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Largest by population, Alabama counties · 2020

The most populous Alabama counties as of the 2020 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, ALAL674,721+2%

02Mobile County, ALAL414,809+4%

03Madison County, ALAL388,153+40%

04Baldwin County, ALAL231,767+65%

05Montgomery County, ALAL228,954+2%

06Tuscaloosa County, ALAL227,036+38%

07Shelby County, ALAL223,024+56%

08Lee County, ALAL174,241+51%

09Morgan County, ALAL123,421+11%

10Calhoun County, ALAL116,441+4%

11Houston County, ALAL107,202+21%

12Limestone County, ALAL103,570+58%

13Etowah County, ALAL103,436−0%

14Marshall County, ALAL97,612+19%

15Lauderdale County, ALAL93,564+6%

16St. Clair County, ALAL91,103+41%

17Elmore County, ALAL87,977+34%

18Cullman County, ALAL87,866+13%

19Talladega County, ALAL82,149+2%

20DeKalb County, ALAL71,608+11%

21Walker County, ALAL65,342−8%

22Russell County, ALAL59,183+19%

23Blount County, ALAL59,134+16%

24Autauga County, ALAL58,805+35%

25Colbert County, ALAL57,227+4%

26Coffee County, ALAL53,465+23%

27Jackson County, ALAL52,579−2%

28Dale County, ALAL49,326+0%

29Chilton County, ALAL45,014+14%

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL41,311−0%

31Dallas County, ALAL38,462−17%

32Covington County, ALAL37,570−0%

33Escambia County, ALAL36,757−4%

34Chambers County, ALAL34,772−5%

35Lawrence County, ALAL33,073−5%

36Pike County, ALAL33,009+11%

37Franklin County, ALAL32,113+3%

38Marion County, ALAL29,341−6%

39Geneva County, ALAL26,659+3%

40Barbour County, ALAL25,223−13%

41Cherokee County, ALAL24,971+4%

42Winston County, ALAL23,540−5%

43Clarke County, ALAL23,087−17%

44Bibb County, ALAL22,293+7%

45Randolph County, ALAL21,967−2%

46Monroe County, ALAL19,772−19%

47Macon County, ALAL19,532−19%

48Marengo County, ALAL19,323−14%

49Pickens County, ALAL19,123−9%

50Butler County, ALAL19,051−11%

51Henry County, ALAL17,146+5%

52Fayette County, ALAL16,321−12%

53Washington County, ALAL15,388−15%

54Cleburne County, ALAL15,056+7%

55Hale County, ALAL14,785−14%

56Clay County, ALAL14,236−0%

57Lamar County, ALAL13,972−12%

58Crenshaw County, ALAL13,194−3%

59Choctaw County, ALAL12,665−20%

60Sumter County, ALAL12,345−17%

61Conecuh County, ALAL11,597−18%

62Wilcox County, ALAL10,600−20%

63Coosa County, ALAL10,387−15%

64Bullock County, ALAL10,357−12%

65Lowndes County, ALAL10,311−23%

66Perry County, ALAL8,511−28%

67Greene County, ALAL7,730−22%

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