RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

Largest by population, Alabama counties · 1990

The most populous Alabama counties as of the 1990 population estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATETOTAL POPULATIONVS –

01Jefferson County, ALAL651,525–

02Mobile County, ALAL378,643–

03Madison County, ALAL238,912–

04Montgomery County, ALAL209,085–

05Tuscaloosa County, ALAL150,522–

06Calhoun County, ALAL116,034–

07Morgan County, ALAL100,043–

08Etowah County, ALAL99,840–

09Shelby County, ALAL99,358–

10Baldwin County, ALAL98,280–

11Lee County, ALAL87,146–

12Houston County, ALAL81,331–

13Lauderdale County, ALAL79,661–

14Talladega County, ALAL74,107–

15Marshall County, ALAL70,832–

16Walker County, ALAL67,670–

17Cullman County, ALAL67,613–

18DeKalb County, ALAL54,651–

19Limestone County, ALAL54,135–

20Colbert County, ALAL51,666–

21St. Clair County, ALAL50,009–

22Dale County, ALAL49,633–

23Elmore County, ALAL49,210–

24Dallas County, ALAL48,130–

25Jackson County, ALAL47,796–

26Russell County, ALAL46,860–

27Coffee County, ALAL40,240–

28Blount County, ALAL39,248–

29Tallapoosa County, ALAL38,826–

30Chambers County, ALAL36,876–

31Covington County, ALAL36,478–

32Escambia County, ALAL35,518–

33Autauga County, ALAL34,222–

34Chilton County, ALAL32,458–

35Lawrence County, ALAL31,513–

36Marion County, ALAL29,830–

37Franklin County, ALAL27,814–

38Pike County, ALAL27,595–

39Clarke County, ALAL27,240–

40Barbour County, ALAL25,417–

41Macon County, ALAL24,928–

42Monroe County, ALAL23,968–

43Geneva County, ALAL23,647–

44Marengo County, ALAL23,084–

45Winston County, ALAL22,053–

46Butler County, ALAL21,892–

47Pickens County, ALAL20,699–

48Randolph County, ALAL19,881–

49Cherokee County, ALAL19,543–

50Fayette County, ALAL17,962–

51Washington County, ALAL16,694–

52Bibb County, ALAL16,576–

53Sumter County, ALAL16,174–

54Choctaw County, ALAL16,018–

55Lamar County, ALAL15,715–

56Hale County, ALAL15,498–

57Henry County, ALAL15,374–

58Conecuh County, ALAL14,054–

59Crenshaw County, ALAL13,635–

60Wilcox County, ALAL13,568–

61Clay County, ALAL13,252–

62Perry County, ALAL12,759–

63Cleburne County, ALAL12,730–

64Lowndes County, ALAL12,658–

65Coosa County, ALAL11,063–

66Bullock County, ALAL11,042–

67Greene County, ALAL10,153–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS