Bullock County, Alabama

Bullock County
County
Bullock County courthouse in Union Springs
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°05′52″N 85°43′02″W / 32.0978°N 85.7172°W / 32.0978; -85.7172
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 5 (created), 1866
Named for	Edward Bullock
Seat	Union Springs
Largest city	Union Springs
Area
• Total	625 sq mi (1,620 km2)
• Land	623 sq mi (1,610 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,357
• Estimate  (2023)	9,897
• Density	17/sq mi (6.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	bullockcountyalrev.com
County Number 09 on Alabama Licence Plates

Bullock County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,357.^[1] Union Springs was chosen as the county seat in 1867, and presently is the county's only incorporated city.^[2] The county was named for Confederate Army Colonel Edward C. Bullock who was a state senator and outspoken secessionist who died during the American Civil War.^[3]

A National Center for Education Statistics report released in January 2009 showed that Bullock County had the highest illiteracy rate in Alabama at 34 percent.^[4]