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Counties in Alabama by households

Jefferson County had the highest households of 67 counties in 2021, at 264,105. Perry County had the lowest, at 2,847. The median was 12,878 and the figure for Alabama was 1.9 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest264,105Jefferson County
Lowest2,847Perry County
Median12,87867 counties
Alabama1,902,983History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 21,856 countBaldwin County: 87,190 countBarbour County: 9,088 countBibb County: 7,083 countBlount County: 21,300 countBullock County: 3,419 countButler County: 6,531 countCalhoun County: 44,295 countChambers County: 13,123 countCherokee County: 9,692 countChilton County: 16,562 countChoctaw County: 5,211 countClarke County: 8,250 countClay County: 5,399 countCleburne County: 5,598 countCoffee County: 20,478 countColbert County: 22,640 countConecuh County: 4,187 countCoosa County: 3,824 countCovington County: 14,296 countCrenshaw County: 4,653 countCullman County: 32,939 countDale County: 19,470 countDallas County: 14,385 countDeKalb County: 25,601 countElmore County: 31,630 countEscambia County: 12,878 countEtowah County: 38,289 countFayette County: 6,204 countFranklin County: 10,955 countGeneva County: 10,303 countGreene County: 2,849 countHale County: 5,133 countHenry County: 6,404 countHouston County: 41,095 countJackson County: 20,276 countJefferson County: 264,105 countLamar County: 5,351 countLauderdale County: 37,928 countLawrence County: 12,469 countLee County: 63,122 countLimestone County: 37,987 countLowndes County: 3,878 countMacon County: 7,136 countMadison County: 156,305 countMarengo County: 7,248 countMarion County: 11,131 countMarshall County: 35,439 countMobile County: 158,045 countMonroe County: 7,333 countMontgomery County: 89,134 countMorgan County: 47,459 countPerry County: 2,847 countPickens County: 6,993 countPike County: 11,508 countRandolph County: 8,607 countRussell County: 23,141 countSt. Clair County: 33,218 countShelby County: 82,005 countSumter County: 4,808 countTalladega County: 31,778 countTallapoosa County: 16,380 countTuscaloosa County: 81,790 countWalker County: 24,646 countWashington County: 5,261 countWilcox County: 3,626 countWinston County: 9,219 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Jefferson County: 264,105 countJefferson County264,105Mobile County: 158,045 countMobile County158,045Madison County: 156,305 countMadison County156,305Montgomery County: 89,134 countMontgomery County89,134Baldwin County: 87,190 countBaldwin County87,190Shelby County: 82,005 countShelby County82,005Tuscaloosa County: 81,790 countTuscaloosa County81,790Lee County: 63,122 countLee County63,122Morgan County: 47,459 countMorgan County47,459Calhoun County: 44,295 countCalhoun County44,295Houston County: 41,095 countHouston County41,095Etowah County: 38,289 countEtowah County38,289Limestone County: 37,987 countLimestone County37,987Lauderdale County: 37,928 countLauderdale County37,928Marshall County: 35,439 countMarshall County35,439St. Clair County: 33,218 countSt. Clair County33,218Cullman County: 32,939 countCullman County32,939Talladega County: 31,778 countTalladega County31,778Elmore County: 31,630 countElmore County31,630DeKalb County: 25,601 countDeKalb County25,601Walker County: 24,646 countWalker County24,646Russell County: 23,141 countRussell County23,141Colbert County: 22,640 countColbert County22,640Autauga County: 21,856 countAutauga County21,856Blount County: 21,300 countBlount County21,300Coffee County: 20,478 countCoffee County20,478Jackson County: 20,276 countJackson County20,276Dale County: 19,470 countDale County19,470Chilton County: 16,562 countChilton County16,562Tallapoosa County: 16,380 countTallapoosa County16,380Dallas County: 14,385 countDallas County14,385Covington County: 14,296 countCovington County14,296Chambers County: 13,123 countChambers County13,123Escambia County: 12,878 countEscambia County12,878Lawrence County: 12,469 countLawrence County12,469Pike County: 11,508 countPike County11,508Marion County: 11,131 countMarion County11,131Franklin