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Counties in Alabama by median household income

Shelby County had the highest median household income of 67 counties in 2021, at $82,592. Perry County had the lowest, at $27,057. The median was $46,186 and the figure for Alabama was $54,943. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest82,592Shelby County
Lowest27,057Perry County
Median46,18667 counties
Alabama54,943History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 82,592 USD82,592Madison CountyMadison County: 71,153 USD71,153Limestone CountyLimestone County: 70,736 USD70,736Elmore CountyElmore County: 67,597 USD67,597St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 65,070 USD65,070Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 64,346 USD64,346Autauga CountyAutauga County: 62,660 USD62,660Coffee CountyCoffee County: 59,034 USD59,034Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 58,330 USD58,330Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 57,508 USD57,508Lee CountyLee County: 57,191 USD57,191Chilton CountyChilton County: 56,243 USD56,243Morgan CountyMorgan County: 56,128 USD56,128Henry CountyHenry County: 55,870 USD55,870Bibb CountyBibb County: 54,277 USD54,277Marshall CountyMarshall County: 52,938 USD52,938Blount CountyBlount County: 52,830 USD52,830Cullman CountyCullman County: 52,690 USD52,690Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 52,511 USD52,511Colbert CountyColbert County: 52,017 USD52,017Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 51,712 USD51,712Mobile CountyMobile County: 51,169 USD51,169Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 50,977 USD50,977Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 50,652 USD50,652Houston CountyHouston County: 50,222 USD50,222Dale CountyDale County: 50,052 USD50,052Coosa CountyCoosa County: 50,013 USD50,013Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 50,000 USD50,000Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 48,333 USD48,333Walker CountyWalker County: 47,442 USD47,442Chambers CountyChambers County: 47,232 USD47,232Randolph CountyRandolph County: 47,081 USD47,081Etowah CountyEtowah County: 46,984 USD46,984Covington CountyCovington County: 46,186 USD46,186Winston CountyWinston County: 46,096 USD46,096Talladega CountyTalladega County: 45,400 USD45,400Butler CountyButler County: 45,236 USD45,236Clay CountyClay County: 45,163 USD45,163Marion CountyMarion County: 44,551 USD44,551Washington CountyWashington County: 44,512 USD44,512
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Shelby County82,592
2Madison County71,153
3Limestone County70,736
4Elmore County67,597
5St. Clair County65,070
6Baldwin County64,346
7Autauga County62,660
8Coffee County59,034
9Jefferson County58,330
10Tuscaloosa County57,508
11Lee County57,191
12Chilton County56,243
13Morgan County56,128
14Henry County55,870
15Bibb County54,277
16Marshall County52,938
17Blount County52,830
18Cullman County52,690
19Montgomery County52,511
20Colbert County52,017
21Lawrence County51,712
22Mobile County51,169
23Calhoun County50,977
24Tallapoosa County50,652
25Houston County50,222
26Dale County50,052
27Coosa County50,013
28Lauderdale County50,000
29Cleburne County48,333
30Walker County47,442
31Chambers County47,232
32Randolph County47,081
33Etowah County46,984
34Covington County46,186
35Winston County46,096
36Talladega County45,400
37Butler County45,236
38Clay County45,163
39Marion County44,551
40Washington County44,512
41Clarke County44,108
42Russell County44,065
43DeKalb County44,037
44Fayette County43,960
45Jackson County43,785
46Franklin County43,633
47Geneva County43,581
48Cherokee County43,475
49Pickens County43,389
50Lamar County43,324
51Crenshaw County43,103
52Pike County40,106
53Macon County39,303
54Choctaw County38,581
55Escambia County38,464
56Conecuh County37,986
57Barbour County36,422
58Wilcox County36,385
59Marengo County35,379
60Dallas County34,957
61Monroe County32,631
62Hale County32,294
63Lowndes County31,961
64Bullock County29,063
65Greene County28,826
66Sumter County27,099
67Perry County27,057

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About this ranking

Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest median household income?

Shelby County, with $82,592 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Perry County, with $27,057 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 B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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