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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 PopulationMonthly to ownEffective rate
1 Jefferson County 669,744$1,9090.596%
2 Mobile County 413,162$1,5370.481%
3 Madison County 397,135$2,1810.404%
4 Baldwin County 239,945$2,2960.307%
5 Tuscaloosa County 234,036$1,9200.323%
6 Montgomery County 227,197$1,4030.374%
7 Shelby County 226,955$2,4150.450%
8 Lee County 177,663$1,9900.496%
9 Morgan County 123,742$1,6340.349%
10 Calhoun County 116,141$1,3310.408%
11 Houston County 107,628$1,5200.300%
12 Limestone County 107,577$2,0690.307%
13 Etowah County 103,208$1,4050.364%
14 Marshall County 98,712$1,5710.381%
15 Lauderdale County 95,037$1,5870.375%
16 St. Clair County 92,903$1,8090.305%
17 Cullman County 89,463$1,5310.253%
18 Elmore County 88,669$1,7670.264%
19 Talladega County 81,170$1,2430.369%
20 DeKalb County 71,946$1,2220.338%
21 Walker County 64,886$1,1840.272%
22 Blount County 59,292$1,4610.299%
23 Autauga County 59,285$1,6590.285%
24 Russell County 58,858$1,3520.414%
25 Colbert County 57,648$1,4130.374%
26 Coffee County 54,231$1,5430.341%
27 Jackson County 52,839$1,2920.308%
28 Dale County 49,516$1,1760.330%
29 Chilton County 45,500$1,2710.336%
30 Tallapoosa County 41,070$1,2850.311%
31 Covington County 37,647$1,2620.251%
32 Dallas County 37,536$9570.424%
33 Escambia County 36,695$1,1370.395%
34 Chambers County 34,450$1,1860.382%
35 Lawrence County 33,182$1,3270.305%
36 Pike County 32,953$1,3100.270%
37 Franklin County 31,978$1,1690.338%
38 Marion County 29,190$9960.295%
39 Geneva County 26,726$1,1110.318%
40 Cherokee County 25,224$1,4460.388%
41 Barbour County 24,757$1,0430.378%
42 Winston County 23,637$1,0430.329%
43 Clarke County 22,802$1,1540.307%
44 Randolph County 22,310$1,5510.224%
45 Bibb County 22,152$1,1870.204%
46 Monroe County 19,580$1,0730.315%
47 Marengo County 19,027$9970.384%
48 Macon County 18,951$9500.489%
49 Pickens County 18,843$1,1300.289%
50 Butler County 18,807$9670.343%
51 Henry County 17,450$1,3110.342%
52 Fayette County 16,173$1,1150.286%
53 Washington County 15,270$1,3330.234%
54 Cleburne County 15,254$1,2790.289%
55 Hale County 14,749$1,1550.321%
56 Clay County 14,188$1,2740.225%
57 Lamar County 13,809$1,0480.217%
58 Crenshaw County 13,144$1,0270.320%
59 Choctaw County 12,525$1,0380.178%
60 Sumter County 12,020$8570.353%
61 Conecuh County 11,411$9770.324%
62 Wilcox County 10,347$8580.367%
63 Coosa County 10,323$1,0470.271%
64 Bullock County 10,157$8250.389%
65 Lowndes County 10,008$8350.408%
66 Perry County 8,231$8840.371%
67 Greene County 7,589$8830.488%

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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