County: 10,955 countFranklin County10,955Geneva County: 10,303 countGeneva County10,303Cherokee County: 9,692 countCherokee County9,692Jefferson County: 264,105 countJefferson County264,105Mobile County: 158,045 countMobile County158,045Madison County: 156,305 countMadison County156,305Montgomery County: 89,134 countMontgomery County89,134Baldwin County: 87,190 countBaldwin County87,190Shelby County: 82,005 countShelby County82,005Tuscaloosa County: 81,790 countTuscaloosa County81,790Lee County: 63,122 countLee County63,122Morgan County: 47,459 countMorgan County47,459Calhoun County: 44,295 countCalhoun County44,295Houston County: 41,095 countHouston County41,095Etowah County: 38,289 countEtowah County38,289Limestone County: 37,987 countLimestone County37,987Lauderdale County: 37,928 countLauderdale County37,928Marshall County: 35,439 countMarshall County35,439St. Clair County: 33,218 countSt. Clair County33,218Cullman County: 32,939 countCullman County32,939Talladega County: 31,778 countTalladega County31,778Elmore County: 31,630 countElmore County31,630DeKalb County: 25,601 countDeKalb County25,601Walker County: 24,646 countWalker County24,646Russell County: 23,141 countRussell County23,141Colbert County: 22,640 countColbert County22,640Autauga County: 21,856 countAutauga County21,856Blount County: 21,300 countBlount County21,300Coffee County: 20,478 countCoffee County20,478Jackson County: 20,276 countJackson County20,276Dale County: 19,470 countDale County19,470Chilton County: 16,562 countChilton County16,562Tallapoosa County: 16,380 countTallapoosa County16,380Dallas County: 14,385 countDallas County14,385Covington County: 14,296 countCovington County14,296Chambers County: 13,123 countChambers County13,123Escambia County: 12,878 countEscambia County12,878Lawrence County: 12,469 countLawrence County12,469Pike County: 11,508 countPike County11,508Marion County: 11,131 countMarion County11,131Franklin County: 10,955 countFranklin County10,955Geneva County: 10,303 countGeneva County10,303Cherokee County: 9,692 countCherokee County9,692
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count
1Jefferson County264,105
2Mobile County158,045
3Madison County156,305
4Montgomery County89,134
5Baldwin County87,190
6Shelby County82,005
7Tuscaloosa County81,790
8Lee County63,122
9Morgan County47,459
10Calhoun County44,295
11Houston County41,095
12Etowah County38,289
13Limestone County37,987
14Lauderdale County37,928
15Marshall County35,439
16St. Clair County33,218
17Cullman County32,939
18Talladega County31,778
19Elmore County31,630
20DeKalb County25,601
21Walker County24,646
22Russell County23,141
23Colbert County22,640
24Autauga County21,856
25Blount County21,300
26Coffee County20,478
27Jackson County20,276
28Dale County19,470
29Chilton County16,562
30Tallapoosa County16,380
31Dallas County14,385
32Covington County14,296
33Chambers County13,123
34Escambia County12,878
35Lawrence County12,469
36Pike County11,508
37Marion County11,131
38Franklin County10,955
39Geneva County10,303
40Cherokee County9,692
41Winston County9,219
42Barbour County9,088
43Randolph County8,607
44Clarke County8,250
45Monroe County7,333
46Marengo County7,248
47Macon County7,136
48Bibb County7,083
49Pickens County6,993
50Butler County6,531
51Henry County6,404
52Fayette County6,204
53Cleburne County5,598
54Clay County5,399
55Lamar County5,351
56Washington County5,261
57Choctaw County5,211
58Hale County5,133
59Sumter County4,808
60Crenshaw County4,653
61Conecuh County4,187
62Lowndes County3,878
63Coosa County3,824
64Wilcox County3,626
65Bullock County3,419
66Greene County2,849
67Perry County2,847

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (Counties in Alabama by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Alabama by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Counties in Alabama by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Alabama by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Jefferson County, with 264,105 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Perry County, with 2,847 in 2021.

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