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Most sparsely populated, Alabama counties · 2020

Alabama counties with the fewest residents per square mile (2023). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Perry County, ALAL7,42512−28%

02Wilcox County, ALAL9,66612−20%

03Greene County, ALAL7,06712−22%

04Conecuh County, ALAL10,89914−18%

05Sumter County, ALAL11,58814−17%

06Choctaw County, ALAL11,90414−20%

07Washington County, ALAL14,82214−15%

08Lowndes County, ALAL9,35914−23%

09Coosa County, ALAL10,16116−15%

10Bullock County, ALAL9,78017−12%

11Clarke County, ALAL22,01419−17%

12Monroe County, ALAL18,96519−19%

13Marengo County, ALAL18,31120−14%

14Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522−3%

15Pickens County, ALAL18,22122−9%

16Hale County, ALAL15,19423−14%

17Lamar County, ALAL13,58723−12%

18Clay County, ALAL14,20724−0%

19Butler County, ALAL18,10025−11%

20Fayette County, ALAL15,87226−12%

21Cleburne County, ALAL15,97027+7%

22Barbour County, ALAL24,60729−13%

23Henry County, ALAL18,39431+5%

24Macon County, ALAL18,13232−19%

25Bibb County, ALAL22,26236+7%

26Covington County, ALAL37,94736−0%

27Randolph County, ALAL23,16338−2%

28Winston County, ALAL23,82938−5%

29Escambia County, ALAL36,66539−4%

30Dallas County, ALAL35,14039−17%

31Marion County, ALAL29,09740−6%

32Cherokee County, ALAL26,41345+4%

33Geneva County, ALAL27,55446+3%

34Lawrence County, ALAL33,84348−5%

35Jackson County, ALAL54,28149−2%

36Pike County, ALAL33,68849+11%

37Franklin County, ALAL32,44951+3%

38Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95358−0%

39Chambers County, ALAL34,25358−5%

40Chilton County, ALAL47,70865+14%

41Coffee County, ALAL56,95379+23%

42Walker County, ALAL65,14083−8%

43Dale County, ALAL49,91288+0%

44Blount County, ALAL60,15692+16%

45DeKalb County, ALAL74,08592+11%

46Russell County, ALAL58,89892+19%

47Colbert County, ALAL59,47497+4%

48Autauga County, ALAL61,92099+35%

49Talladega County, ALAL81,603111+2%

50Cullman County, ALAL94,009120+13%

51Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135140+6%

52Elmore County, ALAL91,577142+34%

53St. Clair County, ALAL98,206144+41%

54Baldwin County, ALAL267,761146+65%

55Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368172+38%

56Marshall County, ALAL103,537173+19%

57Limestone County, ALAL122,928184+58%

58Houston County, ALAL110,318185+21%

59Calhoun County, ALAL115,834192+4%

60Etowah County, ALAL103,886193−0%

61Morgan County, ALAL126,483213+11%

62Shelby County, ALAL238,552284+56%

63Lee County, ALAL189,881287+51%

64Montgomery County, ALAL225,891292+2%

65Mobile County, ALAL411,658337+4%

66Madison County, ALAL433,516484+40%

67Jefferson County, ALAL665,742607+2%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES