Fastest Growing Counties in Alabama (2025)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2025 Pop.
2020 Pop.
Limestone County118.11%123,081104,209
Baldwin County215.38%269,109233,244
Madison County310.83%432,819390,527
Lee County49.47%191,423174,856
St. Clair County57.29%98,36791,687
Cleburne County67.23%16,15215,063
Henry County77.22%18,41017,171
Chilton County86.52%47,99945,060
Shelby County96.44%238,345223,915
Coffee County106.43%57,00953,565
Cherokee County116.38%26,57624,981
Autauga County126.08%62,49258,909
Cullman County135.85%93,29988,142
Marshall County145.7%103,27197,706
Randolph County155.67%23,34522,093
Tuscaloosa County164.54%243,220232,651
Lauderdale County174.37%98,13794,031
Elmore County184.32%91,66887,871
Hale County193.59%15,30114,771
Colbert County203.29%59,18857,305
Jackson County213.06%54,13752,532
Geneva County222.86%27,46626,703
Morgan County232.74%126,713123,329
DeKalb County242.71%73,61871,673
Houston County252.68%110,176107,300
Winston County262.46%24,06523,488
Blount County272.43%60,54959,110
Dale County282.07%50,28249,260
Bibb County292.03%22,62622,176
Lawrence County301.67%33,62933,075
Walker County310.82%65,67565,141
Clay County320.78%14,32114,210
Marion County330.66%29,36729,175
Pike County340.55%33,08532,904
Covington County350.33%37,63537,513
Talladega County360.31%81,66781,416
Calhoun County370.18%116,451116,242
Escambia County38-0.02%36,67836,687
Etowah County39-0.19%103,240103,437
Coosa County40-0.24%10,31510,340
Mobile County41-0.36%412,933414,409
Russell County42-0.62%58,88259,252
Franklin County43-0.84%31,80732,076
Crenshaw County44-0.84%13,06013,171
Montgomery County45-1.11%225,822228,363
Jefferson County46-1.38%665,404674,727
Tallapoosa County47-1.45%40,68941,288
Washington County48-2.19%14,99615,331
Chambers County49-2.99%33,53934,572
Fayette County50-3.16%15,81316,329
Bullock County51-3.28%9,89410,230
Lamar County52-3.47%13,47013,954
Barbour County53-3.62%24,07224,975
Pickens County54-3.62%18,27518,962
Monroe County55-4.23%18,87019,704
Clarke County56-4.39%21,97922,989
Conecuh County57-4.42%11,04111,551
Butler County58-4.58%18,15519,027
Marengo County59-4.94%18,31919,271
Sumter County60-5.86%11,47712,192
Choctaw County61-6.19%11,84112,622
Wilcox County62-6.91%9,80510,533
Macon County63-7.71%17,97119,472
Dallas County64-8.88%34,79638,185
Perry County65-9.34%7,6668,456
Lowndes County66-9.68%9,28810,284
Greene County67-9.69%6,9557,701

Alabama Counties Growth Overview

Alabama's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. Limestone County leads with 18.11% annualized growth, followed by Baldwin County (15.38%) and Madison County (10.83%). The largest counties are Jefferson County (665,404), Madison County (432,819), and Mobile County (412,933). Of the 67 counties in Alabama, 37 are growing while 30 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.85% annualized growth, with total population growing by 3.27% annually.

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