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Lamar County in figures

A profile of Lamar County from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Lamar County was 13,587 in 2025, up 0.3% from 2024, and the 11th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama.

Population13,5872025Up 0.3% from 2024The 11th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
Median age44.2 years2024Down 0.3 years from 2023Tied for the 10th highest of 67 counties in Alabama
Population aged 65 and over24.1%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 11th highest of 67 counties in Alabama
Foreign-born population share0.5%2024Down less than 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density8.7 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.3% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June1062025, estimatedCompared with -17 in 2024
13.5K13.6K13.7K13.8K13.9K14K2020202120222023202420252020: 13,946 persons2021: 13,714 persons2022: 13,610 persons2023: 13,622 persons2024: 13,553 persons2025: 13,587 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Lamar County was 3.6% (provisional) in August 2026, up 0.5 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 26th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama.

Unemployment rate3.6%August 2026, provisionalUp 0.5 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 26th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
Median household income$50,0002024Up 5.4% from 2023The 23rd lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
Per capita personal income$44,8862024Up 6.5% from 2023The 13th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
Poverty rate (US official measure)18.1%2024Up 1.7 percentage points from 2023
Gini index43.92024Up 1.2 points from 2023
234562021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 3.6 %2021-08: 3.5 %2021-09: 2.9 %2021-10: 2.4 %2021-11: 2.4 %2021-12: 2.2 %2022-01: 3 %2022-02: 2.9 %2022-03: 2.4 %2022-04: 2.3 %2022-05: 2.3 %2022-06: 3.4 %2022-07: 5.3 %2022-08: 2.7 %2022-09: 2.3 %2022-10: 2.3 %2022-11: 2.3 %2022-12: 2.4 %2023-01: 2.8 %2023-02: 2.7 %2023-03: 2.5 %2023-04: 2.1 %2023-05: 2.3 %2023-06: 3.3 %2023-07: 3.2 %2023-08: 3.4 %2023-09: 3.3 %2023-10: 3.3 %2023-11: 3.2 %2023-12: 3.1 %2024-01: 4 %2024-02: 3.6 %2024-03: 3.2 %2024-04: 2.8 %2024-05: 2.8 %2024-06: 3.6 %2024-07: 3.8 %2024-08: 3.6 %2024-09: 3.2 %2024-10: 3.3 %2024-11: 3.2 %2024-12: 3.1 %2025-01: 3.9 %2025-02: 3.8 %2025-03: 3.3 %2025-04: 2.7 %2025-05: 2.8 %2025-06: 3.3 %2025-07: 3.2 %2025-08: 3.1 %2025-09: 3.1 %2025-11: 2.7 %2025-12: 2.5 %2026-01: 3.5 %2026-02: 3.9 %2026-03: 3.5 %2026-04: 2.8 %2026-05: 3.8 %2026-06: 4.3 %2026-07: 4 %2026-08: 3.6 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Lamar County was $473.51 million in 2024, up 4.2% from 2023, and the 9th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$473.51 million2024Up 4.2% from 2023The 9th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
GDP per capita, US dollars$34,9632024Up 4.8% from 2023The 15th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
Real GDP growth1.4%2024Down 1 percentage point from 2023Tied for the 8th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
25030035040045050020012005200920132017202120242001: 283.2 USD million2002: 269 USD million2003: 261.1 USD million2004: 288.8 USD million2005: 314.1 USD million2006: 311.7 USD million2007: 311.4 USD million2008: 295.9 USD million2009: 265.1 USD million2010: 272.9 USD million2011: 289.2 USD million2012: 312.6 USD million2013: 316 USD million2014: 323 USD million2015: 324 USD million2016: 332.7 USD million2017: 343.8 USD million2018: 352.4 USD million2019: 358.4 USD million2020: 358.9 USD million2021: 396.5 USD million2022: 422.4 USD million2023: 454.4 USD million2024: 473.5 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Lamar County was $114,000 in 2024, up 1.2% from 2023, and tied for the 14th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama.

Median home value$114,0002024Up 1.2% from 2023Tied for the 14th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
County house price annual change, sales and refinances31.46%2023Up 28.06 percentage points from 2022
Median gross rent (monthly)$5492024Up 0.2% from 2023The 3rd lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)75.7%2024Up 1.7 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits02025, estimatedUnchanged from 2024
100K102.5K105K107.5K110K112.5K115K20212022202320242021: 102,100 USD2022: 108,200 USD2023: 112,700 USD2024: 114,000 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Lamar County were 211 in 2023, up 1% from 2022, and the 15th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama.

Employer firms2112023Up 1% from 2022The 15th lowest of 67 counties in Alabama
Establishment entry rate9.231%2023Down 1.01 percentage points from 2022The 27th highest of 67 counties in Alabama
Establishment exit rate7.912%2023Down 0.11 percentage points from 2022The 32nd highest of 67 counties in Alabama
Job creation rate11.134%2023Up 2.83 percentage points from 2022
Farms2782022No 2021 figure to compare
20021022023024019992003200720112015201920231999: 226 count2000: 222 count2001: 235 count2002: 232 count2003: 229 count2004: 223 count2005: 227 count2006: 221 count2007: 227 count2008: 226 count2009: 221 count2010: 216 count2011: 211 count2012: 217 count2013: 211 count2014: 211 count2015: 214 count2016: 214 count2017: 218 count2018: 218 count2019: 219 count2020: 212 count2021: 206 count2022: 209 count2023: 211 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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