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Least affordable housing, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties ranked by the CensusEasy Afford Score, median home value divided by median household income (2023 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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Macon County, ALAL18,1322.9+0%

02Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3682.8+0%

03Lee County, ALAL189,8812.8+0%

04Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.6+0%

05Baldwin County, ALAL267,7612.6+0%

06Shelby County, ALAL238,5522.5+0%

07Dallas County, ALAL35,1402.4+0%

08Cullman County, ALAL94,0092.4+0%

09Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1352.4+0%

10Russell County, ALAL58,8982.4+0%

11Jefferson County, ALAL665,7422.4+0%

12Wilcox County, ALAL9,6662.4+0%

13Marshall County, ALAL103,5372.4+0%

14Montgomery County, ALAL225,8912.4+0%

15Barbour County, ALAL24,6072.3+0%

16Pike County, ALAL33,6882.3+0%

17Mobile County, ALAL411,6582.3+0%

18Franklin County, ALAL32,4492.2+0%

19Conecuh County, ALAL10,8992.2+0%

20Madison County, ALAL433,5162.2+0%

21Morgan County, ALAL126,4832.2+0%

22Pickens County, ALAL18,2212.2+0%

23Blount County, ALAL60,1562.2+0%

24St. Clair County, ALAL98,2062.2+0%

25Houston County, ALAL110,3182.2+0%

26Chilton County, ALAL47,7082.2+0%

27Limestone County, ALAL122,9282.2+0%

28Sumter County, ALAL11,5882.2+0%

29Greene County, ALAL7,0672.1+0%

30Elmore County, ALAL91,5772.1+0%

31Colbert County, ALAL59,4742.1+0%

32Etowah County, ALAL103,8862.1+0%

33Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9532.1+0%

34Randolph County, ALAL23,1632.1+0%

35Coffee County, ALAL56,9532.1+0%

36Clay County, ALAL14,2072.1+0%

37Calhoun County, ALAL115,8342.1+0%

38Cherokee County, ALAL26,4132.1+0%

39Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.1+0%

40DeKalb County, ALAL74,0852.0+0%

41Marion County, ALAL29,0972.0+0%

42Lowndes County, ALAL9,3592.0+0%

43Cleburne County, ALAL15,9702.0+0%

44Covington County, ALAL37,9472.0+0%

45Escambia County, ALAL36,6652.0+0%

46Marengo County, ALAL18,3112.0+0%

47Geneva County, ALAL27,5542.0+0%

48Fayette County, ALAL15,8722.0+0%

49Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.0+0%

50Dale County, ALAL49,9122.0+0%

51Butler County, ALAL18,1002.0+0%

52Talladega County, ALAL81,6032.0+0%

53Hale County, ALAL15,1942.0+0%

54Jackson County, ALAL54,2811.9+0%

55Perry County, ALAL7,4251.9+0%

56Clarke County, ALAL22,0141.9+0%

57Walker County, ALAL65,1401.9+0%

58Chambers County, ALAL34,2531.9+0%

59Henry County, ALAL18,3941.9+0%

60Choctaw County, ALAL11,9041.9+0%

61Winston County, ALAL23,8291.9+0%

62Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1751.9+0%

63Bibb County, ALAL22,2621.8+0%

64Coosa County, ALAL10,1611.8+0%

65Monroe County, ALAL18,9651.8+0%

66Lamar County, ALAL13,5871.8+0%

67Washington County, ALAL14,8221.7+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES