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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%−12%

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+15.5%−64%

03Madison County, ALAL433,516+11.7%−26%

04Lee County, ALAL189,881+9.0%−72%

05St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7.8%−74%

06Henry County, ALAL18,394+7.3%+20%

07Cullman County, ALAL94,009+7.0%−52%

08Shelby County, ALAL238,552+7.0%−84%

09Coffee County, ALAL56,953+6.5%−22%

10Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+6.3%−34%

11Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.1%−45%

12Marshall County, ALAL103,537+6.1%−62%

13Chilton County, ALAL47,708+6.0%−73%

14Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+5.8%−75%

15Randolph County, ALAL23,163+5.4%−57%

16Autauga County, ALAL61,920+5.3%−81%

17Elmore County, ALAL91,577+4.1%−88%

18Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3.9%−39%

19Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3.8%−63%

20DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+3.5%−81%

21Geneva County, ALAL27,554+3.4%−62%

22Jackson County, ALAL54,281+3.2%−75%

23Houston County, ALAL110,318+2.9%−68%

24Hale County, ALAL15,194+2.8%−75%

25Morgan County, ALAL126,483+2.5%−77%

26Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+2.3%−78%

27Pike County, ALAL33,688+2.1%−72%

28Blount County, ALAL60,156+1.7%−94%

29Winston County, ALAL23,829+1.2%−90%

30Dale County, ALAL49,912+1.2%−217%

31Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.0%−91%

32Covington County, ALAL37,947+1.0%−68%

33Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.4%−88%

34Bibb County, ALAL22,262-0.1%−101%

35Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-0.1%−165%

36Clay County, ALAL14,207-0.2%−103%

37Escambia County, ALAL36,665-0.3%−103%

38Walker County, ALAL65,140-0.3%−107%

39Russell County, ALAL58,898-0.5%−108%

40Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-0.5%−84%

41Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.7%−108%

42Mobile County, ALAL411,658-0.8%−114%

43Marion County, ALAL29,097-0.8%−118%

44Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.9%−113%

45Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-1.3%−182%

46Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-1.3%−119%

47Chambers County, ALAL34,253-1.5%+88%

48Coosa County, ALAL10,161-2.2%−121%

49Barbour County, ALAL24,607-2.4%−117%

50Fayette County, ALAL15,872-2.8%−193%

51Lamar County, ALAL13,587-2.8%−329%

52Washington County, ALAL14,822-3.7%−144%

53Monroe County, ALAL18,965-4.1%−375%

54Clarke County, ALAL22,014-4.6%−302%

55Pickens County, ALAL18,221-4.7%−491%

56Butler County, ALAL18,100-5.0%+122%

57Marengo County, ALAL18,311-5.2%+122%

58Bullock County, ALAL9,780-5.6%−192%

59Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-6.0%+903%

60Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.0%−2517%

61Sumter County, ALAL11,588-6.1%−28%

62Macon County, ALAL18,132-7.2%+117%

63Greene County, ALAL7,067-8.6%+386%

64Dallas County, ALAL35,140-8.6%+136%

65Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-8.8%+211%

66Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-9.2%−243%

67Perry County, ALAL7,425-12.8%+81%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES