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Fastest shrinking, Alabama counties · 2010

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

01Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-16.1%−351%

02Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-13.0%+2062%

03Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-11.5%+304%

04Macon County, ALAL18,132-11.0%+233%

05Perry County, ALAL7,425-10.7%+52%

06Greene County, ALAL7,067-9.3%+428%

07Lamar County, ALAL13,587-8.4%−801%

08Hale County, ALAL15,194-8.3%−176%

09Clarke County, ALAL22,014-7.3%−417%

10Sumter County, ALAL11,588-7.0%−18%

11Bullock County, ALAL9,780-6.8%−212%

12Fayette County, ALAL15,872-6.8%−328%

13Marengo County, ALAL18,311-6.7%+184%

14Chambers County, ALAL34,253-6.5%+715%

15Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-6.1%−2554%

16Pickens County, ALAL18,221-5.7%−575%

17Dallas County, ALAL35,140-5.5%+50%

18Barbour County, ALAL24,607-5.4%−138%

19Coosa County, ALAL10,161-5.4%−153%

20Walker County, ALAL65,140-5.2%−216%

21Monroe County, ALAL18,965-5.2%−448%

22Washington County, ALAL14,822-2.9%−134%

23Clay County, ALAL14,207-2.3%−130%

24Butler County, ALAL18,100-2.1%−6%

25Winston County, ALAL23,829-1.4%−111%

26Marion County, ALAL29,097-1.4%−130%

27Lawrence County, ALAL33,843-1.3%−113%

28Jackson County, ALAL54,281-1.3%−110%

29Colbert County, ALAL59,474-1.0%−116%

30Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-0.5%−133%

31Escambia County, ALAL36,665-0.3%−104%

32Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953+0.3%−95%

33Covington County, ALAL37,947+0.4%−89%

34Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0.9%−74%

35Franklin County, ALAL32,449+1.5%−87%

36Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175+1.8%+702%

37Dale County, ALAL49,912+2.3%−325%

38Randolph County, ALAL23,163+2.4%−81%

39Talladega County, ALAL81,603+2.5%−71%

40Montgomery County, ALAL225,891+2.6%−62%

41Mobile County, ALAL411,658+3.3%−41%

42Cullman County, ALAL94,009+3.8%−74%

43Geneva County, ALAL27,554+4.0%−56%

44Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+5.4%−48%

45Calhoun County, ALAL115,834+5.6%−273%

46Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+6.0%−45%

47Henry County, ALAL18,394+6.1%−0%

48Russell County, ALAL58,898+6.4%+4%

49Morgan County, ALAL126,483+7.6%−31%

50Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+8.3%−63%

51Bibb County, ALAL22,262+10.0%−61%

52Chilton County, ALAL47,708+10.2%−53%

53DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+10.3%−42%

54Pike County, ALAL33,688+11.1%+53%

55Blount County, ALAL60,156+12.3%−59%

56Marshall County, ALAL103,537+13.1%−18%

57Houston County, ALAL110,318+14.4%+57%

58Coffee County, ALAL56,953+14.5%+73%

59Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+18.1%+89%

60Elmore County, ALAL91,577+20.4%−40%

61Madison County, ALAL433,516+21.0%+33%

62Lee County, ALAL189,881+21.9%−32%

63Autauga County, ALAL61,920+25.0%−10%

64Limestone County, ALAL122,928+26.0%+22%

65St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+29.1%−1%

66Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+29.8%−30%

67Shelby County, ALAL238,552+36.1%−18%

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