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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. The median across all 67 is +2,790.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS