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Least affordable housing, Alabama counties

Name: Least affordable housing, Alabama counties, 2024
Creator: CensusEasy
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Alabama counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2024 ACS). A higher score means a home costs more years of local income. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 2.8. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bibb County, AL, up 33 places to #34.

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YEAR1990 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 1990

01Baldwin County, ALAL267,7614.0+61%

02▲3Lee County, ALAL189,8814.0+33%

03▲1Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3683.8+41%

04▲5Jefferson County, ALAL665,7423.6+61%

05▲25Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.5+86%

06▲9Madison County, ALAL433,5163.5+49%

07▲25Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.4+60%

08▼2Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133.3+62%

09▲9Shelby County, ALAL238,5523.3+39%

10▲1Hale County, ALAL15,1943.3+29%

11▲9Mobile County, ALAL411,6583.2+41%

12▼10Pike County, ALAL33,6883.2+29%

13▼3Russell County, ALAL58,8983.2+47%

14▲3Marshall County, ALAL103,5373.2+43%

15▼7Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1353.2+45%

16▲3Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.2+46%

17▼5Houston County, ALAL110,3183.1+49%

18▲8Morgan County, ALAL126,4833.1+45%

19▲18Jackson County, ALAL54,2813.1+56%

20▲2Etowah County, ALAL103,8863.1+61%

21▲14Cleburne County, ALAL15,9703.0+45%

22▲6DeKalb County, ALAL74,0853.0+52%

23▲6St. Clair County, ALAL98,2062.9+32%

24▲26Covington County, ALAL37,9472.9+52%

25▲14Montgomery County, ALAL225,8912.9+25%

26▼2Elmore County, ALAL91,5772.9+30%

27▼6Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.9+38%

28▼21Monroe County, ALAL18,9652.9+40%

29▲16Calhoun County, ALAL115,8342.8+32%

30▼5Clay County, ALAL14,2072.8+55%

31▼15Escambia County, ALAL36,6652.8+27%

32▼1Colbert County, ALAL59,4742.8+39%

33▼20Greene County, ALAL7,0672.8−3%

34▲33Bibb County, ALAL22,2622.8+43%

35▼8Coffee County, ALAL56,9532.8+25%

36▲13Chambers County, ALAL34,2532.7+55%

37▼14Blount County, ALAL60,1562.7+33%

38▲14Henry County, ALAL18,3942.7+46%

39▲4Pickens County, ALAL18,2212.7+26%

40▲13Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9532.7+37%

41▼3Dallas County, ALAL35,1402.7+2%

42▲18Washington County, ALAL14,8222.6+56%

43▼2Dale County, ALAL49,9122.6+29%

44▲12Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.6+23%

45▲1Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.6+25%

46▼10Talladega County, ALAL81,6032.6+25%

47▲14Choctaw County, ALAL11,9042.6+17%

48▼8Franklin County, ALAL32,4492.5+21%

49▼1Conecuh County, ALAL10,8992.5+28%

50▲5Fayette County, ALAL15,8722.5+35%

51▼17Sumter County, ALAL11,5882.5−8%

52▼19Geneva County, ALAL27,5542.5+38%

53▼39Clarke County, ALAL22,0142.5+20%

54▲9Chilton County, ALAL47,7082.5+25%

55▼11Barbour County, ALAL24,6072.5+18%

56▼14Marengo County, ALAL18,3112.5+9%

57▲9Wilcox County, ALAL9,6662.4−10%

58▼11Walker County, ALAL65,1402.4+18%

59▲5Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1752.3+25%

60▼9Macon County, ALAL18,1322.3−13%

61▲4Lowndes County, ALAL9,3592.3+6%

62▼59Perry County, ALAL7,4252.3+6%

63▼9Lamar County, ALAL13,5872.3+23%

64▼7Butler County, ALAL18,1002.2+4%

65▼7Marion County, ALAL29,0972.1+1%

66▼7Winston County, ALAL23,8292.1−3%

67▼5Coosa County, ALAL10,1612.0+17%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES