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Counties in Alabama by households

Jefferson County had the highest households of 67 counties in 2023, at 268,911. Greene County had the lowest, at 3,037. The median was 13,145 and the figure for Alabama was 1.97 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest268,911Jefferson County
Lowest3,037Greene County
Median13,14567 counties
Alabama1,969,105History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 22,523 countBaldwin County: 94,642 countBarbour County: 9,080 countBibb County: 7,571 countBlount County: 21,977 countBullock County: 3,453 countButler County: 7,262 countCalhoun County: 45,125 countChambers County: 13,419 countCherokee County: 10,477 countChilton County: 17,554 countChoctaw County: 5,174 countClarke County: 8,452 countClay County: 5,765 countCleburne County: 5,849 countCoffee County: 20,860 countColbert County: 24,217 countConecuh County: 4,528 countCoosa County: 4,201 countCovington County: 14,495 countCrenshaw County: 5,075 countCullman County: 34,543 countDale County: 19,769 countDallas County: 15,416 countDeKalb County: 25,946 countElmore County: 32,529 countEscambia County: 12,781 countEtowah County: 39,160 countFayette County: 6,051 countFranklin County: 11,593 countGeneva County: 10,550 countGreene County: 3,037 countHale County: 5,541 countHenry County: 6,684 countHouston County: 42,581 countJackson County: 21,186 countJefferson County: 268,911 countLamar County: 4,987 countLauderdale County: 38,777 countLawrence County: 13,145 countLee County: 67,944 countLimestone County: 40,021 countLowndes County: 4,161 countMacon County: 7,151 countMadison County: 162,469 countMarengo County: 7,615 countMarion County: 10,874 countMarshall County: 35,963 countMobile County: 160,507 countMonroe County: 7,396 countMontgomery County: 90,785 countMorgan County: 48,752 countPerry County: 3,195 countPickens County: 6,946 countPike County: 12,605 countRandolph County: 9,127 countRussell County: 23,784 countSt. Clair County: 34,477 countShelby County: 85,414 countSumter County: 4,765 countTalladega County: 32,889 countTallapoosa County: 16,548 countTuscaloosa County: 87,289 countWalker County: 24,843 countWashington County: 5,678 countWilcox County: 3,693 countWinston County: 9,328 count
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count, 2023. 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, 2023

