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Cleburne County, AL, exhibits a modest population growth rate of 0.7% over the past year, slightly above the state average of 0.6%. With a median age of 42.2, it is older than the state median of 39.3, indicating a higher proportion of older residents, reflected in its old-age dependency ratio of 34, which is notably higher than the state’s 28.5. The county's sex ratio of 99.8 is close to parity, and its age dependency ratio of 73.6 suggests a significant proportion of dependents relative to the working-age population, positioning it similarly to other counties like Baldwin and Marshall in terms of demographic challenges.