Counties in Alabama by real GDP growth

Clay County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2018, at 18.9%. Hale County had the lowest, at -8.7%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Alabama was 1.9%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest18.9Clay County
Lowest-8.7Hale County
Median1.867 counties
Alabama1.9History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Clay CountyClay County: 18.9 %18.9Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 8.4 %8.4Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 7.8 %7.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 6.3 %6.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 6 %6Blount CountyBlount County: 5.9 %5.9Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 5.8 %5.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.5 %5.5Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 5.1 %5.1Coosa CountyCoosa County: 5.1 %5.1Chilton CountyChilton County: 5 %5Bullock CountyBullock County: 4.9 %4.9Madison CountyMadison County: 4.7 %4.7Marengo CountyMarengo County: 4.7 %4.7Colbert CountyColbert County: 4.6 %4.6DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 4.4 %4.4Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 4.4 %4.4Chambers CountyChambers County: 4.3 %4.3Butler CountyButler County: 3.7 %3.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 3.6 %3.6St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 3.4 %3.4Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 2.9 %2.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 2.6 %2.6Marshall CountyMarshall County: 2.5 %2.5Coffee CountyCoffee County: 2.4 %2.4Henry CountyHenry County: 2.4 %2.4Marion CountyMarion County: 2.4 %2.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2.3 %2.3Geneva CountyGeneva County: 2.3 %2.3Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 2.2 %2.2Shelby CountyShelby County: 2.1 %2.1Elmore CountyElmore County: 2 %2Morgan CountyMorgan County: 1.9 %1.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1.8 %1.8Mobile CountyMobile County: 1.7 %1.7Barbour CountyBarbour County: 1.6 %1.6Autauga CountyAutauga County: 1.4 %1.4Etowah CountyEtowah County: 1.1 %1.1Talladega CountyTalladega County: 1.1 %1.1Washington CountyWashington County: 0.9 %0.9
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Clay County18.9+11.5 pts
2Choctaw County8.4+6.6 pts
3Crenshaw County7.8+1.6 pts
4Franklin County6.3-0.2 pts
5Cherokee County6+6.7 pts
6Blount County5.9+1.2 pts
7Wilcox County5.8+5 pts
8Jackson County5.5+6.1 pts
9Baldwin County5.1+1.3 pts
9Coosa County5.1+7.6 pts
11Chilton County5+3.9 pts
12Bullock County4.9+4.5 pts
13Madison County4.7+0.8 pts
13Marengo County4.7+6.4 pts
15Colbert County4.6+9.1 pts
16DeKalb County4.4-0.7 pts
16Lawrence County4.4-0.1 pts
18Chambers County4.3+4.6 pts
19Butler County3.7+0.7 pts
20Clarke County3.6+6.3 pts
21St. Clair County3.4+2.9 pts
22Tallapoosa County2.9+8.8 pts
23Randolph County2.6+3.3 pts
24Marshall County2.5-2.3 pts
25Coffee County2.4+2.1 pts
25Henry County2.4+0.8 pts
25Marion County2.4+2.2 pts
28Calhoun County2.3+1.3 pts
28Geneva County2.3+10.3 pts
30Cleburne County2.2+5.9 pts
31Shelby County2.1-2 pts
32Elmore County2+0.9 pts
33Morgan County1.9+0.1 pts
34Jefferson County1.8+0.4 pts
35Mobile County1.7+1.4 pts
36Barbour County1.6+2.8 pts
37Autauga County1.4+5.9 pts
38Etowah County1.1+1.8 pts
38Talladega County1.1-0.7 pts
40Washington County0.9+2.5 pts
41Walker County0.8+0.3 pts
42Cullman County0.7-0.5 pts
42Tuscaloosa County0.7-4.3 pts
44Houston County0.6-2.2 pts
44Winston County0.6-1 pts
46Dallas County0.5-0.7 pts
46Russell County0.5-2 pts
48Covington County0.4-2.2 pts
48Pike County0.4-0.7 pts
50Lauderdale County-0.1-1.5 pts
51Montgomery County-0.3-0.6 pts
52Lamar County-0.4-2.1 pts
52Lee County-0.4-4.5 pts
54Greene County-0.9+8.5 pts
54Limestone County-0.9-3.9 pts
56Fayette County-1.2+3.1 pts
57Macon County-1.3-5.4 pts
58Escambia County-1.5-1.2 pts
59Dale County-1.6-1.4 pts
60Sumter County-1.9+3.2 pts
61Perry County-2-2.3 pts
62Lowndes County-2.1-1.3 pts
63Bibb County-2.4-3.7 pts
64Pickens County-2.9-6.9 pts
65Monroe County-3.9-5.7 pts
66Conecuh County-7.9-3 pts
67Hale County-8.7-1 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Clay County, with 18.9% in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Hale County, with -8.7% in 2018.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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