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Counties in Alabama by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)

Shelby County had the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2021, at $42,106. Perry County had the lowest, at $15,484. The median was $26,255 and the figure for Alabama was $30,458. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest42,106Shelby County
Lowest15,484Perry County
Median26,25567 counties
Alabama30,458History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 30,968 USDBaldwin County: 35,384 USDBarbour County: 21,325 USDBibb County: 24,787 USDBlount County: 27,309 USDBullock County: 21,012 USDButler County: 23,897 USDCalhoun County: 26,440 USDChambers County: 24,840 USDCherokee County: 26,867 USDChilton County: 26,426 USDChoctaw County: 25,163 USDClarke County: 25,263 USDClay County: 26,255 USDCleburne County: 27,026 USDCoffee County: 29,688 USDColbert County: 28,090 USDConecuh County: 22,841 USDCoosa County: 26,718 USDCovington County: 26,138 USDCrenshaw County: 28,097 USDCullman County: 26,508 USDDale County: 26,469 USDDallas County: 20,748 USDDeKalb County: 23,947 USDElmore County: 31,185 USDEscambia County: 19,581 USDEtowah County: 26,026 USDFayette County: 24,268 USDFranklin County: 22,500 USDGeneva County: 23,338 USDGreene County: 16,282 USDHale County: 20,849 USDHenry County: 28,304 USDHouston County: 29,388 USDJackson County: 25,153 USDJefferson County: 34,860 USDLamar County: 22,678 USDLauderdale County: 29,667 USDLawrence County: 26,810 USDLee County: 30,680 USDLimestone County: 33,428 USDLowndes County: 21,936 USDMacon County: 22,542 USDMadison County: 40,223 USDMarengo County: 27,823 USDMarion County: 23,093 USDMarshall County: 27,333 USDMobile County: 27,942 USDMonroe County: 21,648 USDMontgomery County: 30,100 USDMorgan County: 30,412 USDPerry County: 15,484 USDPickens County: 23,896 USDPike County: 24,960 USDRandolph County: 26,926 USDRussell County: 24,871 USDSt. Clair County: 29,803 USDShelby County: 42,106 USDSumter County: 17,481 USDTalladega County: 24,997 USDTallapoosa County: 27,110 USDTuscaloosa County: 29,479 USDWalker County: 26,127 USDWashington County: 28,585 USDWilcox County: 19,231 USDWinston County: 25,624 USD
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USD, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Shelby County: 42,106 USDShelby County42,106Madison County: 40,223 USDMadison County40,223Baldwin County: 35,384 USDBaldwin County35,384Jefferson County: 34,860 USDJefferson County34,860Limestone County: 33,428 USDLimestone County33,428Elmore County: 31,185 USDElmore County31,185Autauga County: 30,968 USDAutauga County30,968Lee County: 30,680 USDLee County30,680Morgan County: 30,412 USDMorgan County30,412Montgomery County: 30,100 USDMontgomery County30,100St. Clair County: 29,803 USDSt. Clair County29,803Coffee County: 29,688 USDCoffee County29,688Lauderdale County: 29,667 USDLauderdale County29,667Tuscaloosa County: 29,479 USDTuscaloosa County29,479Houston County: 29,388 USDHouston County29,388Washington County: 28,585 USDWashington County28,585Henry County: 28,304 USDHenry County28,304Crenshaw County: 28,097 USDCrenshaw County28,097Colbert County: 28,090 USDColbert County28,090Mobile County: 27,942 USDMobile County27,942Marengo County: 27,823 USDMarengo County27,823Marshall County: 27,333 USDMarshall County27,333Blount County: 27,309 USDBlount County27,309Tallapoosa County: 27,110 USDTallapoosa County27,110Cleburne County: 27,026 USDCleburne County27,026Randolph County: 26,926 USDRandolph County26,926Cherokee County: 26,867 USDCherokee County26,867Lawrence County: 26,810 USDLawrence County26,810Coosa County: 26,718 USDCoosa County26,718Cullman County: 26,508 USDCullman County26,508Dale County: 26,469 USDDale County26,469Calhoun County: 26,440 USDCalhoun County26,440Chilton County: 26,426 USDChilton County26,426Clay County: 26,255 USDClay County26,255Covington County: 26,138 USDCovington County26,138Walker County: 26,127 USDWalker County26,127Etowah County: 26,026 USDEtowah County26,026Winston County: 25,624 USDWinston County25,624Clarke County: 25,263 USDClarke County25,263Choctaw County: 25,163 USDChoctaw County25,163Shelby County: 42,106 USDShelby County42,106Madison County: 40,223 USDMadison County40,223Baldwin County: 35,384 USDBaldwin County35,384Jefferson County: 34,860 USDJefferson County34,860Limestone County: 33,428 USDLimestone County33,428Elmore