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Counties in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Dale County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 67 counties in 2021, at 11.5%. Greene County had the lowest, at 0.5%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Alabama was 5.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.5Dale County
Lowest0.5Greene County
Median4.767 counties
Alabama5.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 5.7 %Baldwin County: 5.4 %Barbour County: 5.9 %Bibb County: 8.9 %Blount County: 3.9 %Bullock County: 2.6 %Butler County: 2.8 %Calhoun County: 5 %Chambers County: 3.9 %Cherokee County: 6.8 %Chilton County: 3 %Choctaw County: 4.3 %Clarke County: 1.6 %Clay County: 3.7 %Cleburne County: 7 %Coffee County: 8.3 %Colbert County: 3.6 %Conecuh County: 1.9 %Coosa County: 7.5 %Covington County: 2.9 %Crenshaw County: 4.4 %Cullman County: 5.5 %Dale County: 11.5 %Dallas County: 3.4 %DeKalb County: 3.1 %Elmore County: 6.6 %Escambia County: 2.4 %Etowah County: 4.3 %Fayette County: 6.6 %Franklin County: 1.3 %Geneva County: 4.4 %Greene County: 0.5 %Hale County: 4.6 %Henry County: 4.6 %Houston County: 4.2 %Jackson County: 2.8 %Jefferson County: 4.2 %Lamar County: 2.1 %Lauderdale County: 8.1 %Lawrence County: 4.7 %Lee County: 8.3 %Limestone County: 6.5 %Lowndes County: 2.8 %Macon County: 4.8 %Madison County: 5.7 %Marengo County: 2.9 %Marion County: 4.3 %Marshall County: 4.2 %Mobile County: 2.9 %Monroe County: 2.1 %Montgomery County: 6.8 %Morgan County: 4.1 %Perry County: 5.6 %Pickens County: 5.9 %Pike County: 7.9 %Randolph County: 5.3 %Russell County: 7.4 %St. Clair County: 4.9 %Shelby County: 6.9 %Sumter County: 7 %Talladega County: 4.7 %Tallapoosa County: 6 %Tuscaloosa County: 7 %Walker County: 4.9 %Washington County: 4.6 %Wilcox County: 5.3 %Winston County: 5.6 %
  • Under 2.9
  • 2.9 to 4.2
  • 4.2 to 4.7
  • 4.7 to 5.6
  • 5.6 to 6.9
  • 6.9 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Dale County: 11.5 %Dale County11.5Bibb County: 8.9 %Bibb County8.9Lee County: 8.3 %Lee County8.3Coffee County: 8.3 %Coffee County8.3Lauderdale County: 8.1 %Lauderdale County8.1Pike County: 7.9 %Pike County7.9Coosa County: 7.5 %Coosa County7.5Russell County: 7.4 %Russell County7.4Sumter County: 7 %Sumter County7Cleburne County: 7 %Cleburne County7Tuscaloosa County: 7 %Tuscaloosa County7Shelby County: 6.9 %Shelby County6.9Montgomery County: 6.8 %Montgomery County6.8Cherokee County: 6.8 %Cherokee County6.8Fayette County: 6.6 %Fayette County6.6Elmore County: 6.6 %Elmore County6.6Limestone County: 6.5 %Limestone County6.5Tallapoosa County: 6 %Tallapoosa County6Barbour County: 5.9 %Barbour County5.9Pickens County: 5.9 %Pickens County5.9Autauga County: 5.7 %Autauga County5.7Madison County: 5.7 %Madison County5.7Perry County: 5.6 %Perry County5.6Winston County: 5.6 %Winston County5.6Cullman County: 5.5 %Cullman County5.5Baldwin County: 5.4 %Baldwin County5.4Wilcox County: 5.3 %Wilcox County5.3Randolph County: 5.3 %Randolph County5.3Calhoun County: 5 %Calhoun County5Walker County: 4.9 %Walker County4.9St. Clair County: 4.9 %St. Clair County4.9Macon County: 4.8 %Macon County4.8Lawrence County: 4.7 %Lawrence County4.7Talladega County: 4.7 %Talladega County4.7Washington County: 4.6 %Washington County4.6Hale County: 4.6 %Hale County4.6Henry County: 4.6 %Henry County4.6Geneva County: 