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Most densely populated, Alabama counties · 2010

Alabama counties ranked by residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742592−1%

02Madison County, ALAL433,516418+21%

03Mobile County, ALAL411,658336+3%

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,891292+3%

05Shelby County, ALAL238,552248+36%

06Lee County, ALAL189,881231+22%

07Morgan County, ALAL126,483206+8%

08Calhoun County, ALAL115,834196+6%

09Etowah County, ALAL103,886195+1%

10Houston County, ALAL110,318175+14%

11Marshall County, ALAL103,537164+13%

12Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368147+18%

13Limestone County, ALAL122,928147+26%

14Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135139+5%

15St. Clair County, ALAL98,206132+29%

16Elmore County, ALAL91,577128+20%

17Baldwin County, ALAL267,761115+30%

18Talladega County, ALAL81,603112+2%

19Cullman County, ALAL94,009109+4%

20Autauga County, ALAL61,92092+25%

21Colbert County, ALAL59,47492−1%

22DeKalb County, ALAL74,08592+10%

23Dale County, ALAL49,91290+2%

24Blount County, ALAL60,15689+12%

25Walker County, ALAL65,14085−5%

26Russell County, ALAL58,89883+6%

27Coffee County, ALAL56,95374+15%

28Chilton County, ALAL47,70863+10%

29Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95358+0%

30Chambers County, ALAL34,25357−6%

31Franklin County, ALAL32,44950+2%

32Lawrence County, ALAL33,84350−1%

33Jackson County, ALAL54,28149−1%

34Pike County, ALAL33,68849+11%

35Cherokee County, ALAL26,41347+8%

36Geneva County, ALAL27,55447+4%

37Dallas County, ALAL35,14045−5%

38Marion County, ALAL29,09741−1%

39Escambia County, ALAL36,66541−0%

40Winston County, ALAL23,82940−1%

41Randolph County, ALAL23,16339+2%

42Bibb County, ALAL22,26237+10%

43Covington County, ALAL37,94737+0%

44Macon County, ALAL18,13235−11%

45Barbour County, ALAL24,60731−5%

46Henry County, ALAL18,39431+6%

47Fayette County, ALAL15,87227−7%

48Butler County, ALAL18,10027−2%

49Cleburne County, ALAL15,97027+6%

50Hale County, ALAL15,19424−8%

51Lamar County, ALAL13,58724−8%

52Clay County, ALAL14,20723−2%

53Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17523+2%

54Monroe County, ALAL18,96522−5%

55Pickens County, ALAL18,22122−6%

56Marengo County, ALAL18,31122−7%

57Clarke County, ALAL22,01421−7%

58Coosa County, ALAL10,16118−5%

59Bullock County, ALAL9,78018−7%

60Washington County, ALAL14,82216−3%

61Lowndes County, ALAL9,35916−16%

62Conecuh County, ALAL10,89916−6%

63Sumter County, ALAL11,58815−7%

64Choctaw County, ALAL11,90415−13%

65Perry County, ALAL7,42515−11%

66Greene County, ALAL7,06714−9%

67Wilcox County, ALAL9,66613−11%

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