County: 31,185 USDElmore County31,185Autauga County: 30,968 USDAutauga County30,968Lee County: 30,680 USDLee County30,680Morgan County: 30,412 USDMorgan County30,412Montgomery County: 30,100 USDMontgomery County30,100St. Clair County: 29,803 USDSt. Clair County29,803Coffee County: 29,688 USDCoffee County29,688Lauderdale County: 29,667 USDLauderdale County29,667Tuscaloosa County: 29,479 USDTuscaloosa County29,479Houston County: 29,388 USDHouston County29,388Washington County: 28,585 USDWashington County28,585Henry County: 28,304 USDHenry County28,304Crenshaw County: 28,097 USDCrenshaw County28,097Colbert County: 28,090 USDColbert County28,090Mobile County: 27,942 USDMobile County27,942Marengo County: 27,823 USDMarengo County27,823Marshall County: 27,333 USDMarshall County27,333Blount County: 27,309 USDBlount County27,309Tallapoosa County: 27,110 USDTallapoosa County27,110Cleburne County: 27,026 USDCleburne County27,026Randolph County: 26,926 USDRandolph County26,926Cherokee County: 26,867 USDCherokee County26,867Lawrence County: 26,810 USDLawrence County26,810Coosa County: 26,718 USDCoosa County26,718Cullman County: 26,508 USDCullman County26,508Dale County: 26,469 USDDale County26,469Calhoun County: 26,440 USDCalhoun County26,440Chilton County: 26,426 USDChilton County26,426Clay County: 26,255 USDClay County26,255Covington County: 26,138 USDCovington County26,138Walker County: 26,127 USDWalker County26,127Etowah County: 26,026 USDEtowah County26,026Winston County: 25,624 USDWinston County25,624Clarke County: 25,263 USDClarke County25,263Choctaw County: 25,163 USDChoctaw County25,163
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD
1Shelby County42,106
2Madison County40,223
3Baldwin County35,384
4Jefferson County34,860
5Limestone County33,428
6Elmore County31,185
7Autauga County30,968
8Lee County30,680
9Morgan County30,412
10Montgomery County30,100
11St. Clair County29,803
12Coffee County29,688
13Lauderdale County29,667
14Tuscaloosa County29,479
15Houston County29,388
16Washington County28,585
17Henry County28,304
18Crenshaw County28,097
19Colbert County28,090
20Mobile County27,942
21Marengo County27,823
22Marshall County27,333
23Blount County27,309
24Tallapoosa County27,110
25Cleburne County27,026
26Randolph County26,926
27Cherokee County26,867
28Lawrence County26,810
29Coosa County26,718
30Cullman County26,508
31Dale County26,469
32Calhoun County26,440
33Chilton County26,426
34Clay County26,255
35Covington County26,138
36Walker County26,127
37Etowah County26,026
38Winston County25,624
39Clarke County25,263
40Choctaw County25,163
41Jackson County25,153
42Talladega County24,997
43Pike County24,960
44Russell County24,871
45Chambers County24,840
46Bibb County24,787
47Fayette County24,268
48DeKalb County23,947
49Butler County23,897
50Pickens County23,896
51Geneva County23,338
52Marion County23,093
53Conecuh County22,841
54Lamar County22,678
55Macon County22,542
56Franklin County22,500
57Lowndes County21,936
58Monroe County21,648
59Barbour County21,325
60Bullock County21,012
61Hale County20,849
62Dallas County20,748
63Escambia County19,581
64Wilcox County19,231
65Sumter County17,481
66Greene County16,282
67Perry County15,484

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About this ranking

Total money income received in the past 12 months by people aged 15 and over, divided by the total population, including children, 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.

Survey-reported money income before taxes. Lower than BEA per_capita_personal_income, which also counts employer contributions, imputed income and government transfers in kind.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year (Counties in Alabama by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Alabama by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year. Counties in Alabama by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19301: per capita income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars of the final year, Counties in Alabama by per capita income (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19301.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-income-acs/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest per capita income (US five-year survey estimate)?

Shelby County, with $42,106 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Perry County, with $15,484 in 2021.

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