Counties in Alabama by median household income

Shelby County had the highest median household income of 67 counties in 2022, at $90,618. Sumter County had the lowest, at $31,726. The median was $49,879 and the figure for Alabama was $59,609. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest90,618Shelby County
Lowest31,726Sumter County
Median49,87967 counties
Alabama59,609History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Shelby CountyShelby County: 90,618 USD90,618Limestone CountyLimestone County: 80,146 USD80,146Madison CountyMadison County: 78,058 USD78,058Elmore CountyElmore County: 73,258 USD73,258St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 73,218 USD73,218Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 71,039 USD71,039Autauga CountyAutauga County: 68,315 USD68,315Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 63,595 USD63,595Chilton CountyChilton County: 62,471 USD62,471Coffee CountyCoffee County: 62,199 USD62,199Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 61,645 USD61,645Morgan CountyMorgan County: 61,588 USD61,588Lee CountyLee County: 59,288 USD59,288Henry CountyHenry County: 58,395 USD58,395Marshall CountyMarshall County: 58,272 USD58,272Cullman CountyCullman County: 58,119 USD58,119Blount CountyBlount County: 57,440 USD57,440Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 56,707 USD56,707Colbert CountyColbert County: 56,149 USD56,149Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 56,081 USD56,081Mobile CountyMobile County: 55,352 USD55,352Houston CountyHouston County: 55,064 USD55,064Lawrence CountyLawrence County: 54,786 USD54,786Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 54,339 USD54,339Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 53,282 USD53,282Walker CountyWalker County: 52,987 USD52,987Dale CountyDale County: 52,813 USD52,813Talladega CountyTalladega County: 52,457 USD52,457Coosa CountyCoosa County: 52,279 USD52,279Etowah CountyEtowah County: 52,177 USD52,177Cleburne CountyCleburne County: 51,553 USD51,553Washington CountyWashington County: 51,184 USD51,184Bibb CountyBibb County: 50,669 USD50,669Randolph CountyRandolph County: 49,879 USD49,879Marion CountyMarion County: 49,743 USD49,743Lamar CountyLamar County: 49,565 USD49,565Winston CountyWinston County: 49,494 USD49,494Chambers CountyChambers County: 48,805 USD48,805Covington CountyCovington County: 48,772 USD48,772Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 48,557 USD48,557
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022
USD
Change on 2021
1Shelby County90,618+9.7%
2Limestone County80,146+13.3%
3Madison County78,058+9.7%
4Elmore County73,258+8.4%
5St. Clair County73,218+12.5%
6Baldwin County71,039+10.4%
7Autauga County68,315+9%
8Jefferson County63,595+9%
9Chilton County62,471+11.1%
10Coffee County62,199+5.4%
11Tuscaloosa County61,645+7.2%
12Morgan County61,588+9.7%
13Lee County59,288+3.7%
14Henry County58,395+4.5%
15Marshall County58,272+10.1%
16Cullman County58,119+10.3%
17Blount County57,440+8.7%
18Montgomery County56,707+8%
19Colbert County56,149+7.9%
20Lauderdale County56,081+12.2%
21Mobile County55,352+8.2%
22Houston County55,064+9.6%
23Lawrence County54,786+5.9%
24Calhoun County54,339+6.6%
25Tallapoosa County53,282+5.2%
26Walker County52,987+11.7%
27Dale County52,813+5.5%
28Talladega County52,457+15.5%
29Coosa County52,279+4.5%
30Etowah County52,177+11.1%
31Cleburne County51,553+6.7%
32Washington County51,184+15%
33Bibb County50,669-6.6%
34Randolph County49,879+5.9%
35Marion County49,743+11.7%
36Lamar County49,565+14.4%
37Winston County49,494+7.4%
38Chambers County48,805+3.3%
39Covington County48,772+5.6%
40Crenshaw County48,557+12.7%
41Clay County48,074+6.4%
42DeKalb County47,920+8.8%
43Geneva County47,608+9.2%
44Clarke County47,549+7.8%
45Russell County47,420+7.6%
46Franklin County47,359+8.5%
47Jackson County46,748+6.8%
48Cherokee County46,621+7.2%
49Fayette County45,650+3.8%
50Pickens County45,339+4.5%
51Butler County44,429-1.8%
52Choctaw County43,299+12.2%
53Marengo County42,975+21.5%
54Pike County42,616+6.3%
55Macon County41,206+4.8%
56Escambia County41,153+7%
57Monroe County39,965+22.5%
58Conecuh County39,888+5%
59Barbour County39,712+9%
60Wilcox County38,208+5%
61Dallas County37,180+6.4%
62Bullock County36,136+24.3%
63Hale County35,851+11%
64Lowndes County33,125+3.6%
65Greene County32,796+13.8%
66Perry County32,332+19.5%
67Sumter County31,726+17.1%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest median household income?

Shelby County, with $90,618 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest median household income?

Sumter County, with $31,726 in 2022.

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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