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Fastest growing, Alabama counties · 2010

Alabama counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Shelby County, ALAL238,552+36.1%−8.1 pts

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+29.8%−13.1 pts

03St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+29.1%−0.3 pts

04Limestone County, ALAL122,928+26.0%+4.7 pts

05Autauga County, ALAL61,920+25.0%−2.7 pts

06Lee County, ALAL189,881+21.9%−10.2 pts

07Madison County, ALAL433,516+21.0%+5.2 pts

08Elmore County, ALAL91,577+20.4%−13.5 pts

09Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+18.1%+8.5 pts

10Coffee County, ALAL56,953+14.5%+6.1 pts

11Houston County, ALAL110,318+14.4%+5.2 pts

12Marshall County, ALAL103,537+13.1%−3.0 pts

13Blount County, ALAL60,156+12.3%−17.7 pts

14Pike County, ALAL33,688+11.1%+3.8 pts

15DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+10.3%−7.6 pts

16Chilton County, ALAL47,708+10.2%−11.8 pts

17Bibb County, ALAL22,262+10.0%−15.6 pts

18Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+8.3%−14.4 pts

19Morgan County, ALAL126,483+7.6%−3.4 pts

20Russell County, ALAL58,898+6.4%+0.2 pts

21Henry County, ALAL18,394+6.1%−0.0 pts

22Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.0%−4.9 pts

23Calhoun County, ALAL115,834+5.6%+8.9 pts

24Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+5.4%−5.0 pts

25Geneva County, ALAL27,554+4.0%−5.0 pts

26Cullman County, ALAL94,009+3.8%−10.8 pts

27Mobile County, ALAL411,658+3.3%−2.3 pts

28Montgomery County, ALAL225,891+2.6%−4.3 pts

29Talladega County, ALAL81,603+2.5%−5.9 pts

30Randolph County, ALAL23,163+2.4%−10.2 pts

31Dale County, ALAL49,912+2.3%+3.3 pts

32Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175+1.8%+1.5 pts

33Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.5%−10.7 pts

34Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.9%−2.7 pts

35Covington County, ALAL37,947+0.4%−2.8 pts

36Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953+0.3%−6.5 pts

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

38Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-0.5%−2.2 pts

39Colbert County, ALAL59,474-1.0%−7.4 pts

40Jackson County, ALAL54,281-1.3%−14.1 pts

41Lawrence County, ALAL33,843-1.3%−11.8 pts

42Marion County, ALAL29,097-1.4%−6.0 pts

43Winston County, ALAL23,829-1.4%−14.1 pts

44Butler County, ALAL18,100-2.1%+0.1 pts

45Clay County, ALAL14,207-2.3%−9.8 pts

46Washington County, ALAL14,822-2.9%−11.3 pts

47Monroe County, ALAL18,965-5.2%−6.6 pts

48Walker County, ALAL65,140-5.2%−9.7 pts

49Coosa County, ALAL10,161-5.4%−15.7 pts

50Barbour County, ALAL24,607-5.4%−19.7 pts

51Dallas County, ALAL35,140-5.5%−1.8 pts

52Pickens County, ALAL18,221-5.7%−7.0 pts

53Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.1%−6.4 pts

54Chambers County, ALAL34,253-6.5%−5.7 pts

55Marengo County, ALAL18,311-6.7%−4.3 pts

56Fayette County, ALAL15,872-6.8%−9.7 pts

57Bullock County, ALAL9,780-6.8%−12.9 pts

58Sumter County, ALAL11,588-7.0%+1.5 pts

59Clarke County, ALAL22,014-7.3%−9.6 pts

60Hale County, ALAL15,194-8.3%−19.2 pts

61Lamar County, ALAL13,587-8.4%−9.6 pts

62Greene County, ALAL7,067-9.3%−7.6 pts

63Perry County, ALAL7,425-10.7%−3.7 pts

64Macon County, ALAL18,132-11.0%−7.7 pts

65Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-11.5%−8.6 pts

66Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-13.0%−12.4 pts

67Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-16.1%−22.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS