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Fastest growing, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties ranked by population growth from the 1990 census to 2000. 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 –

01Shelby County, ALAL238,552+44.2%–

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+42.9%–

03Elmore County, ALAL91,577+33.9%–

04Lee County, ALAL189,881+32.1%–

05Blount County, ALAL60,156+30.0%–

06St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+29.5%–

07Autauga County, ALAL61,920+27.6%–

08Bibb County, ALAL22,262+25.6%–

09Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+22.7%–

10Chilton County, ALAL47,708+22.0%–

11Limestone County, ALAL122,928+21.3%–

12DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+17.9%–

13Marshall County, ALAL103,537+16.1%–

14Madison County, ALAL433,516+15.8%–

15Cullman County, ALAL94,009+14.6%–

16Barbour County, ALAL24,607+14.2%–

17Jackson County, ALAL54,281+12.8%–

18Winston County, ALAL23,829+12.7%–

19Randolph County, ALAL23,163+12.6%–

20Franklin County, ALAL32,449+12.3%–

21Morgan County, ALAL126,483+11.0%–

22Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+10.9%–

23Hale County, ALAL15,194+10.9%–

24Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+10.4%–

25Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+10.4%–

26Coosa County, ALAL10,161+10.3%–

27Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+9.5%–

28Houston County, ALAL110,318+9.2%–

29Geneva County, ALAL27,554+9.0%–

30Washington County, ALAL14,822+8.4%–

31Coffee County, ALAL56,953+8.4%–

32Talladega County, ALAL81,603+8.4%–

33Escambia County, ALAL36,665+8.2%–

34Clay County, ALAL14,207+7.6%–

35Pike County, ALAL33,688+7.3%–

36Montgomery County, ALAL225,891+6.9%–

37Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953+6.8%–

38Lowndes County, ALAL9,359+6.4%–

39Colbert County, ALAL59,474+6.4%–

40Russell County, ALAL58,898+6.2%–

41Henry County, ALAL18,394+6.1%–

42Bullock County, ALAL9,780+6.1%–

43Mobile County, ALAL411,658+5.6%–

44Marion County, ALAL29,097+4.6%–

45Walker County, ALAL65,140+4.5%–

46Etowah County, ALAL103,886+3.6%–

47Covington County, ALAL37,947+3.2%–

48Fayette County, ALAL15,872+3.0%–

49Clarke County, ALAL22,014+2.3%–

50Jefferson County, ALAL665,742+1.6%–

51Monroe County, ALAL18,965+1.5%–

52Pickens County, ALAL18,221+1.2%–

53Lamar County, ALAL13,587+1.2%–

54Conecuh County, ALAL10,899+0.2%–

55Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175+0.2%–

56Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-0.6%–

57Chambers County, ALAL34,253-0.8%–

58Dale County, ALAL49,912-1.0%–

59Greene County, ALAL7,067-1.8%–

60Butler County, ALAL18,100-2.3%–

61Marengo County, ALAL18,311-2.4%–

62Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-2.8%–

63Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-3.3%–

64Macon County, ALAL18,132-3.3%–

65Dallas County, ALAL35,140-3.7%–

66Perry County, ALAL7,425-7.0%–

67Sumter County, ALAL11,588-8.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS