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

Dale County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 67 counties in 2023, at 8%. Wilcox County had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.6% and the figure for Alabama was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8Dale County
Lowest0.2Wilcox County
Median1.667 counties
Alabama2.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 1.9 %Baldwin County: 3.5 %Barbour County: 1.6 %Bibb County: 1.5 %Blount County: 0.9 %Bullock County: 0.9 %Butler County: 1.3 %Calhoun County: 2.8 %Chambers County: 2.5 %Cherokee County: 3 %Chilton County: 0.6 %Choctaw County: 0.5 %Clarke County: 0.9 %Clay County: 1.9 %Cleburne County: 2.3 %Coffee County: 4.6 %Colbert County: 1.8 %Conecuh County: 0.4 %Coosa County: 2.9 %Covington County: 1.8 %Crenshaw County: 1 %Cullman County: 1.9 %Dale County: 8 %Dallas County: 1.5 %DeKalb County: 0.9 %Elmore County: 0.9 %Escambia County: 1.7 %Etowah County: 1.2 %Fayette County: 0.8 %Franklin County: 0.4 %Geneva County: 1.8 %Greene County: 0.2 %Hale County: 0.4 %Henry County: 2 %Houston County: 2.4 %Jackson County: 1.6 %Jefferson County: 1.9 %Lamar County: 1.1 %Lauderdale County: 3.5 %Lawrence County: 1.2 %Lee County: 3.8 %Limestone County: 2.3 %Lowndes County: 0.5 %Macon County: 3.1 %Madison County: 3.8 %Marengo County: 1.4 %Marion County: 0.8 %Marshall County: 1.6 %Mobile County: 2.2 %Monroe County: 0.5 %Montgomery County: 3.3 %Morgan County: 1.5 %Perry County: 3.2 %Pickens County: 1.8 %Pike County: 2.7 %Randolph County: 1.7 %Russell County: 5.5 %St. Clair County: 1.2 %Shelby County: 2.1 %Sumter County: 5.7 %Talladega County: 1 %Tallapoosa County: 1 %Tuscaloosa County: 3.5 %Walker County: 0.8 %Washington County: 0.8 %Wilcox County: 0.2 %Winston County: 1.4 %
  • Under 0.8
  • 0.8 to 1.2
  • 1.2 to 1.6
  • 1.6 to 2
  • 2 to 3.1
  • 3.1 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Dale County: 8 %Dale County8Sumter County: 5.7 %Sumter County5.7Russell County: 5.5 %Russell County5.5Coffee County: 4.6 %Coffee County4.6Madison County: 3.8 %Madison County3.8Lee County: 3.8 %Lee County3.8Tuscaloosa County: 3.5 %Tuscaloosa County3.5Lauderdale County: 3.5 %Lauderdale County3.5Baldwin County: 3.5 %Baldwin County3.5Montgomery County: 3.3 %Montgomery County3.3Perry County: 3.2 %Perry County3.2Macon County: 3.1 %Macon County3.1Cherokee County: 3 %Cherokee County3Coosa County: 2.9 %Coosa County2.9Calhoun County: 2.8 %Calhoun County2.8Pike County: 2.7 %Pike County2.7Chambers County: 2.5 %Chambers County2.5Houston County: 2.4 %Houston County2.4Cleburne County: 2.3 %Cleburne County2.3Limestone County: 2.3 %Limestone County2.3Mobile County: 2.2 %Mobile County2.2Shelby County: 2.1 %Shelby County2.1Henry County: 2 %Henry County2Clay County: 1.9 %Clay County1.9Cullman County: 1.9 %Cullman County1.9Autauga County: 1.9 %Autauga County1.9Jefferson County: 1.9 %Jefferson County1.9Colbert County: 1.8 %Colbert County1.8Covington County: 1.8 %Covington County1.8Geneva County: 1.8 %Geneva County1.8Pickens County: 1.8 %Pickens County1.8Escambia County: 1.7 %Escambia County1.7Randolph County: 1.7 %Randolph County1.7Jackson County: 1.6 %Jackson County1.6Barbour County: 1.6 %Barbour County1.6Marshall County: 1.6 %Marshall County1.6Morgan County: 1.5 %Morgan County1.5Bibb County: 1.5 %Bibb County1.5Dallas County: 1.5 %Dallas County1.5Winston County: 1.4 %Winston County1.4Dale County: 8 %Dale County8Sumter County: 5.7 %Sumter County5.7Russell County: 5.5 %Russell County5.5Coffee County: 4.6 %Coffee County4.6Madison County: 3.8 %Madison County3.8Lee County: 3.8 %Lee County3.8Tuscaloosa County: 3.5 %Tuscaloosa County3.5Lauderdale County: 3.5 %Lauderdale County3.5Baldwin County: 3.5 %Baldwin County3.5Montgomery County: 3.3 %Montgomery County3.3Perry County: 3.2 %Perry County3.2Macon County: 3.1 %Macon County3.1Cherokee County: 3 %Cherokee County3Coosa County: 2.9 %Coosa County2.9Calhoun County: 2.8 %Calhoun County2.8Pike County: 2.7 %Pike County2.7Chambers County: 2.5 %Chambers County2.5Houston County: 2.4 %Houston County2.4Cleburne County: 2.3 %Cleburne County2.3Limestone County: 2.3 %Limestone County2.3Mobile County: 2.2 %Mobile County2.2Shelby County: 2.1 %Shelby County2.1Henry County: 2 %Henry County2Clay County: 1.9 %Clay County1.9Cullman County: 1.9 %Cullman County1.9Autauga County: 1.9 %Autauga County1.9Jefferson County: 1.9 %Jefferson County1.9Colbert County: 1.8 %Colbert County1.8Covington County: 1.8 %Covington County1.8Geneva County: 1.8 %Geneva County1.8Pickens County: 1.8 %Pickens County1.8Escambia County: 1.7 %Escambia County1.7Randolph County: 1.7 %Randolph County1.7Jackson County: 1.6 %Jackson County1.6Barbour County: 1.6 %Barbour County1.6Marshall County: 1.6 %Marshall County1.6Morgan County: 1.5 %Morgan County1.5Bibb County: 1.5 %Bibb County1.5Dallas County: 1.5 %Dallas County1.5Winston County: 1.4 %Winston County1.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dale County8+0.4 pts
2Sumter County5.7+1.2 pts
3Russell County5.5-0.7 pts
4Coffee County4.6-0.2 pts
5Madison County3.8+0.1 pts
6Lee County3.8+0.1 pts
7Tuscaloosa County3.5-0.7 pts
8Lauderdale County3.5+0.4 pts
9Baldwin County3.5-0.5 pts
10Montgomery County3.3-0.1 pts
11Perry County3.2+0.1 pts
12Macon County3.1+0.4 pts
13Cherokee County3-0.1 pts
14Coosa County2.90 pts
15Calhoun County2.8+0.3 pts
16Pike County2.7-0.1 pts
17Chambers County2.5+0.6 pts
18Houston County2.4-0.1 pts
19Cleburne County2.3+0.1 pts
20Limestone County2.3+0.8 pts
21Mobile County2.2+0.1 pts
22Shelby County2.1+0.3 pts
23Henry County2-0.2 pts
24Clay County1.9+0.2 pts
24Cullman County1.9-0.1 pts
26Autauga County1.9-0.3 pts
27Jefferson County1.9-0 pts
28Colbert County1.80 pts
28Covington County1.8+0.1 pts
30Geneva County1.8-0.2 pts
31Pickens County1.8-0.8 pts
32Escambia County1.7+0.4 pts
32Randolph County1.7+0.1 pts
34Jackson County1.6-0.1 pts
35Barbour County1.60 pts
36Marshall County1.6+0.2 pts
37Morgan County1.5+0.1 pts
38Bibb County1.5+0.4 pts
39Dallas County1.5-0.3 pts
40Winston County1.4-0.2 pts
41Marengo County1.4+0.5 pts
42Butler County1.3+0.1 pts
43Etowah County1.2+0.2 pts
44Lawrence County1.2+0.2 pts
44St. Clair County1.2-0.4 pts
46Lamar County1.1+0.3 pts
47Talladega County1-0.2 pts
48Tallapoosa County1-0.4 pts
49Crenshaw County1+0.4 pts
50Blount County0.90 pts
51Clarke County0.9-0.3 pts
52Bullock County0.9+0.2 pts
53Elmore County0.9-0.1 pts
54DeKalb County0.9+0.2 pts
55Marion County0.8-0.5 pts
56Fayette County0.8-0.4 pts
57Walker County0.8-0.1 pts
57Washington County0.8-0.1 pts
59Chilton County0.6+0.2 pts
60Lowndes County0.5+0.2 pts
61Monroe County0.5+0.1 pts
62Choctaw County0.5-1.7 pts
63Franklin County0.4+0.1 pts
64Hale County0.4+0.3 pts
65Conecuh County0.4+0.3 pts
66Greene County0.2-0 pts
67Wilcox County0.2-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 state 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 state in the past year, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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 state 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 state in the past year, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Dale County, with 8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wilcox County, with 0.2% in 2023.

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