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Counties in Alabama by households

Jefferson County had the highest households of 67 counties in 2022, at 265,794. Greene County had the lowest, at 2,872. The median was 13,022 and the figure for Alabama was 1.93 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest265,794Jefferson County
Lowest2,872Greene County
Median13,02267 counties
Alabama1,933,150History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 22,308 countBaldwin County: 90,802 countBarbour County: 9,016 countBibb County: 7,216 countBlount County: 21,626 countBullock County: 3,450 countButler County: 7,131 countCalhoun County: 44,693 countChambers County: 13,143 countCherokee County: 9,997 countChilton County: 16,931 countChoctaw County: 5,228 countClarke County: 8,188 countClay County: 5,485 countCleburne County: 5,761 countCoffee County: 20,363 countColbert County: 23,266 countConecuh County: 4,453 countCoosa County: 3,999 countCovington County: 14,194 countCrenshaw County: 4,839 countCullman County: 33,649 countDale County: 19,400 countDallas County: 14,753 countDeKalb County: 25,690 countElmore County: 32,184 countEscambia County: 13,022 countEtowah County: 38,791 countFayette County: 6,143 countFranklin County: 11,239 countGeneva County: 10,391 countGreene County: 2,872 countHale County: 5,403 countHenry County: 6,686 countHouston County: 41,543 countJackson County: 20,670 countJefferson County: 265,794 countLamar County: 5,168 countLauderdale County: 38,237 countLawrence County: 12,829 countLee County: 65,166 countLimestone County: 38,572 countLowndes County: 4,001 countMacon County: 7,131 countMadison County: 159,569 countMarengo County: 7,379 countMarion County: 11,018 countMarshall County: 35,930 countMobile County: 159,605 countMonroe County: 7,298 countMontgomery County: 89,721 countMorgan County: 48,004 countPerry County: 3,075 countPickens County: 7,083 countPike County: 11,996 countRandolph County: 8,729 countRussell County: 23,462 countSt. Clair County: 33,838 countShelby County: 83,776 countSumter County: 4,798 countTalladega County: 32,359 countTallapoosa County: 16,438 countTuscaloosa County: 84,743 countWalker County: 24,718 countWashington County: 5,506 countWilcox County: 3,579 countWinston County: 9,103 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

