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Lowest unemployment, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 5.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Greene County, AL, up 45 places to #20.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲7Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.0%−1.8 pts

02Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.4%−0.5 pts

03▲26Clay County, ALAL14,2072.4%−3.0 pts

04▼1Cleburne County, ALAL15,9702.6%−0.7 pts

05▲4Shelby County, ALAL238,5522.9%−0.9 pts

06▲4Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613.0%−0.9 pts

07▲4Colbert County, ALAL59,4743.1%−0.9 pts

08▲16Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.3%−1.8 pts

09▲10Lee County, ALAL189,8813.5%−1.1 pts

10▲20Winston County, ALAL23,8293.6%−1.8 pts

11▲6Madison County, ALAL433,5163.6%−0.9 pts

12▲19Henry County, ALAL18,3943.6%−1.8 pts

13▲8Franklin County, ALAL32,4493.6%−1.2 pts

14▲8Pike County, ALAL33,6883.7%−1.2 pts

15▲5Morgan County, ALAL126,4833.7%−1.1 pts

16▼2Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.8%−0.3 pts

17▲6Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.8%−1.2 pts

18▼3Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133.9%−0.2 pts

19▼13Marshall County, ALAL103,5373.9%+0.3 pts

20▲45Greene County, ALAL7,0674.0%−8.6 pts

21▼3Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1354.1%−0.6 pts

22▲24Marengo County, ALAL18,3114.1%−2.8 pts

23▼7DeKalb County, ALAL74,0854.1%−0.3 pts

24▲2Jackson County, ALAL54,2814.5%−0.7 pts

25▲9Houston County, ALAL110,3184.5%−1.1 pts

26▲2St. Clair County, ALAL98,2064.6%−0.6 pts

27▼14Elmore County, ALAL91,5774.6%+0.6 pts

28▲27Pickens County, ALAL18,2214.7%−3.7 pts

29▲11Jefferson County, ALAL665,7424.7%−1.5 pts

30▲14Washington County, ALAL14,8224.9%−1.9 pts

31▲18Walker County, ALAL65,1404.9%−2.4 pts

32▲30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9534.9%−6.0 pts

33▼6Blount County, ALAL60,1565.0%−0.2 pts

34▲5Marion County, ALAL29,0975.0%−1.1 pts

35▲7Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.0%−1.4 pts

36▼4Coffee County, ALAL56,9535.1%−0.4 pts

37▼32Chambers County, ALAL34,2535.1%+1.6 pts

38▲13Covington County, ALAL37,9475.2%−2.5 pts

39▼4Mobile County, ALAL411,6585.3%−0.4 pts

40▼28Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.4%+1.4 pts

41▼16Lamar County, ALAL13,5875.5%+0.4 pts

42▼4Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.5%−0.6 pts

43▼36Geneva County, ALAL27,5545.6%+2.0 pts

44▼7Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3685.8%−0.1 pts

45▼4Montgomery County, ALAL225,8915.9%−0.5 pts

46▼10Etowah County, ALAL103,8865.9%+0.2 pts

47▲1Calhoun County, ALAL115,8346.0%−1.3 pts

48▲9Hale County, ALAL15,1946.0%−3.1 pts

49▼48Coosa County, ALAL10,1616.2%+3.7 pts

50▼17Russell County, ALAL58,8986.2%+0.7 pts

51▼8Butler County, ALAL18,1006.5%0.0 pts

52▲4Dale County, ALAL49,9126.6%−2.4 pts

53▼6Talladega County, ALAL81,6036.8%−0.2 pts

54▲6Lowndes County, ALAL9,3596.8%−3.6 pts

55▼51Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.2%+3.9 pts

56▼11Barbour County, ALAL24,6077.8%+0.9 pts

57▲4Macon County, ALAL18,1328.3%−2.6 pts

58▼5Fayette County, ALAL15,8728.4%+0.5 pts

59▼7Conecuh County, ALAL10,8998.7%+0.8 pts

60▲4Clarke County, ALAL22,0149.2%−2.4 pts

61▼3Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.1%0.0 pts

62▲5Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.4%−3.1 pts

63▼4Dallas County, ALAL35,14011.0%+0.6 pts

64▲2Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.8%−1.2 pts

65▼15Bibb County, ALAL22,26212.1%+4.6 pts

66▼12Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.1%+4.1 pts

67▼4Perry County, ALAL7,42516.5%+5.0 pts

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