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Largest by population, Alabama counties · 2000

The most populous Alabama counties as of the 2000 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 1990

01Jefferson County, ALAL662,047+2%

02Mobile County, ALAL399,843+6%

03Madison County, ALAL276,700+16%

04Montgomery County, ALAL223,510+7%

05Tuscaloosa County, ALAL164,875+10%

06Shelby County, ALAL143,293+44%

07Baldwin County, ALAL140,415+43%

08Lee County, ALAL115,092+32%

09Calhoun County, ALAL112,249−3%

10Morgan County, ALAL111,064+11%

11Etowah County, ALAL103,459+4%

12Houston County, ALAL88,787+9%

13Lauderdale County, ALAL87,966+10%

14Marshall County, ALAL82,231+16%

15Talladega County, ALAL80,321+8%

16Cullman County, ALAL77,483+15%

17Walker County, ALAL70,713+4%

18Elmore County, ALAL65,874+34%

19Limestone County, ALAL65,676+21%

20St. Clair County, ALAL64,742+29%

21DeKalb County, ALAL64,452+18%

22Colbert County, ALAL54,984+6%

23Jackson County, ALAL53,926+13%

24Blount County, ALAL51,024+30%

25Russell County, ALAL49,756+6%

26Dale County, ALAL49,129−1%

27Dallas County, ALAL46,365−4%

28Autauga County, ALAL43,671+28%

29Coffee County, ALAL43,615+8%

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL41,475+7%

31Chilton County, ALAL39,593+22%

32Escambia County, ALAL38,440+8%

33Covington County, ALAL37,631+3%

34Chambers County, ALAL36,583−1%

35Lawrence County, ALAL34,803+10%

36Franklin County, ALAL31,223+12%

37Marion County, ALAL31,214+5%

38Pike County, ALAL29,605+7%

39Barbour County, ALAL29,038+14%

40Clarke County, ALAL27,867+2%

41Geneva County, ALAL25,764+9%

42Winston County, ALAL24,843+13%

43Monroe County, ALAL24,324+1%

44Macon County, ALAL24,105−3%

45Cherokee County, ALAL23,988+23%

46Marengo County, ALAL22,539−2%

47Randolph County, ALAL22,380+13%

48Butler County, ALAL21,399−2%

49Pickens County, ALAL20,949+1%

50Bibb County, ALAL20,826+26%

51Fayette County, ALAL18,495+3%

52Washington County, ALAL18,097+8%

53Hale County, ALAL17,185+11%

54Henry County, ALAL16,310+6%

55Choctaw County, ALAL15,922−1%

56Lamar County, ALAL15,904+1%

57Sumter County, ALAL14,798−9%

58Clay County, ALAL14,254+8%

59Cleburne County, ALAL14,123+11%

60Conecuh County, ALAL14,089+0%

61Crenshaw County, ALAL13,665+0%

62Lowndes County, ALAL13,473+6%

63Wilcox County, ALAL13,183−3%

64Coosa County, ALAL12,202+10%

65Perry County, ALAL11,861−7%

66Bullock County, ALAL11,714+6%

67Greene County, ALAL9,974−2%

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