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Largest by population, Alabama counties

The most populous Alabama counties as of the 2025 population estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS 2000

01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742+1%

02Madison County, ALAL433,516+57%

03Mobile County, ALAL411,658+3%

04Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+91%

05Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+46%

06Shelby County, ALAL238,552+66%

07Montgomery County, ALAL225,891+1%

08Lee County, ALAL189,881+65%

09Morgan County, ALAL126,483+14%

10Limestone County, ALAL122,928+87%

11Calhoun County, ALAL115,834+3%

12Houston County, ALAL110,318+24%

13Etowah County, ALAL103,886+0%

14Marshall County, ALAL103,537+26%

15St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+52%

16Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+10%

17Cullman County, ALAL94,009+21%

18Elmore County, ALAL91,577+39%

19Talladega County, ALAL81,603+2%

20DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+15%

21Walker County, ALAL65,140−8%

22Autauga County, ALAL61,920+42%

23Blount County, ALAL60,156+18%

24Colbert County, ALAL59,474+8%

25Russell County, ALAL58,898+18%

26Coffee County, ALAL56,953+31%

27Jackson County, ALAL54,281+1%

28Dale County, ALAL49,912+2%

29Chilton County, ALAL47,708+20%

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953−1%

31Covington County, ALAL37,947+1%

32Escambia County, ALAL36,665−5%

33Dallas County, ALAL35,140−24%

34Chambers County, ALAL34,253−6%

35Lawrence County, ALAL33,843−3%

36Pike County, ALAL33,688+14%

37Franklin County, ALAL32,449+4%

38Marion County, ALAL29,097−7%

39Geneva County, ALAL27,554+7%

40Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+10%

41Barbour County, ALAL24,607−15%

42Winston County, ALAL23,829−4%

43Randolph County, ALAL23,163+3%

44Bibb County, ALAL22,262+7%

45Clarke County, ALAL22,014−21%

46Monroe County, ALAL18,965−22%

47Henry County, ALAL18,394+13%

48Marengo County, ALAL18,311−19%

49Pickens County, ALAL18,221−13%

50Macon County, ALAL18,132−25%

51Butler County, ALAL18,100−15%

52Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+13%

53Fayette County, ALAL15,872−14%

54Hale County, ALAL15,194−12%

55Washington County, ALAL14,822−18%

56Clay County, ALAL14,207−0%

57Lamar County, ALAL13,587−15%

58Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175−4%

59Choctaw County, ALAL11,904−25%

60Sumter County, ALAL11,588−22%

61Conecuh County, ALAL10,899−23%

62Coosa County, ALAL10,161−17%

63Bullock County, ALAL9,780−17%

64Wilcox County, ALAL9,666−27%

65Lowndes County, ALAL9,359−31%

66Perry County, ALAL7,425−37%

67Greene County, ALAL7,067−29%

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