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Lowest unemployment, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Lawrence County, ALAL33,8432.0%–

02Autauga County, ALAL61,9202.4%–

03Clay County, ALAL14,2072.4%–

04Cleburne County, ALAL15,9702.6%–

05Shelby County, ALAL238,5522.9%–

06Baldwin County, ALAL267,7613.0%–

07Colbert County, ALAL59,4743.1%–

08Limestone County, ALAL122,9283.3%–

09Lee County, ALAL189,8813.5%–

10Winston County, ALAL23,8293.6%–

11Madison County, ALAL433,5163.6%–

12Henry County, ALAL18,3943.6%–

13Franklin County, ALAL32,4493.6%–

14Pike County, ALAL33,6883.7%–

15Morgan County, ALAL126,4833.7%–

16Randolph County, ALAL23,1633.8%–

17Cullman County, ALAL94,0093.8%–

18Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133.9%–

19Marshall County, ALAL103,5373.9%–

20Greene County, ALAL7,0674.0%–

21Lauderdale County, ALAL97,1354.1%–

22Marengo County, ALAL18,3114.1%–

23DeKalb County, ALAL74,0854.1%–

24Jackson County, ALAL54,2814.5%–

25Houston County, ALAL110,3184.5%–

26St. Clair County, ALAL98,2064.6%–

27Elmore County, ALAL91,5774.6%–

28Pickens County, ALAL18,2214.7%–

29Jefferson County, ALAL665,7424.7%–

30Washington County, ALAL14,8224.9%–

31Walker County, ALAL65,1404.9%–

32Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9534.9%–

33Blount County, ALAL60,1565.0%–

34Marion County, ALAL29,0975.0%–

35Choctaw County, ALAL11,9045.0%–

36Coffee County, ALAL56,9535.1%–

37Chambers County, ALAL34,2535.1%–

38Covington County, ALAL37,9475.2%–

39Mobile County, ALAL411,6585.3%–

40Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1755.4%–

41Lamar County, ALAL13,5875.5%–

42Chilton County, ALAL47,7085.5%–

43Geneva County, ALAL27,5545.6%–

44Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,3685.8%–

45Montgomery County, ALAL225,8915.9%–

46Etowah County, ALAL103,8865.9%–

47Calhoun County, ALAL115,8346.0%–

48Hale County, ALAL15,1946.0%–

49Coosa County, ALAL10,1616.2%–

50Russell County, ALAL58,8986.2%–

51Butler County, ALAL18,1006.5%–

52Dale County, ALAL49,9126.6%–

53Talladega County, ALAL81,6036.8%–

54Lowndes County, ALAL9,3596.8%–

55Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.2%–

56Barbour County, ALAL24,6077.8%–

57Macon County, ALAL18,1328.3%–

58Fayette County, ALAL15,8728.4%–

59Conecuh County, ALAL10,8998.7%–

60Clarke County, ALAL22,0149.2%–

61Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.1%–

62Monroe County, ALAL18,96510.4%–

63Dallas County, ALAL35,14011.0%–

64Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611.8%–

65Bibb County, ALAL22,26212.1%–

66Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.1%–

67Perry County, ALAL7,42516.5%–

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