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Most densely populated, Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by residents per square mile (2025). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 49.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742599+1%

02Madison County, ALAL433,516541+57%

03Mobile County, ALAL411,658335+3%

04▲1Lee County, ALAL189,881313+65%

05▲1Shelby County, ALAL238,552304+66%

06▼2Montgomery County, ALAL225,891288+1%

07Morgan County, ALAL126,483218+14%

08▲3Limestone County, ALAL122,928218+87%

09▼1Etowah County, ALAL103,8861940%

10▼1Calhoun County, ALAL115,834191+3%

11▼1Houston County, ALAL110,318190+24%

12Marshall County, ALAL103,537183+26%

13Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368183+46%

14Baldwin County, ALAL267,761168+91%

15St. Clair County, ALAL98,206155+52%

16Elmore County, ALAL91,577148+39%

17Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135145+10%

18Cullman County, ALAL94,009128+21%

19Talladega County, ALAL81,603111+2%

20Autauga County, ALAL61,920104+42%

21Colbert County, ALAL59,474100+8%

22▲1DeKalb County, ALAL74,08595+15%

23▲1Blount County, ALAL60,15693+18%

24▼2Russell County, ALAL58,89892+18%

25Dale County, ALAL49,91289+2%

26▲1Coffee County, ALAL56,95384+31%

27▼1Walker County, ALAL65,14082−8%

28Chilton County, ALAL47,70869+20%

29Chambers County, ALAL34,25357−6%

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95357−1%

31Franklin County, ALAL32,44951+4%

32▲1Jackson County, ALAL54,28150+1%

33▼1Pike County, ALAL33,68850+14%

34Lawrence County, ALAL33,84349−3%

35Geneva County, ALAL27,55448+7%

36Cherokee County, ALAL26,41348+10%

37▲4Randolph County, ALAL23,16340+3%

38▼1Marion County, ALAL29,09739−7%

39▲1Winston County, ALAL23,82939−4%

40▼1Escambia County, ALAL36,66539−5%

41▲1Covington County, ALAL37,94737+1%

42▼4Dallas County, ALAL35,14036−24%

43Bibb County, ALAL22,26236+7%

44▲1Henry County, ALAL18,39433+13%

45▼1Macon County, ALAL18,13230−25%

46▲1Cleburne County, ALAL15,97029+13%

47▼1Barbour County, ALAL24,60728−15%

48Fayette County, ALAL15,87225−14%

49▲3Hale County, ALAL15,19424−12%

50Clay County, ALAL14,207240%

51▼2Butler County, ALAL18,10023−15%

52▼1Lamar County, ALAL13,58722−15%

53▲1Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522−4%

54▼1Pickens County, ALAL18,22121−13%

55Marengo County, ALAL18,31119−19%

56Monroe County, ALAL18,96518−22%

57Clarke County, ALAL22,01418−21%

58Bullock County, ALAL9,78016−17%

59Coosa County, ALAL10,16116−17%

60▲1Washington County, ALAL14,82214−18%

61▼1Lowndes County, ALAL9,35913−31%

62Choctaw County, ALAL11,90413−25%

63Sumter County, ALAL11,58813−22%

64Conecuh County, ALAL10,89913−23%

65Greene County, ALAL7,06711−29%

66Wilcox County, ALAL9,66611−27%

67Perry County, ALAL7,42510−37%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES