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Most densely populated, Alabama counties · 2020

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, ALAL665,742607+2%

02Madison County, ALAL433,516484+40%

03Mobile County, ALAL411,658337+4%

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,891292+2%

05Lee County, ALAL189,881287+51%

06Shelby County, ALAL238,552284+56%

07Morgan County, ALAL126,483213+11%

08Etowah County, ALAL103,886193−0%

09Calhoun County, ALAL115,834192+4%

10Houston County, ALAL110,318185+21%

11Limestone County, ALAL122,928184+58%

12Marshall County, ALAL103,537173+19%

13Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368172+38%

14Baldwin County, ALAL267,761146+65%

15St. Clair County, ALAL98,206144+41%

16Elmore County, ALAL91,577142+34%

17Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135140+6%

18Cullman County, ALAL94,009120+13%

19Talladega County, ALAL81,603111+2%

20Autauga County, ALAL61,92099+35%

21Colbert County, ALAL59,47497+4%

22Russell County, ALAL58,89892+19%

23DeKalb County, ALAL74,08592+11%

24Blount County, ALAL60,15692+16%

25Dale County, ALAL49,91288+0%

26Walker County, ALAL65,14083−8%

27Coffee County, ALAL56,95379+23%

28Chilton County, ALAL47,70865+14%

29Chambers County, ALAL34,25358−5%

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95358−0%

31Franklin County, ALAL32,44951+3%

32Pike County, ALAL33,68849+11%

33Jackson County, ALAL54,28149−2%

34Lawrence County, ALAL33,84348−5%

35Geneva County, ALAL27,55446+3%

36Cherokee County, ALAL26,41345+4%

37Marion County, ALAL29,09740−6%

38Dallas County, ALAL35,14039−17%

39Escambia County, ALAL36,66539−4%

40Winston County, ALAL23,82938−5%

41Randolph County, ALAL23,16338−2%

42Covington County, ALAL37,94736−0%

43Bibb County, ALAL22,26236+7%

44Macon County, ALAL18,13232−19%

45Henry County, ALAL18,39431+5%

46Barbour County, ALAL24,60729−13%

47Cleburne County, ALAL15,97027+7%

48Fayette County, ALAL15,87226−12%

49Butler County, ALAL18,10025−11%

50Clay County, ALAL14,20724−0%

51Lamar County, ALAL13,58723−12%

52Hale County, ALAL15,19423−14%

53Pickens County, ALAL18,22122−9%

54Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522−3%

55Marengo County, ALAL18,31120−14%

56Monroe County, ALAL18,96519−19%

57Clarke County, ALAL22,01419−17%

58Bullock County, ALAL9,78017−12%

59Coosa County, ALAL10,16116−15%

60Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914−23%

61Washington County, ALAL14,82214−15%

62Choctaw County, ALAL11,90414−20%

63Sumter County, ALAL11,58814−17%

64Conecuh County, ALAL10,89914−18%

65Greene County, ALAL7,06712−22%

66Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612−20%

67Perry County, ALAL7,42512−28%

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