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Most population lost, Alabama counties

Alabama counties that lost 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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-8,979−185%

02Dallas County, ALAL35,140-3,322+88%

03Mobile County, ALAL411,658-3,151−115%

04Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-3,063−121%

05Macon County, ALAL18,132-1,400+70%

06Perry County, ALAL7,425-1,086+21%

07Clarke County, ALAL22,014-1,073−271%

08Marengo County, ALAL18,311-1,012+86%

09Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-952−217%

10Butler County, ALAL18,100-951+93%

11Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-934+143%

12Pickens County, ALAL18,221-902−461%

13Monroe County, ALAL18,965-807−327%

14Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-761+693%

15Sumter County, ALAL11,588-757−45%

16Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-698−2094%

17Greene County, ALAL7,067-663+270%

18Barbour County, ALAL24,607-616−117%

19Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-607−84%

20Bullock County, ALAL9,780-577−186%

21Washington County, ALAL14,822-566−140%

22Talladega County, ALAL81,603-546−109%

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

24Fayette County, ALAL15,872-449−184%

25Lamar County, ALAL13,587-385−304%

26Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-358−114%

27Russell County, ALAL58,898-285−110%

28Marion County, ALAL29,097-244−118%

29Coosa County, ALAL10,161-226−120%

30Walker County, ALAL65,140-202−107%

31Escambia County, ALAL36,665-92−103%

32Bibb County, ALAL22,262-31−101%

33Clay County, ALAL14,207-29−103%

34Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175-19−163%

35Winston County, ALAL23,829+289−90%

36Franklin County, ALAL32,449+336−90%

37Covington County, ALAL37,947+377−67%

38Hale County, ALAL15,194+409−76%

39Etowah County, ALAL103,886+450−88%

40Dale County, ALAL49,912+586−216%

41Pike County, ALAL33,688+679−66%

42Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+770−77%

43Geneva County, ALAL27,554+895−58%

44Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+914−34%

45Blount County, ALAL60,156+1,022−91%

46Randolph County, ALAL23,163+1,196−52%

47Henry County, ALAL18,394+1,248+33%

48Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+1,442−68%

49Jackson County, ALAL54,281+1,702−72%

50Colbert County, ALAL59,474+2,247−32%

51DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+2,477−75%

52Chilton County, ALAL47,708+2,694−62%

53Morgan County, ALAL126,483+3,062−72%

54Autauga County, ALAL61,920+3,115−67%

55Houston County, ALAL110,318+3,116−58%

56Coffee County, ALAL56,953+3,488+3%

57Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+3,571−57%

58Elmore County, ALAL91,577+3,600−78%

59Marshall County, ALAL103,537+5,925−48%

60Cullman County, ALAL94,009+6,143−38%

61St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7,103−52%

62Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+14,332−0%

63Shelby County, ALAL238,552+15,528−65%

64Lee County, ALAL189,881+15,640−44%

65Limestone County, ALAL122,928+19,358+68%

66Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+35,994−15%

67Madison County, ALAL433,516+45,363+20%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES