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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%+81%

02Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-9.2%−243%

03Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-8.8%+211%

04Dallas County, ALAL35,140-8.6%+136%

05Greene County, ALAL7,067-8.6%+386%

06Macon County, ALAL18,132-7.2%+117%

07Sumter County, ALAL11,588-6.1%−28%

08Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.0%−2517%

09Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-6.0%+903%

10Bullock County, ALAL9,780-5.6%−192%

11Marengo County, ALAL18,311-5.2%+122%

12Butler County, ALAL18,100-5.0%+122%

13Pickens County, ALAL18,221-4.7%−491%

14Clarke County, ALAL22,014-4.6%−302%

15Monroe County, ALAL18,965-4.1%−375%

16Washington County, ALAL14,822-3.7%−144%

17Lamar County, ALAL13,587-2.8%−329%

18Fayette County, ALAL15,872-2.8%−193%

19Barbour County, ALAL24,607-2.4%−117%

20Coosa County, ALAL10,161-2.2%−121%

21Chambers County, ALAL34,253-1.5%+88%

22Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-1.3%−119%

23Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-1.3%−182%

24Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-0.9%−113%

25Marion County, ALAL29,097-0.8%−118%

26Mobile County, ALAL411,658-0.8%−114%

27Talladega County, ALAL81,603-0.7%−108%

28Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-0.5%−84%

29Russell County, ALAL58,898-0.5%−108%

30Walker County, ALAL65,140-0.3%−107%

31Escambia County, ALAL36,665-0.3%−103%

32Clay County, ALAL14,207-0.2%−103%

33Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-0.1%−165%

34Bibb County, ALAL22,262-0.1%−101%

35Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.4%−88%

36Covington County, ALAL37,947+1.0%−68%

37Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.0%−91%

38Dale County, ALAL49,912+1.2%−217%

39Winston County, ALAL23,829+1.2%−90%

40Blount County, ALAL60,156+1.7%−94%

41Pike County, ALAL33,688+2.1%−72%

42Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+2.3%−78%

43Morgan County, ALAL126,483+2.5%−77%

44Hale County, ALAL15,194+2.8%−75%

45Houston County, ALAL110,318+2.9%−68%

46Jackson County, ALAL54,281+3.2%−75%

47Geneva County, ALAL27,554+3.4%−62%

48DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+3.5%−81%

49Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3.8%−63%

50Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3.9%−39%

51Elmore County, ALAL91,577+4.1%−88%

52Autauga County, ALAL61,920+5.3%−81%

53Randolph County, ALAL23,163+5.4%−57%

54Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+5.8%−75%

55Chilton County, ALAL47,708+6.0%−73%

56Marshall County, ALAL103,537+6.1%−62%

57Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.1%−45%

58Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+6.3%−34%

59Coffee County, ALAL56,953+6.5%−22%

60Shelby County, ALAL238,552+7.0%−84%

61Cullman County, ALAL94,009+7.0%−52%

62Henry County, ALAL18,394+7.3%+20%

63St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7.8%−74%

64Lee County, ALAL189,881+9.0%−72%

65Madison County, ALAL433,516+11.7%−26%

66Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+15.5%−64%

67Limestone County, ALAL122,928+18.7%−12%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES