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Most population gained, Alabama counties

Alabama counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is -19. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cherokee County, AL, up 27 places to #20.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Madison County, ALAL433,516+45,363+20%

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+35,994−15%

03▲3Limestone County, ALAL122,928+19,358+68%

04▼1Lee County, ALAL189,881+15,640−44%

05Shelby County, ALAL238,552+15,528−65%

06▼2Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+14,3320%

07▲2St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7,103−52%

08▲2Cullman County, ALAL94,009+6,143−38%

09▲4Marshall County, ALAL103,537+5,925−48%

10▼2Elmore County, ALAL91,577+3,600−78%

11▲10Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3,571−57%

12▲4Coffee County, ALAL56,953+3,488+3%

13▼1Houston County, ALAL110,318+3,116−58%

14Autauga County, ALAL61,920+3,115−67%

15Morgan County, ALAL126,483+3,062−72%

16▲4Chilton County, ALAL47,708+2,694−62%

17▲6DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+2,477−75%

18▼1Colbert County, ALAL59,474+2,247−32%

19▲19Jackson County, ALAL54,281+1,702−72%

20▲27Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+1,442−68%

21▲9Henry County, ALAL18,394+1,248+33%

22▲21Randolph County, ALAL23,163+1,196−52%

23▼4Blount County, ALAL60,156+1,022−91%

24▲3Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+914−34%

25▲3Geneva County, ALAL27,554+895−58%

26▲25Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+770−77%

27▼1Pike County, ALAL33,688+679−66%

28▲13Dale County, ALAL49,912+586−216%

29▲17Etowah County, ALAL103,886+450−88%

30▲14Hale County, ALAL15,194+409−76%

31Covington County, ALAL37,947+377−67%

32▼8Franklin County, ALAL32,449+336−90%

33▲9Winston County, ALAL23,829+289−90%

34▲5Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-19−163%

35▼10Clay County, ALAL14,207-29−103%

36Bibb County, ALAL22,262-31−101%

37▲18Escambia County, ALAL36,665-92−103%

38▲19Walker County, ALAL65,140-202−107%

39▲10Coosa County, ALAL10,161-226−120%

40▲14Marion County, ALAL29,097-244−118%

41▼30Russell County, ALAL58,898-285−110%

42▼10Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-358−114%

43▼8Lamar County, ALAL13,587-385−304%

44▼4Fayette County, ALAL15,872-449−184%

45▼23Chambers County, ALAL34,253-519+77%

46▼17Talladega County, ALAL81,603-546−109%

47▲16Washington County, ALAL14,822-566−140%

48▼14Bullock County, ALAL9,780-577−186%

49▲13Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-607−84%

50▲14Barbour County, ALAL24,607-616−117%

51▲1Greene County, ALAL7,067-663+270%

52▲4Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-698−2094%

53Sumter County, ALAL11,588-757−45%

54▼4Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-761+693%

55▲11Monroe County, ALAL18,965-807−327%

56▼19Pickens County, ALAL18,221-902−461%

57▼9Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-934+143%

58▲1Butler County, ALAL18,100-951+93%

59▼14Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-952−217%

60▼2Marengo County, ALAL18,311-1,012+86%

61▲4Clarke County, ALAL22,014-1,073−271%

62▼1Perry County, ALAL7,425-1,086+21%

63▼3Macon County, ALAL18,132-1,400+70%

64▼31Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-3,063−121%

65▼47Mobile County, ALAL411,658-3,151−115%

66▲1Dallas County, ALAL35,140-3,322+88%

67▼60Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-8,979−185%

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