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Least affordable housing, Alabama counties · 2020

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

01Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613.4+31%

02Pike County, ALAL33,6883.4+47%

03Perry County, ALAL7,4253.4+73%

04Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3683.3+19%

05Lee County, ALAL189,8813.3+19%

06Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133.3+58%

07Monroe County, ALAL18,9653.2+77%

08Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1353.1+27%

09Jefferson County, ALAL665,7423.0+25%

10Russell County, ALAL58,8983.0+24%

11Hale County, ALAL15,1943.0+52%

12Houston County, ALAL110,3182.9+34%

13Greene County, ALAL7,0672.9+33%

14Clarke County, ALAL22,0142.9+48%

15Madison County, ALAL433,5162.8+29%

16Escambia County, ALAL36,6652.8+42%

17Marshall County, ALAL103,5372.8+19%

18Shelby County, ALAL238,5522.8+14%

19Cullman County, ALAL94,0092.8+14%

20Mobile County, ALAL411,6582.8+23%

21Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.8+42%

22Etowah County, ALAL103,8862.8+30%

23Blount County, ALAL60,1562.8+27%

24Elmore County, ALAL91,5772.7+28%

25Clay County, ALAL14,2072.7+31%

26Morgan County, ALAL126,4832.7+24%

27Coffee County, ALAL56,9532.7+30%

28DeKalb County, ALAL74,0852.7+31%

29St. Clair County, ALAL98,2062.7+22%

30Randolph County, ALAL23,1632.6+27%

31Colbert County, ALAL59,4742.6+23%

32Limestone County, ALAL122,9282.6+21%

33Geneva County, ALAL27,5542.6+32%

34Sumter County, ALAL11,5882.6+20%

35Cleburne County, ALAL15,9702.6+27%

36Talladega County, ALAL81,6032.6+30%

37Jackson County, ALAL54,2812.5+30%

38Dallas County, ALAL35,1402.5+3%

39Montgomery County, ALAL225,8912.5+6%

40Franklin County, ALAL32,4492.5+12%

41Dale County, ALAL49,9122.5+27%

42Marengo County, ALAL18,3112.5+25%

43Pickens County, ALAL18,2212.5+13%

44Barbour County, ALAL24,6072.5+8%

45Calhoun County, ALAL115,8342.4+17%

46Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.4+18%

47Walker County, ALAL65,1402.4+25%

48Conecuh County, ALAL10,8992.4+7%

49Chambers County, ALAL34,2532.4+24%

50Covington County, ALAL37,9472.3+16%

51Macon County, ALAL18,1322.3−19%

52Henry County, ALAL18,3942.3+21%

53Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9532.2+6%

54Lamar County, ALAL13,5872.2+27%

55Fayette County, ALAL15,8722.2+13%

56Bullock County, ALAL9,7802.2−16%

57Butler County, ALAL18,1002.2+12%

58Marion County, ALAL29,0972.1+5%

59Winston County, ALAL23,8292.1+14%

60Washington County, ALAL14,8222.1+24%

61Choctaw County, ALAL11,9042.1+10%

62Coosa County, ALAL10,1612.0+15%

63Chilton County, ALAL47,7082.0−7%

64Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1752.0+7%

65Lowndes County, ALAL9,3592.0−2%

66Wilcox County, ALAL9,6661.9−19%

67Bibb County, ALAL22,2621.9+2%

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