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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. The median across all 67 is -0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Randolph County, AL, up 31 places to #15.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲1Limestone County, ALAL122,928+18.7%−2.6 pts

02▼1Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+15.5%−27.3 pts

03▲2Madison County, ALAL433,516+11.7%−4.1 pts

04▼1Lee County, ALAL189,881+9.0%−23.1 pts

05▲5St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7.8%−21.7 pts

06▲27Henry County, ALAL18,394+7.3%+1.2 pts

07▲2Cullman County, ALAL94,009+7.0%−7.6 pts

08▼2Shelby County, ALAL238,552+7.0%−37.3 pts

09▲3Coffee County, ALAL56,953+6.5%−1.9 pts

10▼6Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+6.3%−3.2 pts

11▲14Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.1%−4.9 pts

12▲3Marshall County, ALAL103,537+6.1%−10.0 pts

13▲5Chilton County, ALAL47,708+6.0%−16.0 pts

14▲29Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+5.8%−17.0 pts

15▲31Randolph County, ALAL23,163+5.4%−7.1 pts

16▼5Autauga County, ALAL61,920+5.3%−22.3 pts

17▼9Elmore County, ALAL91,577+4.1%−29.8 pts

18▼4Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3.9%−2.5 pts

19▲4Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3.8%−6.6 pts

20▲4DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+3.5%−14.5 pts

21▲9Geneva County, ALAL27,554+3.4%−5.6 pts

22▲13Jackson County, ALAL54,281+3.2%−9.6 pts

23▼10Houston County, ALAL110,318+2.9%−6.3 pts

24▲27Hale County, ALAL15,194+2.8%−8.1 pts

25▼9Morgan County, ALAL126,483+2.5%−8.5 pts

26▲15Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+2.3%−8.1 pts

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

28▼11Blount County, ALAL60,156+1.7%−28.3 pts

29▲13Winston County, ALAL23,829+1.2%−11.4 pts

30▲7Dale County, ALAL49,912+1.2%+2.2 pts

31▼9Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.0%−11.2 pts

32▼1Covington County, ALAL37,947+1.0%−2.2 pts

33▲1Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.4%−3.2 pts

34▲5Bibb County, ALAL22,262-0.1%−25.8 pts

35▲14Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-0.1%−0.4 pts

36▼16Clay County, ALAL14,207-0.2%−7.8 pts

37▲8Escambia County, ALAL36,665-0.3%−8.5 pts

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

39▼32Russell County, ALAL58,898-0.5%−6.7 pts

40▼4Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-0.5%+2.7 pts

41▼13Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.7%−9.0 pts

42▼16Mobile County, ALAL411,658-0.8%−6.4 pts

43▲4Marion County, ALAL29,097-0.8%−5.5 pts

44▼12Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.9%−7.7 pts

45▼26Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-1.3%−2.9 pts

46▼17Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-1.3%−8.2 pts

47▼26Chambers County, ALAL34,253-1.5%−0.7 pts

48▲11Coosa County, ALAL10,161-2.2%−12.5 pts

49▲4Barbour County, ALAL24,607-2.4%−16.7 pts

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

51▼7Lamar County, ALAL13,587-2.8%−4.0 pts

52▲12Washington County, ALAL14,822-3.7%−12.1 pts

53▲12Monroe County, ALAL18,965-4.1%−5.6 pts

54▲7Clarke County, ALAL22,014-4.6%−6.9 pts

55▼15Pickens County, ALAL18,221-4.7%−5.9 pts

56▲1Butler County, ALAL18,100-5.0%−2.7 pts

57▼5Marengo County, ALAL18,311-5.2%−2.9 pts

58▼10Bullock County, ALAL9,780-5.6%−11.7 pts

59▼5Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-6.0%−5.4 pts

60▲3Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.0%−6.3 pts

61▼1Sumter County, ALAL11,588-6.1%+2.4 pts

62▼6Macon County, ALAL18,132-7.2%−3.9 pts

63▲3Greene County, ALAL7,067-8.6%−6.8 pts

64▼2Dallas County, ALAL35,140-8.6%−5.0 pts

65▼7Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-8.8%−6.0 pts

66▼11Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-9.2%−15.7 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES