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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. The median across all 67 is -0.1%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Russell County, AL, up 32 places to #29.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

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

02▲11Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-9.2%−15.7 pts

03▲7Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-8.8%−6.0 pts

04▲2Dallas County, ALAL35,140-8.6%−5.0 pts

05▼3Greene County, ALAL7,067-8.6%−6.8 pts

06▲6Macon County, ALAL18,132-7.2%−3.9 pts

07▲1Sumter County, ALAL11,588-6.1%+2.4 pts

08▼3Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.0%−6.3 pts

09▲5Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-6.0%−5.4 pts

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

11▲5Marengo County, ALAL18,311-5.2%−2.9 pts

12▼1Butler County, ALAL18,100-5.0%−2.7 pts

13▲15Pickens County, ALAL18,221-4.7%−5.9 pts

14▼7Clarke County, ALAL22,014-4.6%−6.9 pts

15▼12Monroe County, ALAL18,965-4.1%−5.6 pts

16▼12Washington County, ALAL14,822-3.7%−12.1 pts

17▲7Lamar County, ALAL13,587-2.8%−4.0 pts

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

19▼4Barbour County, ALAL24,607-2.4%−16.7 pts

20▼11Coosa County, ALAL10,161-2.2%−12.5 pts

21▲26Chambers County, ALAL34,253-1.5%−0.7 pts

22▲17Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-1.3%−8.2 pts

23▲26Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-1.3%−2.9 pts

24▲12Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.9%−7.7 pts

25▼4Marion County, ALAL29,097-0.8%−5.5 pts

26▲16Mobile County, ALAL411,658-0.8%−6.4 pts

27▲13Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.7%−9.0 pts

28▲4Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-0.5%+2.7 pts

29▲32Russell County, ALAL58,898-0.5%−6.7 pts

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

31▼8Escambia County, ALAL36,665-0.3%−8.5 pts

32▲16Clay County, ALAL14,207-0.2%−7.8 pts

33▼14Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-0.1%−0.4 pts

34▼5Bibb County, ALAL22,262-0.1%−25.8 pts

35▼1Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.4%−3.2 pts

36▲1Covington County, ALAL37,947+1.0%−2.2 pts

37▲9Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.0%−11.2 pts

38▼7Dale County, ALAL49,912+1.2%+2.2 pts

39▼13Winston County, ALAL23,829+1.2%−11.4 pts

40▲11Blount County, ALAL60,156+1.7%−28.3 pts

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

42▼15Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+2.3%−8.1 pts

43▲9Morgan County, ALAL126,483+2.5%−8.5 pts

44▼27Hale County, ALAL15,194+2.8%−8.1 pts

45▲10Houston County, ALAL110,318+2.9%−6.3 pts

46▼13Jackson County, ALAL54,281+3.2%−9.6 pts

47▼9Geneva County, ALAL27,554+3.4%−5.6 pts

48▼4DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+3.5%−14.5 pts

49▼4Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3.8%−6.6 pts

50▲4Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3.9%−2.5 pts

51▲9Elmore County, ALAL91,577+4.1%−29.8 pts

52▲5Autauga County, ALAL61,920+5.3%−22.3 pts

53▼31Randolph County, ALAL23,163+5.4%−7.1 pts

54▼29Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+5.8%−17.0 pts

55▼5Chilton County, ALAL47,708+6.0%−16.0 pts

56▼3Marshall County, ALAL103,537+6.1%−10.0 pts

57▼14Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.1%−4.9 pts

58▲6Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+6.3%−3.2 pts

59▼3Coffee County, ALAL56,953+6.5%−1.9 pts

60▲2Shelby County, ALAL238,552+7.0%−37.3 pts

61▼2Cullman County, ALAL94,009+7.0%−7.6 pts

62▼27Henry County, ALAL18,394+7.3%+1.2 pts

63▼5St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7.8%−21.7 pts

64▲1Lee County, ALAL189,881+9.0%−23.1 pts

65▼2Madison County, ALAL433,516+11.7%−4.1 pts

66▲1Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+15.5%−27.3 pts

67▼1Limestone County, ALAL122,928+18.7%−2.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES