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Fastest shrinking, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the steepest population decline since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Perry County, ALAL7,425-19.6%+179%

02Greene County, ALAL7,067-14.5%+725%

03Monroe County, ALAL18,965-14.3%−1062%

04Washington County, ALAL14,822-12.5%−248%

05Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-12.3%−5051%

06Dallas County, ALAL35,140-12.2%+233%

07Clarke County, ALAL22,014-10.6%−562%

08Sumter County, ALAL11,588-10.3%+21%

09Coosa County, ALAL10,161-10.0%−197%

10Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-9.2%+223%

11Butler County, ALAL18,100-9.1%+302%

12Macon County, ALAL18,132-9.0%+171%

13Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-8.7%−236%

14Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-8.6%+1338%

15Barbour County, ALAL24,607-8.1%−157%

16Marengo County, ALAL18,311-8.1%+243%

17Hale County, ALAL15,194-6.2%−157%

18Fayette County, ALAL15,872-5.3%−280%

19Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-5.1%−2427%

20Bullock County, ALAL9,780-5.1%−184%

21Marion County, ALAL29,097-4.7%−200%

22Randolph County, ALAL23,163-4.1%−133%

23Escambia County, ALAL36,665-4.1%−150%

24Lamar County, ALAL13,587-4.1%−438%

25Cherokee County, ALAL26,413-3.9%−117%

26Winston County, ALAL23,829-3.9%−130%

27Lawrence County, ALAL33,843-3.7%−135%

28Pickens County, ALAL18,221-3.2%−361%

29Bibb County, ALAL22,262-2.7%−111%

30Walker County, ALAL65,140-2.5%−156%

31Dale County, ALAL49,912-1.8%+81%

32Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-1.8%−45%

33Jackson County, ALAL54,281-1.2%−109%

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

35Henry County, ALAL18,394-0.9%−115%

36Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.7%−111%

37Covington County, ALAL37,947-0.5%−116%

38Geneva County, ALAL27,554-0.5%−105%

39Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-0.2%−103%

40Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.2%−102%

41Pike County, ALAL33,688+0.3%−95%

42Mobile County, ALAL411,658+0.4%−92%

43Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+0.6%−95%

44DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+0.7%−96%

45Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+0.9%−91%

46Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.3%−89%

47Chambers County, ALAL34,253+1.6%−305%

48Clay County, ALAL14,207+2.2%−71%

49Jefferson County, ALAL665,742+2.5%+53%

50Chilton County, ALAL47,708+3.1%−86%

51Blount County, ALAL60,156+3.2%−89%

52Morgan County, ALAL126,483+3.3%−70%

53Marshall County, ALAL103,537+4.9%−69%

54Colbert County, ALAL59,474+5.1%−20%

55Houston County, ALAL110,318+5.6%−39%

56Coffee County, ALAL56,953+7.0%−16%

57Autauga County, ALAL61,920+7.8%−72%

58St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+9.0%−70%

59Cullman County, ALAL94,009+9.3%−36%

60Elmore County, ALAL91,577+10.9%−68%

61Russell County, ALAL58,898+11.8%+91%

62Shelby County, ALAL238,552+14.3%−68%

63Madison County, ALAL433,516+15.9%+1%

64Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+16.6%+74%

65Lee County, ALAL189,881+24.2%−24%

66Limestone County, ALAL122,928+25.1%+18%

67Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+27.2%−37%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES