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Most population lost, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties that lost the most residents from the 1990 census to 2000, 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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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS –
01Calhoun County, ALAL115,834-3,785
02Dallas County, ALAL35,140-1,765
03Sumter County, ALAL11,588-1,376
04Perry County, ALAL7,425-898
05Macon County, ALAL18,132-823
06Marengo County, ALAL18,311-545
07Dale County, ALAL49,912-504
08Butler County, ALAL18,100-493
09Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-385
10Chambers County, ALAL34,253-293
11Greene County, ALAL7,067-179
12Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-96
13Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175+30
14Conecuh County, ALAL10,899+35
15Lamar County, ALAL13,587+189
16Pickens County, ALAL18,221+250
17Monroe County, ALAL18,965+356
18Fayette County, ALAL15,872+533
19Clarke County, ALAL22,014+627
20Bullock County, ALAL9,780+672
21Lowndes County, ALAL9,359+815
22Henry County, ALAL18,394+936
23Clay County, ALAL14,207+1,002
24Coosa County, ALAL10,161+1,139
25Covington County, ALAL37,947+1,153
26Marion County, ALAL29,097+1,384
27Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+1,393
28Washington County, ALAL14,822+1,403
29Hale County, ALAL15,194+1,687
30Pike County, ALAL33,688+2,010
31Geneva County, ALAL27,554+2,117
32Randolph County, ALAL23,163+2,499
33Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953+2,649
34Winston County, ALAL23,829+2,790
35Russell County, ALAL58,898+2,896
36Escambia County, ALAL36,665+2,922
37Walker County, ALAL65,140+3,043
38Lawrence County, ALAL33,843+3,290
39Colbert County, ALAL59,474+3,318
40Coffee County, ALAL56,953+3,375
41Franklin County, ALAL32,449+3,409
42Etowah County, ALAL103,886+3,619
43Barbour County, ALAL24,607+3,621
44Bibb County, ALAL22,262+4,250
45Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+4,445
46Jackson County, ALAL54,281+6,130
47Talladega County, ALAL81,603+6,214
48Chilton County, ALAL47,708+7,135
49Houston County, ALAL110,318+7,456
50Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+8,305
51Autauga County, ALAL61,920+9,449
52DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+9,801
53Cullman County, ALAL94,009+9,870
54Jefferson County, ALAL665,742+10,522
55Morgan County, ALAL126,483+11,021
56Marshall County, ALAL103,537+11,399
57Limestone County, ALAL122,928+11,541
58Blount County, ALAL60,156+11,776
59Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+14,353
60Montgomery County, ALAL225,891+14,425
61St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+14,733
62Elmore County, ALAL91,577+16,664
63Mobile County, ALAL411,658+21,200
64Lee County, ALAL189,881+27,946
65Madison County, ALAL433,516+37,788
66Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+42,135
67Shelby County, ALAL238,552+43,935
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS