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What are the fastest-growing counties in Alabama?

Limestone County (+18.0%), Baldwin County (+14.8%) and Madison County (+11.0%) grew fastest in Alabama between 2020 and 2025.

Alabama as a whole grew 3.2% between 2020 and 2025, to 5,193,088 residents.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 67 Alabama counties ranked

Alabama counties by population growth
RankCountyResidents 2025Change 2020–25Net migration per 1,000, 2025New homes per 1,000, 2025
1Limestone County122,928+18.0%29.53.7
2Baldwin County267,761+14.8%22.510.0
3Madison County433,516+11.0%20.19.4
4Lee County189,881+8.6%3.68.3
5Henry County18,394+7.1%11.45.4
6St. Clair County98,206+7.1%12.74.2
7Cullman County94,009+6.7%14.12.1
8Shelby County238,552+6.5%7.25.5
9Coffee County56,953+6.3%6.23.5
10Cleburne County15,970+6.0%14.50.7
11Marshall County103,537+6.0%2.22.1
12Chilton County47,708+5.9%4.01.5
13Cherokee County26,413+5.7%19.30.8
14Autauga County61,920+5.1%4.03.2
15Randolph County23,163+4.8%8.60.0
16Elmore County91,577+4.2%6.21.5
17Colbert County59,474+3.8%7.01.4
18Tuscaloosa County241,368+3.8%−3.12.5
19DeKalb County74,085+3.4%4.10.6
20Jackson County54,281+3.3%9.90.9
21Lauderdale County97,135+3.3%1.23.3
22Geneva County27,554+3.2%11.80.7
23Hale County15,194+2.9%3.00.5
24Houston County110,318+2.8%4.14.3
25Morgan County126,483+2.6%−0.33.2
26Pike County33,688+2.4%11.40.8
27Lawrence County33,843+2.3%8.50.2
28Blount County60,156+1.8%1.30.3
29Winston County23,829+1.4%2.10.1
30Dale County49,912+1.3%−3.10.6
31Covington County37,947+1.2%3.50.3
32Franklin County32,449+1.1%3.60.8
33Etowah County103,886+0.4%6.11.2
34Bibb County22,262+0.4%3.20.2
35Talladega County81,603+0.3%4.12.4
36Crenshaw County13,175+0.0%2.00.3
37Walker County65,140−0.0%4.10.2
38Escambia County36,665−0.1%3.90.2
39Clay County14,207−0.1%3.40.6
40Marion County29,097−0.3%−5.20.4
41Calhoun County115,834−0.3%−0.61.2
42Russell County58,898−0.6%2.42.6
43Mobile County411,658−0.7%−2.42.7
44Tallapoosa County40,953−0.8%5.55.6
45Chambers County34,253−0.9%−0.32.9
46Montgomery County225,891−1.1%−5.73.2
47Jefferson County665,742−1.3%−4.53.6
48Barbour County24,607−1.4%3.00.6
49Coosa County10,161−1.7%−2.00.0
50Lamar County13,587−2.6%7.80.0
51Fayette County15,872−2.8%2.70.0
52Washington County14,822−3.3%−6.40.0
53Monroe County18,965−3.8%−2.82.0
54Pickens County18,221−3.9%−9.30.2
55Clarke County22,014−4.2%−1.20.5
56Bullock County9,780−4.5%−3.40.0
57Butler County18,100−4.8%−4.50.3
58Marengo County18,311−5.0%−3.40.0
59Sumter County11,588−5.0%1.10.3
60Conecuh County10,899−5.7%−2.20.1
61Choctaw County11,904−5.7%−6.60.0
62Macon County18,132−6.8%−7.50.3
63Dallas County35,140−8.0%−12.40.1
64Greene County7,067−8.2%−3.50.1
65Wilcox County9,666−8.3%−17.90.0
66Lowndes County9,359−9.0%−8.50.4
67Perry County7,425−12.2%−18.30.0

Ranked by the change in Census Bureau population estimates, 2020–2025.

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Questions

Is Alabama growing?

Alabama as a whole grew 3.2% between 2020 and 2025, to 5,193,088 residents. Statewide figures add up its counties.

What is the fastest-growing county in Alabama?

Limestone County, which grew 18.0% between 2020 and 2025 to 122,928 residents (Census Bureau population estimates). Baldwin County (+14.8%) and Madison County (+11.0%) came next.

Which Alabama counties are losing population?

31 of the 67 ranked counties had fewer residents in 2025 than in 2020. The steepest declines: Perry County (−12.2%), Lowndes County (−9.0%), Wilcox County (−8.3%).

Where are people moving in Alabama?

For their size, Limestone County (29.5 per 1,000 residents), Baldwin County (22.5 per 1,000 residents) and Madison County (20.1 per 1,000 residents) drew the most net domestic migration (people moving in from other U.S. counties minus people moving out) in 2025.

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.