4.4 %Geneva County4.4Crenshaw County: 4.4 %Crenshaw County4.4Choctaw County: 4.3 %Choctaw County4.3Dale County: 11.5 %Dale County11.5Bibb County: 8.9 %Bibb County8.9Lee County: 8.3 %Lee County8.3Coffee County: 8.3 %Coffee County8.3Lauderdale County: 8.1 %Lauderdale County8.1Pike County: 7.9 %Pike County7.9Coosa County: 7.5 %Coosa County7.5Russell County: 7.4 %Russell County7.4Sumter County: 7 %Sumter County7Cleburne County: 7 %Cleburne County7Tuscaloosa County: 7 %Tuscaloosa County7Shelby County: 6.9 %Shelby County6.9Montgomery County: 6.8 %Montgomery County6.8Cherokee County: 6.8 %Cherokee County6.8Fayette County: 6.6 %Fayette County6.6Elmore County: 6.6 %Elmore County6.6Limestone County: 6.5 %Limestone County6.5Tallapoosa County: 6 %Tallapoosa County6Barbour County: 5.9 %Barbour County5.9Pickens County: 5.9 %Pickens County5.9Autauga County: 5.7 %Autauga County5.7Madison County: 5.7 %Madison County5.7Perry County: 5.6 %Perry County5.6Winston County: 5.6 %Winston County5.6Cullman County: 5.5 %Cullman County5.5Baldwin County: 5.4 %Baldwin County5.4Wilcox County: 5.3 %Wilcox County5.3Randolph County: 5.3 %Randolph County5.3Calhoun County: 5 %Calhoun County5Walker County: 4.9 %Walker County4.9St. Clair County: 4.9 %St. Clair County4.9Macon County: 4.8 %Macon County4.8Lawrence County: 4.7 %Lawrence County4.7Talladega County: 4.7 %Talladega County4.7Washington County: 4.6 %Washington County4.6Hale County: 4.6 %Hale County4.6Henry County: 4.6 %Henry County4.6Geneva County: 4.4 %Geneva County4.4Crenshaw County: 4.4 %Crenshaw County4.4Choctaw County: 4.3 %Choctaw County4.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Dale County11.5
2Bibb County8.9
3Lee County8.3
4Coffee County8.3
5Lauderdale County8.1
6Pike County7.9
7Coosa County7.5
8Russell County7.4
9Sumter County7
10Cleburne County7
11Tuscaloosa County7
12Shelby County6.9
13Montgomery County6.8
14Cherokee County6.8
15Fayette County6.6
16Elmore County6.6
17Limestone County6.5
18Tallapoosa County6
19Barbour County5.9
20Pickens County5.9
21Autauga County5.7
22Madison County5.7
23Perry County5.6
24Winston County5.6
25Cullman County5.5
26Baldwin County5.4
27Wilcox County5.3
28Randolph County5.3
29Calhoun County5
30Walker County4.9
31St. Clair County4.9
32Macon County4.8
33Lawrence County4.7
34Talladega County4.7
35Washington County4.6
36Hale County4.6
37Henry County4.6
38Geneva County4.4
39Crenshaw County4.4
40Choctaw County4.3
40Etowah County4.3
42Marion County4.3
43Houston County4.2
44Jefferson County4.2
44Marshall County4.2
46Morgan County4.1
47Blount County3.9
48Chambers County3.9
49Clay County3.7
50Colbert County3.6
51Dallas County3.4
52DeKalb County3.1
53Chilton County3
54Mobile County2.9
55Marengo County2.9
56Covington County2.9
57Butler County2.8
58Jackson County2.8
59Lowndes County2.8
60Bullock County2.6
61Escambia County2.4
62Monroe County2.1
63Lamar County2.1
64Conecuh County1.9
65Clarke County1.6
66Franklin County1.3
67Greene County0.5

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/alabama-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Dale County, with 11.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Greene County, with 0.5% in 2021.

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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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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