Jefferson County: 265,794 countJefferson County265,794Mobile County: 159,605 countMobile County159,605Madison County: 159,569 countMadison County159,569Baldwin County: 90,802 countBaldwin County90,802Montgomery County: 89,721 countMontgomery County89,721Tuscaloosa County: 84,743 countTuscaloosa County84,743Shelby County: 83,776 countShelby County83,776Lee County: 65,166 countLee County65,166Morgan County: 48,004 countMorgan County48,004Calhoun County: 44,693 countCalhoun County44,693Houston County: 41,543 countHouston County41,543Etowah County: 38,791 countEtowah County38,791Limestone County: 38,572 countLimestone County38,572Lauderdale County: 38,237 countLauderdale County38,237Marshall County: 35,930 countMarshall County35,930St. Clair County: 33,838 countSt. Clair County33,838Cullman County: 33,649 countCullman County33,649Talladega County: 32,359 countTalladega County32,359Elmore County: 32,184 countElmore County32,184DeKalb County: 25,690 countDeKalb County25,690Walker County: 24,718 countWalker County24,718Russell County: 23,462 countRussell County23,462Colbert County: 23,266 countColbert County23,266Autauga County: 22,308 countAutauga County22,308Blount County: 21,626 countBlount County21,626Jackson County: 20,670 countJackson County20,670Coffee County: 20,363 countCoffee County20,363Dale County: 19,400 countDale County19,400Chilton County: 16,931 countChilton County16,931Tallapoosa County: 16,438 countTallapoosa County16,438Dallas County: 14,753 countDallas County14,753Covington County: 14,194 countCovington County14,194Chambers County: 13,143 countChambers County13,143Escambia County: 13,022 countEscambia County13,022Lawrence County: 12,829 countLawrence County12,829Pike County: 11,996 countPike County11,996Franklin County: 11,239 countFranklin County11,239Marion County: 11,018 countMarion County11,018Geneva County: 10,391 countGeneva County10,391Cherokee County: 9,997 countCherokee County9,997Jefferson County: 265,794 countJefferson County265,794Mobile County: 159,605 countMobile County159,605Madison County: 159,569 countMadison County159,569Baldwin County: 90,802 countBaldwin County90,802Montgomery County: 89,721 countMontgomery County89,721Tuscaloosa County: 84,743 countTuscaloosa County84,743Shelby County: 83,776 countShelby County83,776Lee County: 65,166 countLee County65,166Morgan County: 48,004 countMorgan County48,004Calhoun County: 44,693 countCalhoun County44,693Houston County: 41,543 countHouston County41,543Etowah County: 38,791 countEtowah County38,791Limestone County: 38,572 countLimestone County38,572Lauderdale County: 38,237 countLauderdale County38,237Marshall County: 35,930 countMarshall County35,930St. Clair County: 33,838 countSt. Clair County33,838Cullman County: 33,649 countCullman County33,649Talladega County: 32,359 countTalladega County32,359Elmore County: 32,184 countElmore County32,184DeKalb County: 25,690 countDeKalb County25,690Walker County: 24,718 countWalker County24,718Russell County: 23,462 countRussell County23,462Colbert County: 23,266 countColbert County23,266Autauga County: 22,308 countAutauga County22,308Blount County: 21,626 countBlount County21,626Jackson County: 20,670 countJackson County20,670Coffee County: 20,363 countCoffee County20,363Dale County: 19,400 countDale County19,400Chilton County: 16,931 countChilton County16,931Tallapoosa County: 16,438 countTallapoosa County16,438Dallas County: 14,753 countDallas County14,753Covington County: 14,194 countCovington County14,194Chambers County: 13,143 countChambers County13,143Escambia County: 13,022 countEscambia County13,022Lawrence County: 12,829 countLawrence County12,829Pike County: 11,996 countPike County11,996Franklin County: 11,239 countFranklin County11,239Marion County: 11,018 countMarion County11,018Geneva County: 10,391 countGeneva County10,391Cherokee County: 9,997 countCherokee County9,997
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1Jefferson County265,794+0.6%
2Mobile County159,605+1%
3Madison County159,569+2.1%
4Baldwin County90,802+4.1%
5Montgomery County89,721+0.7%
6Tuscaloosa County84,743+3.6%
7Shelby County83,776+2.2%
8Lee County65,166+3.2%
9Morgan County48,004+1.1%
10Calhoun County44,693+0.9%
11Houston County41,543+1.1%
12Etowah County38,791+1.3%
13Limestone County38,572+1.5%
14Lauderdale County38,237+0.8%
15Marshall County35,930+1.4%
16St. Clair County33,838+1.9%
17Cullman County33,649+2.2%
18Talladega County32,359+1.8%
19Elmore County32,184+1.8%
20DeKalb County25,690+0.3%
21Walker County24,718+0.3%
22Russell County23,462+1.4%
23Colbert County23,266+2.8%
24Autauga County22,308+2.1%
25Blount County21,626+1.5%
26Jackson County20,670+1.9%
27Coffee County20,363-0.6%
28Dale County19,400-0.4%
29Chilton County16,931+2.2%
30Tallapoosa County16,438+0.4%
31Dallas County14,753+2.6%
32Covington County14,194-0.7%
33Chambers County13,143+0.2%
34Escambia County13,022+1.1%
35Lawrence County12,829+2.9%
36Pike County11,996+4.2%
37Franklin County11,239+2.6%
38Marion County11,018-1%
39Geneva County10,391+0.9%
40Cherokee County9,997+3.1%
41Winston County9,103-1.3%
42Barbour County9,016-0.8%
43Randolph County8,729+1.4%
44Clarke County8,188-0.8%
45Marengo County7,379+1.8%
46Monroe County7,298-0.5%
47Bibb County7,216+1.9%
48Butler County7,131+9.2%
48Macon County7,131-0.1%
50Pickens County7,083+1.3%
51Henry County6,686+4.4%
52Fayette County6,143-1%
53Cleburne County5,761+2.9%
54Washington County5,506+4.7%
55Clay County5,485+1.6%
56Hale County5,403+5.3%
57Choctaw County5,228+0.3%
58Lamar County5,168-3.4%
59Crenshaw County4,839+4%
60Sumter County4,798-0.2%
61Conecuh County4,453+6.4%
62Lowndes County4,001+3.2%
63Coosa County3,999+4.6%
64Wilcox County3,579-1.3%
65Bullock County3,450+0.9%
66Perry County3,075+8%
67Greene County2,872+0.8%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Alabama by households, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households): Counties in Alabama by households, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Jefferson County, with 265,794 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greene County, with 2,872 in 2022.

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