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Fastest shrinking, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Perry County, ALAL7,425-12.8%−5.7 pts

02Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-9.2%−15.7 pts

03Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-8.8%−6.0 pts

04Dallas County, ALAL35,140-8.6%−5.0 pts

05Greene County, ALAL7,067-8.6%−6.8 pts

06Macon County, ALAL18,132-7.2%−3.9 pts

07Sumter County, ALAL11,588-6.1%+2.4 pts

08Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.0%−6.3 pts

09Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-6.0%−5.4 pts

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

11Marengo County, ALAL18,311-5.2%−2.9 pts

12Butler County, ALAL18,100-5.0%−2.7 pts

13Pickens County, ALAL18,221-4.7%−5.9 pts

14Clarke County, ALAL22,014-4.6%−6.9 pts

15Monroe County, ALAL18,965-4.1%−5.6 pts

16Washington County, ALAL14,822-3.7%−12.1 pts

17Lamar County, ALAL13,587-2.8%−4.0 pts

18Fayette County, ALAL15,872-2.8%−5.7 pts

19Barbour County, ALAL24,607-2.4%−16.7 pts

20Coosa County, ALAL10,161-2.2%−12.5 pts

21Chambers County, ALAL34,253-1.5%−0.7 pts

22Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-1.3%−8.2 pts

23Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-1.3%−2.9 pts

24Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.9%−7.7 pts

25Marion County, ALAL29,097-0.8%−5.5 pts

26Mobile County, ALAL411,658-0.8%−6.4 pts

27Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.7%−9.0 pts

28Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-0.5%+2.7 pts

29Russell County, ALAL58,898-0.5%−6.7 pts

30Walker County, ALAL65,140-0.3%−4.8 pts

31Escambia County, ALAL36,665-0.3%−8.5 pts

32Clay County, ALAL14,207-0.2%−7.8 pts

33Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-0.1%−0.4 pts

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

35Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.4%−3.2 pts

36Covington County, ALAL37,947+1.0%−2.2 pts

37Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.0%−11.2 pts

38Dale County, ALAL49,912+1.2%+2.2 pts

39Winston County, ALAL23,829+1.2%−11.4 pts

40Blount County, ALAL60,156+1.7%−28.3 pts

41Pike County, ALAL33,688+2.1%−5.2 pts

42Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+2.3%−8.1 pts

43Morgan County, ALAL126,483+2.5%−8.5 pts

44Hale County, ALAL15,194+2.8%−8.1 pts

45Houston County, ALAL110,318+2.9%−6.3 pts

46Jackson County, ALAL54,281+3.2%−9.6 pts

47Geneva County, ALAL27,554+3.4%−5.6 pts

48DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+3.5%−14.5 pts

49Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3.8%−6.6 pts

50Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3.9%−2.5 pts

51Elmore County, ALAL91,577+4.1%−29.8 pts

52Autauga County, ALAL61,920+5.3%−22.3 pts

53Randolph County, ALAL23,163+5.4%−7.1 pts

54Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+5.8%−17.0 pts

55Chilton County, ALAL47,708+6.0%−16.0 pts

56Marshall County, ALAL103,537+6.1%−10.0 pts

57Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.1%−4.9 pts

58Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+6.3%−3.2 pts

59Coffee County, ALAL56,953+6.5%−1.9 pts

60Shelby County, ALAL238,552+7.0%−37.3 pts

61Cullman County, ALAL94,009+7.0%−7.6 pts

62Henry County, ALAL18,394+7.3%+1.2 pts

63St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7.8%−21.7 pts

64Lee County, ALAL189,881+9.0%−23.1 pts

65Madison County, ALAL433,516+11.7%−4.1 pts

66Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+15.5%−27.3 pts

67Limestone County, ALAL122,928+18.7%−2.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES