Ranked from ACS 2023 5-Year
Largest US Counties by Population in Alabama
The most populous counties in the country, with what a median home costs to own in each. Between them these counties hold a large share of the American housing market.
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Alabama ranked
| # | County | Population | Monthly to own | Effective rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson County | 669,744 | $1,909 | 0.596% |
| 2 | Mobile County | 413,162 | $1,537 | 0.481% |
| 3 | Madison County | 397,135 | $2,181 | 0.404% |
| 4 | Baldwin County | 239,945 | $2,296 | 0.307% |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa County | 234,036 | $1,920 | 0.323% |
| 6 | Montgomery County | 227,197 | $1,403 | 0.374% |
| 7 | Shelby County | 226,955 | $2,415 | 0.450% |
| 8 | Lee County | 177,663 | $1,990 | 0.496% |
| 9 | Morgan County | 123,742 | $1,634 | 0.349% |
| 10 | Calhoun County | 116,141 | $1,331 | 0.408% |
| 11 | Houston County | 107,628 | $1,520 | 0.300% |
| 12 | Limestone County | 107,577 | $2,069 | 0.307% |
| 13 | Etowah County | 103,208 | $1,405 | 0.364% |
| 14 | Marshall County | 98,712 | $1,571 | 0.381% |
| 15 | Lauderdale County | 95,037 | $1,587 | 0.375% |
| 16 | St. Clair County | 92,903 | $1,809 | 0.305% |
| 17 | Cullman County | 89,463 | $1,531 | 0.253% |
| 18 | Elmore County | 88,669 | $1,767 | 0.264% |
| 19 | Talladega County | 81,170 | $1,243 | 0.369% |
| 20 | DeKalb County | 71,946 | $1,222 | 0.338% |
| 21 | Walker County | 64,886 | $1,184 | 0.272% |
| 22 | Blount County | 59,292 | $1,461 | 0.299% |
| 23 | Autauga County | 59,285 | $1,659 | 0.285% |
| 24 | Russell County | 58,858 | $1,352 | 0.414% |
| 25 | Colbert County | 57,648 | $1,413 | 0.374% |
| 26 | Coffee County | 54,231 | $1,543 | 0.341% |
| 27 | Jackson County | 52,839 | $1,292 | 0.308% |
| 28 | Dale County | 49,516 | $1,176 | 0.330% |
| 29 | Chilton County | 45,500 | $1,271 | 0.336% |
| 30 | Tallapoosa County | 41,070 | $1,285 | 0.311% |
| 31 | Covington County | 37,647 | $1,262 | 0.251% |
| 32 | Dallas County | 37,536 | $957 | 0.424% |
| 33 | Escambia County | 36,695 | $1,137 | 0.395% |
| 34 | Chambers County | 34,450 | $1,186 | 0.382% |
| 35 | Lawrence County | 33,182 | $1,327 | 0.305% |
| 36 | Pike County | 32,953 | $1,310 | 0.270% |
| 37 | Franklin County | 31,978 | $1,169 | 0.338% |
| 38 | Marion County | 29,190 | $996 | 0.295% |
| 39 | Geneva County | 26,726 | $1,111 | 0.318% |
| 40 | Cherokee County | 25,224 | $1,446 | 0.388% |
| 41 | Barbour County | 24,757 | $1,043 | 0.378% |
| 42 | Winston County | 23,637 | $1,043 | 0.329% |
| 43 | Clarke County | 22,802 | $1,154 | 0.307% |
| 44 | Randolph County | 22,310 | $1,551 | 0.224% |
| 45 | Bibb County | 22,152 | $1,187 | 0.204% |
| 46 | Monroe County | 19,580 | $1,073 | 0.315% |
| 47 | Marengo County | 19,027 | $997 | 0.384% |
| 48 | Macon County | 18,951 | $950 | 0.489% |
| 49 | Pickens County | 18,843 | $1,130 | 0.289% |
| 50 | Butler County | 18,807 | $967 | 0.343% |
| 51 | Henry County | 17,450 | $1,311 | 0.342% |
| 52 | Fayette County | 16,173 | $1,115 | 0.286% |
| 53 | Washington County | 15,270 | $1,333 | 0.234% |
| 54 | Cleburne County | 15,254 | $1,279 | 0.289% |
| 55 | Hale County | 14,749 | $1,155 | 0.321% |
| 56 | Clay County | 14,188 | $1,274 | 0.225% |
| 57 | Lamar County | 13,809 | $1,048 | 0.217% |
| 58 | Crenshaw County | 13,144 | $1,027 | 0.320% |
| 59 | Choctaw County | 12,525 | $1,038 | 0.178% |
| 60 | Sumter County | 12,020 | $857 | 0.353% |
| 61 | Conecuh County | 11,411 | $977 | 0.324% |
| 62 | Wilcox County | 10,347 | $858 | 0.367% |
| 63 | Coosa County | 10,323 | $1,047 | 0.271% |
| 64 | Bullock County | 10,157 | $825 | 0.389% |
| 65 | Lowndes County | 10,008 | $835 | 0.408% |
| 66 | Perry County | 8,231 | $884 | 0.371% |
| 67 | Greene County | 7,589 | $883 | 0.488% |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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Largest US Counties by Population across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Alabama