How many people live in Colbert County, AL?
Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 58,800 people living in Colbert County, AL. That makes Colbert County the 25th-most populous county in Alabama. It is home to 1.1% of people living in the state.
58.8K
population of Colbert County, AL (2024)
1.1%
County share of the Alabama population (2024)
About 58,800 people lived in Colbert County, AL in 2024.
Population estimates, 2000–2024
What are Colbert County, AL’s age demographics?
About 12,400 Colbert County, AL residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 21.1% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 18.6% of Alabama’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 12,600 Colbert County, AL residents, or 21.4% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 22.1% of Alabama’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.
A higher share of Colbert County, AL's population is aged 65 or older than the US as a whole.
Population estimates by age group, (2024)
What are Colbert County, AL’s racial and ethnic demographics?
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 76.8% of the Colbert County, AL population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Colbert County, AL also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (15.5%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Colbert County’s Hispanic population accounts for 4%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 0.89% of the county, compared with 6.5% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.
Colbert County, AL has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Alabama as a whole.
Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)
The largest city or town in Colbert County, AL is Muscle Shoals with about 17,400 residents in 2024.
Cities and towns in Colbert County, AL ranked by population
Population (2024), includes only portions within county
| City or town | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Muscle Shoals | 17,409 |
| 2. | Sheffield | 9,335 |
| 3. | Tuscumbia | 9,222 |
| 4. | Littleville | 1,054 |
| 5. | Cherokee | 967 |
| 6. | Leighton | 662 |
| 7. | Balance of Colbert County | 20,136 |
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