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Fastest growing, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Limestone County, ALAL122,928+18.7%−2.6 pts

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+15.5%−27.3 pts

03Madison County, ALAL433,516+11.7%−4.1 pts

04Lee County, ALAL189,881+9.0%−23.1 pts

05St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7.8%−21.7 pts

06Henry County, ALAL18,394+7.3%+1.2 pts

07Cullman County, ALAL94,009+7.0%−7.6 pts

08Shelby County, ALAL238,552+7.0%−37.3 pts

09Coffee County, ALAL56,953+6.5%−1.9 pts

10Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+6.3%−3.2 pts

11Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.1%−4.9 pts

12Marshall County, ALAL103,537+6.1%−10.0 pts

13Chilton County, ALAL47,708+6.0%−16.0 pts

14Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+5.8%−17.0 pts

15Randolph County, ALAL23,163+5.4%−7.1 pts

16Autauga County, ALAL61,920+5.3%−22.3 pts

17Elmore County, ALAL91,577+4.1%−29.8 pts

18Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3.9%−2.5 pts

19Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3.8%−6.6 pts

20DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+3.5%−14.5 pts

21Geneva County, ALAL27,554+3.4%−5.6 pts

22Jackson County, ALAL54,281+3.2%−9.6 pts

23Houston County, ALAL110,318+2.9%−6.3 pts

24Hale County, ALAL15,194+2.8%−8.1 pts

25Morgan County, ALAL126,483+2.5%−8.5 pts

26Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+2.3%−8.1 pts

27Pike County, ALAL33,688+2.1%−5.2 pts

28Blount County, ALAL60,156+1.7%−28.3 pts

29Winston County, ALAL23,829+1.2%−11.4 pts

30Dale County, ALAL49,912+1.2%+2.2 pts

31Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.0%−11.2 pts

32Covington County, ALAL37,947+1.0%−2.2 pts

33Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.4%−3.2 pts

34Bibb County, ALAL22,262-0.1%−25.8 pts

35Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-0.1%−0.4 pts

36Clay County, ALAL14,207-0.2%−7.8 pts

37Escambia County, ALAL36,665-0.3%−8.5 pts

38Walker County, ALAL65,140-0.3%−4.8 pts

39Russell County, ALAL58,898-0.5%−6.7 pts

40Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-0.5%+2.7 pts

41Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.7%−9.0 pts

42Mobile County, ALAL411,658-0.8%−6.4 pts

43Marion County, ALAL29,097-0.8%−5.5 pts

44Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.9%−7.7 pts

45Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-1.3%−2.9 pts

46Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-1.3%−8.2 pts

47Chambers County, ALAL34,253-1.5%−0.7 pts

48Coosa County, ALAL10,161-2.2%−12.5 pts

49Barbour County, ALAL24,607-2.4%−16.7 pts

50Fayette County, ALAL15,872-2.8%−5.7 pts

51Lamar County, ALAL13,587-2.8%−4.0 pts

52Washington County, ALAL14,822-3.7%−12.1 pts

53Monroe County, ALAL18,965-4.1%−5.6 pts

54Clarke County, ALAL22,014-4.6%−6.9 pts

55Pickens County, ALAL18,221-4.7%−5.9 pts

56Butler County, ALAL18,100-5.0%−2.7 pts

57Marengo County, ALAL18,311-5.2%−2.9 pts

58Bullock County, ALAL9,780-5.6%−11.7 pts

59Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-6.0%−5.4 pts

60Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.0%−6.3 pts

61Sumter County, ALAL11,588-6.1%+2.4 pts

62Macon County, ALAL18,132-7.2%−3.9 pts

63Greene County, ALAL7,067-8.6%−6.8 pts

64Dallas County, ALAL35,140-8.6%−5.0 pts

65Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-8.8%−6.0 pts

66Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-9.2%−15.7 pts

67Perry County, ALAL7,425-12.8%−5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES