Coffee County, Alabama
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1850	5,940	—
1860	9,623	62.0%
1870	6,171	−35.9%
1880	8,119	31.6%
1890	12,170	49.9%
1900	20,972	72.3%
1910	26,119	24.5%
1920	30,070	15.1%
1930	32,556	8.3%
1940	31,987	−1.7%
1950	30,720	−4.0%
1960	30,583	−0.4%
1970	34,872	14.0%
1980	38,533	10.5%
1990	40,240	4.4%
2000	43,615	8.4%
2010	49,948	14.5%
2017 (est.)	51,874	[7]	3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
1790–1960[9] 1900–1990[10]
1990–2000[11] 2010–2017[1]

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