RANKING · 2024 ACS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Fastest gentrifying, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the CensusEasy Gentrification Score, blending a decade of growth in real income, real home value, and college attainment. Higher means faster upmarket change. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 44.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPGENTRIFICATION SCOREVS –

01Limestone County, ALAL122,92891–

02Lee County, ALAL189,88179–

03Washington County, ALAL14,82276–

04Marshall County, ALAL103,53776–

05Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13573–

06Madison County, ALAL433,51672–

07Cleburne County, ALAL15,97068–

08Cullman County, ALAL94,00968–

09St. Clair County, ALAL98,20665–

10Baldwin County, ALAL267,76164–

11Henry County, ALAL18,39463–

12Randolph County, ALAL23,16362–

13Russell County, ALAL58,89861–

14Clay County, ALAL14,20758–

15Lawrence County, ALAL33,84357–

16Choctaw County, ALAL11,90457–

17Pike County, ALAL33,68855–

18Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95355–

19Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36854–

20Colbert County, ALAL59,47454–

21Wilcox County, ALAL9,66653–

22Jefferson County, ALAL665,74253–

23Morgan County, ALAL126,48352–

24Walker County, ALAL65,14051–

25Geneva County, ALAL27,55450–

26Talladega County, ALAL81,60350–

27Franklin County, ALAL32,44950–

28Clarke County, ALAL22,01450–

29Hale County, ALAL15,19449–

30Covington County, ALAL37,94749–

31Chilton County, ALAL47,70848–

32Shelby County, ALAL238,55247–

33Chambers County, ALAL34,25346–

34Cherokee County, ALAL26,41344–

35Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17543–

36Fayette County, ALAL15,87243–

37Coosa County, ALAL10,16142–

38Winston County, ALAL23,82940–

39Jackson County, ALAL54,28140–

40Elmore County, ALAL91,57739–

41Coffee County, ALAL56,95338–

42DeKalb County, ALAL74,08538–

43Mobile County, ALAL411,65837–

44Autauga County, ALAL61,92037–

45Pickens County, ALAL18,22137–

46Etowah County, ALAL103,88635–

47Marion County, ALAL29,09733–

48Escambia County, ALAL36,66533–

49Lamar County, ALAL13,58733–

50Conecuh County, ALAL10,89931–

51Calhoun County, ALAL115,83431–

52Houston County, ALAL110,31828–

53Bibb County, ALAL22,26226–

54Macon County, ALAL18,13225–

55Sumter County, ALAL11,58822–

56Blount County, ALAL60,15622–

57Butler County, ALAL18,10019–

58Perry County, ALAL7,42518–

59Greene County, ALAL7,06718–

60Montgomery County, ALAL225,89117–

61Dale County, ALAL49,91216–

62Monroe County, ALAL18,96514–

63Dallas County, ALAL35,14014–

64Marengo County, ALAL18,3118–

65Lowndes County, ALAL9,3597–

66Barbour County, ALAL24,6076–

67Bullock County, ALAL9,7801–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES