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Most population lost, Alabama counties · 2010

Alabama counties that lost the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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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YEAR2000201020202025
Most population lost by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000
01Walker County, ALAL65,140-3,690−221%
02Jefferson County, ALAL665,742-3,581−134%
03Macon County, ALAL18,132-2,653+222%
04Dallas County, ALAL35,140-2,545+44%
05Chambers County, ALAL34,253-2,368+708%
06Lowndes County, ALAL9,359-2,174−367%
07Choctaw County, ALAL11,904-2,063+2049%
08Clarke County, ALAL22,014-2,034−424%
09Barbour County, ALAL24,607-1,581−144%
10Wilcox County, ALAL9,666-1,513+293%
11Marengo County, ALAL18,311-1,512+177%
12Hale County, ALAL15,194-1,425−184%
13Lamar County, ALAL13,587-1,340−809%
14Perry County, ALAL7,425-1,270+41%
15Monroe County, ALAL18,965-1,256−453%
16Fayette County, ALAL15,872-1,254−335%
17Pickens County, ALAL18,221-1,203−581%
18Sumter County, ALAL11,588-1,035−25%
19Greene County, ALAL7,067-929+419%
20Conecuh County, ALAL10,899-861−2560%
21Bullock County, ALAL9,780-800−219%
22Jackson County, ALAL54,281-699−111%
23Coosa County, ALAL10,161-663−158%
24Colbert County, ALAL59,474-556−117%
25Washington County, ALAL14,822-516−137%
26Lawrence County, ALAL33,843-464−114%
27Butler County, ALAL18,100-452−8%
28Marion County, ALAL29,097-438−132%
29Winston County, ALAL23,829-359−113%
30Clay County, ALAL14,207-322−132%
31Escambia County, ALAL36,665-121−104%
32Covington County, ALAL37,947+134−88%
33Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953+141−95%
34Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175+241+703%
35Franklin County, ALAL32,449+481−86%
36Randolph County, ALAL23,163+533−79%
37Cleburne County, ALAL15,970+849−39%
38Etowah County, ALAL103,886+971−73%
39Henry County, ALAL18,394+992+6%
40Geneva County, ALAL27,554+1,026−52%
41Dale County, ALAL49,912+1,122−323%
42Talladega County, ALAL81,603+1,970−68%
43Cherokee County, ALAL26,413+2,001−55%
44Bibb County, ALAL22,262+2,089−51%
45Cullman County, ALAL94,009+2,923−70%
46Russell County, ALAL58,898+3,191+10%
47Pike County, ALAL33,688+3,294+64%
48Chilton County, ALAL47,708+4,050−43%
49Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135+4,743−43%
50Montgomery County, ALAL225,891+5,853−59%
51Blount County, ALAL60,156+6,298−47%
52Calhoun County, ALAL115,834+6,323−267%
53Coffee County, ALAL56,953+6,333+88%
54DeKalb County, ALAL74,085+6,657−32%
55Morgan County, ALAL126,483+8,426−24%
56Marshall County, ALAL103,537+10,788−5%
57Autauga County, ALAL61,920+10,900+15%
58Houston County, ALAL110,318+12,760+71%
59Mobile County, ALAL411,658+13,149−38%
60Elmore County, ALAL91,577+13,429−19%
61Limestone County, ALAL122,928+17,106+48%
62St. Clair County, ALAL98,206+18,851+28%
63Lee County, ALAL189,881+25,155−10%
64Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368+29,781+107%
65Baldwin County, ALAL267,761+41,850−1%
66Shelby County, ALAL238,552+51,792+18%
67Madison County, ALAL433,516+58,111+54%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS