79] Note: Reported as white and nonwhite; nonwhite
recorded as
black. (C 3.950-7/5: v.2/pt.2)
12Eighteenth Decennial Census of the United States: Census
of Population: 1960, vol. 1: Characteristics of the Population, part 2:
Alabama. [Table 28: Characteristics of the Population, for Counties:
1960, p. 2-94] (C 3.223/9: 960/pt.2)
131970 Census of Population, vol. 1: Characteristics of
the Population, part 2: Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
Bureau of the Census, 1973. [Table 34: Race by Sex, for Counties: 1970]
(C 3.223/9: 970/v.1/pt.2)
141980 Census of Population, vol. 1: Characteristics of
Population, chapter B: General Population Characteristics, part 2:
Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
1982. [Table 15: Persons by Race: 1980, p. 2-15] (C 3.223/6: 990 CP-1-2)
151990 Census of Population: General Population
Characteristics: Alabama. Washington: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau
of the Census, 1992. [Table 5: Race and Hispanic Origin: 1990, p. 16] (C
3.223/6: 990 CP-1-2)
16 2000 Census of Population and Housing: Summary
Population and Housing Characteristics, PHC-1-2: Alabama.
Washington: U.S. Census Bureau, 2002. [Table 4 – Race and Hispanic or
Latino: 2000, p. 76] C 3.223/18: 2000 PHC-1-2
http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-1-2.pdf
17U.S. Census of Population and Housing, 2010: Quick Facts.
Jefferson County, Alabama. Accessed online 03/10/2016: http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/01073,0107000