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Fastest growing, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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

01Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+27.2%−37%

02Limestone County, ALAL122,928+25.1%+18%

03Lee County, ALAL189,881+24.2%−24%

04Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+16.6%+74%

05Madison County, ALAL433,516+15.9%+1%

06Shelby County, ALAL238,552+14.3%−68%

07Russell County, ALAL58,898+11.8%+91%

08Elmore County, ALAL91,577+10.9%−68%

09Cullman County, ALAL94,009+9.3%−36%

10St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+9.0%−70%

11Autauga County, ALAL61,920+7.8%−72%

12Coffee County, ALAL56,953+7.0%−16%

13Houston County, ALAL110,318+5.6%−39%

14Colbert County, ALAL59,474+5.1%−20%

15Marshall County, ALAL103,537+4.9%−69%

16Morgan County, ALAL126,483+3.3%−70%

17Blount County, ALAL60,156+3.2%−89%

18Chilton County, ALAL47,708+3.1%−86%

19Jefferson County, ALAL665,742+2.5%+53%

20Clay County, ALAL14,207+2.2%−71%

21Chambers County, ALAL34,253+1.6%−305%

22Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.3%−89%

23Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+0.9%−91%

24DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+0.7%−96%

25Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+0.6%−95%

26Mobile County, ALAL411,658+0.4%−92%

27Pike County, ALAL33,688+0.3%−95%

28Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.2%−102%

29Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-0.2%−103%

30Geneva County, ALAL27,554-0.5%−105%

31Covington County, ALAL37,947-0.5%−116%

32Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.7%−111%

33Henry County, ALAL18,394-0.9%−115%

34Etowah County, ALAL103,886-1.0%−126%

35Jackson County, ALAL54,281-1.2%−109%

36Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-1.8%−45%

37Dale County, ALAL49,912-1.8%+81%

38Walker County, ALAL65,140-2.5%−156%

39Bibb County, ALAL22,262-2.7%−111%

40Pickens County, ALAL18,221-3.2%−361%

41Lawrence County, ALAL33,843-3.7%−135%

42Winston County, ALAL23,829-3.9%−130%

43Cherokee County, ALAL26,413-3.9%−117%

44Lamar County, ALAL13,587-4.1%−438%

45Escambia County, ALAL36,665-4.1%−150%

46Randolph County, ALAL23,163-4.1%−133%

47Marion County, ALAL29,097-4.7%−200%

48Bullock County, ALAL9,780-5.1%−184%

49Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-5.1%−2427%

50Fayette County, ALAL15,872-5.3%−280%

51Hale County, ALAL15,194-6.2%−157%

52Marengo County, ALAL18,311-8.1%+243%

53Barbour County, ALAL24,607-8.1%−157%

54Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-8.6%+1338%

55Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-8.7%−236%

56Macon County, ALAL18,132-9.0%+171%

57Butler County, ALAL18,100-9.1%+302%

58Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-9.2%+223%

59Coosa County, ALAL10,161-10.0%−197%

60Sumter County, ALAL11,588-10.3%+21%

61Clarke County, ALAL22,014-10.6%−562%

62Dallas County, ALAL35,140-12.2%+233%

63Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-12.3%−5051%

64Washington County, ALAL14,822-12.5%−248%

65Monroe County, ALAL18,965-14.3%−1062%

66Greene County, ALAL7,067-14.5%+725%

67Perry County, ALAL7,425-19.6%+179%

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