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Counties in Alabama by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

Washington County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 67 counties in 2021, at 91.4%. Montgomery County had the lowest, at 57.2%. The median was 73.8% and the figure for Alabama was 69.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest91.4Washington County
Lowest57.2Montgomery County
Median73.867 counties
Alabama69.4History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Washington CountyWashington County: 91.4 %91.4Henry CountyHenry County: 84.1 %84.1Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 83.3 %83.3Shelby CountyShelby County: 80.9 %80.9Coosa CountyCoosa County: 80.6 %80.6St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 80 %80Winston CountyWinston County: 79.9 %79.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 79.8 %79.8Blount CountyBlount County: 79.2 %79.2Bibb CountyBibb County: 78.8 %78.8Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 78.5 %78.5Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 78.5 %78.5Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 78.3 %78.3Limestone CountyLimestone County: 78.1 %78.1Hale CountyHale County: 78 %78Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 77.4 %77.4Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 77.2 %77.2Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 77.1 %77.1Walker CountyWalker County: 76.9 %76.9Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 76.7 %76.7Clay CountyClay County: 76.5 %76.5Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 76.3 %76.3Pickens CountyPickens County: 76.2 %76.2Elmore CountyElmore County: 75.6 %75.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 75.6 %75.6Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 75.1 %75.1Fayette CountyFayette County: 75.1 %75.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 74.8 %74.8Covington CountyCovington County: 74.7 %74.7Cullman CountyCullman County: 74.6 %74.6Autauga CountyAutauga County: 74.3 %74.3Geneva CountyGeneva County: 74 %74Chilton CountyChilton County: 73.8 %73.8Marion CountyMarion County: 73.8 %73.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 73.5 %73.5Etowah CountyEtowah County: 73 %73Perry CountyPerry County: 72.9 %72.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 72.5 %72.5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 72.4 %72.4Butler CountyButler County: 72.4 %72.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Washington County91.4
2Henry County84.1
3Choctaw County83.3
4Shelby County80.9
5Coosa County80.6
6St. Clair County80
7Winston County79.9
8Randolph County79.8
9Blount County79.2
10Bibb County78.8
11Conecuh County78.5
12Cherokee County78.5
13Lawrence County78.3
14Limestone County78.1
15Hale County78
16Wilcox County77.4
17Cleburne County77.2
18Baldwin County77.1
19Walker County76.9
20Lowndes County76.7
21Clay County76.5
22Tallapoosa County76.3
23Pickens County76.2
24Elmore County75.6
25Jackson County75.6
26Crenshaw County75.1
27Fayette County75.1
28Marshall County74.8
29Covington County74.7
30Cullman County74.6
31Autauga County74.3
32Geneva County74
33Chilton County73.8
34Marion County73.8
35DeKalb County73.5
36Etowah County73
37Perry County72.9
38Clarke County72.5
39Monroe County72.4
40Butler County72.4
41Lamar County72.3
42Colbert County72.1
43Morgan County72
44Calhoun County71
45Marengo County71
46Talladega County70.9
47Franklin County70.5
48Greene County69.3
49Chambers County69.3
50Coffee County69.1
51Madison County67.4
52Lauderdale County66.9
53Escambia County66.7
54Sumter County65.9
55Macon County65.9
56Houston County65.5
57Bullock County64.9
58Lee County64.1
59Jefferson County63.9
60Mobile County63.5
61Tuscaloosa County63.2
62Barbour County62.2
63Russell County62
64Pike County61.7
65Dallas County60.8
66Dale County59.7
67Montgomery County57.2

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Washington County, with 91.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Montgomery County, with 57.2% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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