Counties in Alabama by real GDP growth

Coffee County had the highest real GDP growth of 67 counties in 2021, at 15%. Wilcox County had the lowest, at -12.7%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Alabama was 5.1%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest15Coffee County
Lowest-12.7Wilcox County
Median3.767 counties
Alabama5.1History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Coffee CountyCoffee County: 15 %15Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 14.8 %14.8Blount CountyBlount County: 13.9 %13.9DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 13.3 %13.3Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 12.4 %12.4Limestone CountyLimestone County: 12.3 %12.3Pike CountyPike County: 11.9 %11.9Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 11.5 %11.5Randolph CountyRandolph County: 9.6 %9.6Cullman CountyCullman County: 8.5 %8.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 8.2 %8.2Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 7.2 %7.2Marion CountyMarion County: 6.7 %6.7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 6.7 %6.7Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 6.3 %6.3Butler CountyButler County: 6.2 %6.2Lee CountyLee County: 6.2 %6.2Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 5.9 %5.9Mobile CountyMobile County: 5.7 %5.7Russell CountyRussell County: 5.4 %5.4St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 5.4 %5.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5.3 %5.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 5.3 %5.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.2 %5.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 5.2 %5.2Madison CountyMadison County: 4.9 %4.9Dale CountyDale County: 4.8 %4.8Elmore CountyElmore County: 4.7 %4.7Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 4.5 %4.5Covington CountyCovington County: 4.3 %4.3Talladega CountyTalladega County: 4.1 %4.1Washington CountyWashington County: 4.1 %4.1Geneva CountyGeneva County: 3.7 %3.7Henry CountyHenry County: 3.7 %3.7Clay CountyClay County: 3.5 %3.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 3.5 %3.5Lamar CountyLamar County: 3.4 %3.4Etowah CountyEtowah County: 3.3 %3.3Houston CountyHouston County: 3.3 %3.3Barbour CountyBarbour County: 3.2 %3.2
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Coffee County15+17.6 pts
2Cleburne County14.8+16.3 pts
3Blount County13.9+24.2 pts
4DeKalb County13.3+19.2 pts
5Crenshaw County12.4+31.7 pts
6Limestone County12.3+10.9 pts
7Pike County11.9+13.2 pts
8Cherokee County11.5+18.5 pts
9Randolph County9.6+13.2 pts
10Cullman County8.5+12.3 pts
11Franklin County8.2+15.7 pts
12Baldwin County7.2+7.6 pts
13Marion County6.7+6.7 pts
13Marshall County6.7+8.7 pts
15Lawrence County6.3+5.2 pts
16Butler County6.2+11.7 pts
16Lee County6.2+8.5 pts
18Tallapoosa County5.9+12.1 pts
19Mobile County5.7+4.3 pts
20Russell County5.4+4.9 pts
20St. Clair County5.4+11 pts
22Calhoun County5.3+7.2 pts
22Shelby County5.3+4.7 pts
24Jackson County5.2+11 pts
24Jefferson County5.2+6 pts
26Madison County4.9+3 pts
27Dale County4.8+6.3 pts
28Elmore County4.7+7.2 pts
29Lauderdale County4.5+5.1 pts
30Covington County4.3+4.3 pts
31Talladega County4.1+8.4 pts
31Washington County4.1+4.2 pts
33Geneva County3.7+4 pts
33Henry County3.7+2.4 pts
35Clay County3.5+3.8 pts
35Montgomery County3.5+5.9 pts
37Lamar County3.4+6.8 pts
38Etowah County3.3+11 pts
38Houston County3.3+1.2 pts
40Barbour County3.2+6.9 pts
41Fayette County3.1+5.7 pts
42Macon County3+6.5 pts
43Morgan County2.9+0.2 pts
44Conecuh County2.7+8.3 pts
45Chilton County2.6+6.5 pts
46Lowndes County2.5+4.6 pts
47Marengo County2.2-0.4 pts
48Choctaw County2.1+1.8 pts
49Colbert County2+3 pts
50Winston County1.3-1.7 pts
51Tuscaloosa County1+6.2 pts
52Dallas County0.9+1.6 pts
53Coosa County0.6+6.5 pts
54Escambia County0.5+4.5 pts
55Monroe County0.1+3.4 pts
56Bibb County-0.3-5 pts
57Pickens County-0.6+1.1 pts
57Walker County-0.6+7.1 pts
59Autauga County-0.7-1.3 pts
60Clarke County-0.8-2.5 pts
61Chambers County-0.9+5 pts
62Sumter County-2.5-4.3 pts
63Bullock County-3-4.9 pts
64Perry County-6.9-6.6 pts
65Greene County-7.1+0.3 pts
66Hale County-7.7-11.3 pts
67Wilcox County-12.7-7.4 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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Questions

Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Coffee County, with 15% in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Wilcox County, with -12.7% in 2021.

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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