Jefferson County: 268,911 countJefferson County268,911Madison County: 162,469 countMadison County162,469Mobile County: 160,507 countMobile County160,507Baldwin County: 94,642 countBaldwin County94,642Montgomery County: 90,785 countMontgomery County90,785Tuscaloosa County: 87,289 countTuscaloosa County87,289Shelby County: 85,414 countShelby County85,414Lee County: 67,944 countLee County67,944Morgan County: 48,752 countMorgan County48,752Calhoun County: 45,125 countCalhoun County45,125Houston County: 42,581 countHouston County42,581Limestone County: 40,021 countLimestone County40,021Etowah County: 39,160 countEtowah County39,160Lauderdale County: 38,777 countLauderdale County38,777Marshall County: 35,963 countMarshall County35,963Cullman County: 34,543 countCullman County34,543St. Clair County: 34,477 countSt. Clair County34,477Talladega County: 32,889 countTalladega County32,889Elmore County: 32,529 countElmore County32,529DeKalb County: 25,946 countDeKalb County25,946Walker County: 24,843 countWalker County24,843Colbert County: 24,217 countColbert County24,217Russell County: 23,784 countRussell County23,784Autauga County: 22,523 countAutauga County22,523Blount County: 21,977 countBlount County21,977Jackson County: 21,186 countJackson County21,186Coffee County: 20,860 countCoffee County20,860Dale County: 19,769 countDale County19,769Chilton County: 17,554 countChilton County17,554Tallapoosa County: 16,548 countTallapoosa County16,548Dallas County: 15,416 countDallas County15,416Covington County: 14,495 countCovington County14,495Chambers County: 13,419 countChambers County13,419Lawrence County: 13,145 countLawrence County13,145Escambia County: 12,781 countEscambia County12,781Pike County: 12,605 countPike County12,605Franklin County: 11,593 countFranklin County11,593Marion County: 10,874 countMarion County10,874Geneva County: 10,550 countGeneva County10,550Cherokee County: 10,477 countCherokee County10,477Jefferson County: 268,911 countJefferson County268,911Madison County: 162,469 countMadison County162,469Mobile County: 160,507 countMobile County160,507Baldwin County: 94,642 countBaldwin County94,642Montgomery County: 90,785 countMontgomery County90,785Tuscaloosa County: 87,289 countTuscaloosa County87,289Shelby County: 85,414 countShelby County85,414Lee County: 67,944 countLee County67,944Morgan County: 48,752 countMorgan County48,752Calhoun County: 45,125 countCalhoun County45,125Houston County: 42,581 countHouston County42,581Limestone County: 40,021 countLimestone County40,021Etowah County: 39,160 countEtowah County39,160Lauderdale County: 38,777 countLauderdale County38,777Marshall County: 35,963 countMarshall County35,963Cullman County: 34,543 countCullman County34,543St. Clair County: 34,477 countSt. Clair County34,477Talladega County: 32,889 countTalladega County32,889Elmore County: 32,529 countElmore County32,529DeKalb County: 25,946 countDeKalb County25,946Walker County: 24,843 countWalker County24,843Colbert County: 24,217 countColbert County24,217Russell County: 23,784 countRussell County23,784Autauga County: 22,523 countAutauga County22,523Blount County: 21,977 countBlount County21,977Jackson County: 21,186 countJackson County21,186Coffee County: 20,860 countCoffee County20,860Dale County: 19,769 countDale County19,769Chilton County: 17,554 countChilton County17,554Tallapoosa County: 16,548 countTallapoosa County16,548Dallas County: 15,416 countDallas County15,416Covington County: 14,495 countCovington County14,495Chambers County: 13,419 countChambers County13,419Lawrence County: 13,145 countLawrence County13,145Escambia County: 12,781 countEscambia County12,781Pike County: 12,605 countPike County12,605Franklin County: 11,593 countFranklin County11,593Marion County: 10,874 countMarion County10,874Geneva County: 10,550 countGeneva County10,550Cherokee County: 10,477 countCherokee County10,477
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1Jefferson County268,911+1.2%
2Madison County162,469+1.8%
3Mobile County160,507+0.6%
4Baldwin County94,642+4.2%
5Montgomery County90,785+1.2%
6Tuscaloosa County87,289+3%
7Shelby County85,414+2%
8Lee County67,944+4.3%
9Morgan County48,752+1.6%
10Calhoun County45,125+1%
11Houston County42,581+2.5%
12Limestone County40,021+3.8%
13Etowah County39,160+1%
14Lauderdale County38,777+1.4%
15Marshall County35,963+0.1%
16Cullman County34,543+2.7%
17St. Clair County34,477+1.9%
18Talladega County32,889+1.6%
19Elmore County32,529+1.1%
20DeKalb County25,946+1%
21Walker County24,843+0.5%
22Colbert County24,217+4.1%
23Russell County23,784+1.4%
24Autauga County22,523+1%
25Blount County21,977+1.6%
26Jackson County21,186+2.5%
27Coffee County20,860+2.4%
28Dale County19,769+1.9%
29Chilton County17,554+3.7%
30Tallapoosa County16,548+0.7%
31Dallas County15,416+4.5%
32Covington County14,495+2.1%
33Chambers County13,419+2.1%
34Lawrence County13,145+2.5%
35Escambia County12,781-1.9%
36Pike County12,605+5.1%
37Franklin County11,593+3.1%
38Marion County10,874-1.3%
39Geneva County10,550+1.5%
40Cherokee County10,477+4.8%
41Winston County9,328+2.5%
42Randolph County9,127+4.6%
43Barbour County9,080+0.7%
44Clarke County8,452+3.2%
45Marengo County7,615+3.2%
46Bibb County7,571+4.9%
47Monroe County7,396+1.3%
48Butler County7,262+1.8%
49Macon County7,151+0.3%
50Pickens County6,946-1.9%
51Henry County6,684-0%
52Fayette County6,051-1.5%
53Cleburne County5,849+1.5%
54Clay County5,765+5.1%
55Washington County5,678+3.1%
56Hale County5,541+2.6%
57Choctaw County5,174-1%
58Crenshaw County5,075+4.9%
59Lamar County4,987-3.5%
60Sumter County4,765-0.7%
61Conecuh County4,528+1.7%
62Coosa County4,201+5.1%
63Lowndes County4,161+4%
64Wilcox County3,693+3.2%
65Bullock County3,453+0.1%
66Perry County3,195+3.9%
67Greene County3,037+5.7%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), Counties in Alabama by households, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/alabama-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Jefferson County, with 268,911 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greene County, with 3,037 in 2023.

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