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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. The median across all 67 is -19. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Jefferson County, AL, up 60 places to #1.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲60Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-8,979−185%

02▼1Dallas County, ALAL35,140-3,322+88%

03▲47Mobile County, ALAL411,658-3,151−115%

04▲31Montgomery County, ALAL225,891-3,063−121%

05▲3Macon County, ALAL18,132-1,400+70%

06▲1Perry County, ALAL7,425-1,086+21%

07▼4Clarke County, ALAL22,014-1,073−271%

08▲2Marengo County, ALAL18,311-1,012+86%

09▲14Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-952−217%

10▼1Butler County, ALAL18,100-951+93%

11▲9Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-934+143%

12▲19Pickens County, ALAL18,221-902−461%

13▼11Monroe County, ALAL18,965-807−327%

14▲4Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-761+693%

15Sumter County, ALAL11,588-757−45%

16▼4Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-698−2094%

17▼1Greene County, ALAL7,067-663+270%

18▼14Barbour County, ALAL24,607-616−117%

19▼13Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-607−84%

20▲14Bullock County, ALAL9,780-577−186%

21▼16Washington County, ALAL14,822-566−140%

22▲17Talladega County, ALAL81,603-546−109%

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

24▲4Fayette County, ALAL15,872-449−184%

25▲8Lamar County, ALAL13,587-385−304%

26▲10Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953-358−114%

27▲30Russell County, ALAL58,898-285−110%

28▼14Marion County, ALAL29,097-244−118%

29▼10Coosa County, ALAL10,161-226−120%

30▼19Walker County, ALAL65,140-202−107%

31▼18Escambia County, ALAL36,665-92−103%

32Bibb County, ALAL22,262-31−101%

33▲10Clay County, ALAL14,207-29−103%

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

35▼9Winston County, ALAL23,829+289−90%

36▲8Franklin County, ALAL32,449+336−90%

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

38▼14Hale County, ALAL15,194+409−76%

39▼17Etowah County, ALAL103,886+450−88%

40▼13Dale County, ALAL49,912+586−216%

41▲1Pike County, ALAL33,688+679−66%

42▼25Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+770−77%

43▼3Geneva County, ALAL27,554+895−58%

44▼3Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+914−34%

45▲4Blount County, ALAL60,156+1,022−91%

46▼21Randolph County, ALAL23,163+1,196−52%

47▼9Henry County, ALAL18,394+1,248+33%

48▼27Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+1,442−68%

49▼19Jackson County, ALAL54,281+1,702−72%

50▲1Colbert County, ALAL59,474+2,247−32%

51▼6DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+2,477−75%

52▼4Chilton County, ALAL47,708+2,694−62%

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

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

55▲1Houston County, ALAL110,318+3,116−58%

56▼4Coffee County, ALAL56,953+3,488+3%

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

58▲2Elmore County, ALAL91,577+3,600−78%

59▼4Marshall County, ALAL103,537+5,925−48%

60▼2Cullman County, ALAL94,009+6,143−38%

61▼2St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+7,103−52%

62▲2Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+14,3320%

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

64▲1Lee County, ALAL189,881+15,640−44%

65▼3Limestone 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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES