Counties in Alabama by per capita personal income

Shelby County had the highest per capita personal income of 67 counties in 2015, at $50,217. Bullock County had the lowest, at $24,998. The median was $33,651 and the figure for Alabama was $38,177. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest50,217Shelby County
Lowest24,998Bullock County
Median33,65167 counties
Alabama38,177History

Map of counties, 2015

Autauga County: 38,107 USDBaldwin County: 41,470 USDBarbour County: 31,062 USDBibb County: 28,760 USDBlount County: 32,471 USDBullock County: 24,998 USDButler County: 34,718 USDCalhoun County: 33,651 USDChambers County: 30,710 USDCherokee County: 34,683 USDChilton County: 31,682 USDChoctaw County: 34,644 USDClarke County: 33,504 USDClay County: 29,726 USDCleburne County: 34,132 USDCoffee County: 39,218 USDColbert County: 34,684 USDConecuh County: 30,082 USDCoosa County: 28,594 USDCovington County: 32,344 USDCrenshaw County: 36,772 USDCullman County: 36,248 USDDale County: 34,397 USDDallas County: 31,423 USDDeKalb County: 30,389 USDElmore County: 37,346 USDEscambia County: 29,894 USDEtowah County: 33,728 USDFayette County: 31,917 USDFranklin County: 31,070 USDGeneva County: 32,358 USDGreene County: 30,663 USDHale County: 33,650 USDHenry County: 37,925 USDHouston County: 38,635 USDJackson County: 33,359 USDJefferson County: 47,836 USDLamar County: 31,011 USDLauderdale County: 34,464 USDLawrence County: 31,757 USDLee County: 33,768 USDLimestone County: 37,766 USDLowndes County: 36,331 USDMacon County: 28,342 USDMadison County: 46,059 USDMarengo County: 35,018 USDMarion County: 30,406 USDMarshall County: 34,051 USDMobile County: 35,768 USDMonroe County: 31,534 USDMontgomery County: 39,743 USDMorgan County: 35,882 USDPerry County: 28,752 USDPickens County: 31,447 USDPike County: 34,337 USDRandolph County: 32,491 USDRussell County: 30,003 USDSt. Clair County: 35,356 USDShelby County: 50,217 USDSumter County: 29,292 USDTalladega County: 31,302 USDTallapoosa County: 36,707 USDTuscaloosa County: 34,462 USDWalker County: 36,540 USDWashington County: 34,250 USDWilcox County: 28,958 USDWinston County: 31,572 USD
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USD, 2015. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Shelby County: 50,217 USDShelby County50,217Jefferson County: 47,836 USDJefferson County47,836Madison County: 46,059 USDMadison County46,059Baldwin County: 41,470 USDBaldwin County41,470Montgomery County: 39,743 USDMontgomery County39,743Coffee County: 39,218 USDCoffee County39,218Houston County: 38,635 USDHouston County38,635Autauga County: 38,107 USDAutauga County38,107Henry County: 37,925 USDHenry County37,925Limestone County: 37,766 USDLimestone County37,766Elmore County: 37,346 USDElmore County37,346Crenshaw County: 36,772 USDCrenshaw County36,772Tallapoosa County: 36,707 USDTallapoosa County36,707Walker County: 36,540 USDWalker County36,540Lowndes County: 36,331 USDLowndes County36,331Cullman County: 36,248 USDCullman County36,248Morgan County: 35,882 USDMorgan County35,882Mobile County: 35,768 USDMobile County35,768St. Clair County: 35,356 USDSt. Clair County35,356Marengo County: 35,018 USDMarengo County35,018Butler County: 34,718 USDButler County34,718Colbert County: 34,684 USDColbert County34,684Cherokee County: 34,683 USDCherokee County34,683Choctaw County: 34,644 USDChoctaw County34,644Lauderdale County: 34,464 USDLauderdale County34,464Tuscaloosa County: 34,462 USDTuscaloosa County34,462Dale County: 34,397 USDDale County34,397Pike County: 34,337 USDPike County34,337Washington County: 34,250 USDWashington County34,250Cleburne County: 34,132 USDCleburne County34,132Marshall County: 34,051 USDMarshall County34,051Lee County: 33,768 USDLee County33,768Etowah County: 33,728 USDEtowah County33,728Calhoun County: 33,651 USDCalhoun County33,651Hale County: 33,650 USDHale County33,650Clarke County: 33,504 USDClarke County33,504Jackson County: 33,359 USDJackson County33,359Randolph County: 32,491 USDRandolph County32,491Blount County: 32,471 USDBlount County32,471Geneva County: 32,358 USDGeneva County32,358Shelby County: 50,217 USDShelby County50,217Jefferson County: 47,836 USDJefferson County47,836Madison County: 46,059 USDMadison County46,059Baldwin County: 41,470 USDBaldwin County41,470Montgomery County: 39,743 USDMontgomery County39,743Coffee County: 39,218 USDCoffee County39,218Houston County: 38,635 USDHouston County38,635Autauga County: 38,107 USDAutauga County38,107Henry County: 37,925 USDHenry County37,925Limestone County: 37,766 USDLimestone County37,766Elmore County: 37,346 USDElmore County37,346Crenshaw County: 36,772 USDCrenshaw County36,772Tallapoosa County: 36,707 USDTallapoosa County36,707Walker County: 36,540 USDWalker County36,540Lowndes County: 36,331 USDLowndes County36,331Cullman County: 36,248 USDCullman County36,248Morgan County: 35,882 USDMorgan County35,882Mobile County: 35,768 USDMobile County35,768St. Clair County: 35,356 USDSt. Clair County35,356Marengo County: 35,018 USDMarengo County35,018Butler County: 34,718 USDButler County34,718Colbert County: 34,684 USDColbert County34,684Cherokee County: 34,683 USDCherokee County34,683Choctaw County: 34,644 USDChoctaw County34,644Lauderdale County: 34,464 USDLauderdale County34,464Tuscaloosa County: 34,462 USDTuscaloosa County34,462Dale County: 34,397 USDDale County34,397Pike County: 34,337 USDPike County34,337Washington County: 34,250 USDWashington County34,250Cleburne County: 34,132 USDCleburne County34,132Marshall County: 34,051 USDMarshall County34,051Lee County: 33,768 USDLee County33,768Etowah County: 33,728 USDEtowah County33,728Calhoun County: 33,651 USDCalhoun County33,651Hale County: 33,650 USDHale County33,650Clarke County: 33,504 USDClarke County33,504Jackson County: 33,359 USDJackson County33,359Randolph County: 32,491 USDRandolph County32,491Blount County: 32,471 USDBlount County32,471Geneva County: 32,358 USDGeneva County32,358
USD. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD
Change on 2014
1Shelby County50,217+3.9%
2Jefferson County47,836+4.8%
3Madison County46,059+3.4%
4Baldwin County41,470+4.8%
5Montgomery County39,743+3.9%
6Coffee County39,218+4.2%
7Houston County38,635+3.4%
8Autauga County38,107+4.9%
9Henry County37,925+4%
10Limestone County37,766+2.6%
11Elmore County37,346+4.3%
12Crenshaw County36,772+6.9%
13Tallapoosa County36,707+6.9%
14Walker County36,540+3.5%
15Lowndes County36,331+1.7%
16Cullman County36,248+6.5%
17Morgan County35,882+2.1%
18Mobile County35,768+4%
19St. Clair County35,356+4.1%
20Marengo County35,018+3%
21Butler County34,718+5.1%
22Colbert County34,684+2.4%
23Cherokee County34,683+5.2%
24Choctaw County34,644+1.2%
25Lauderdale County34,464+2.7%
26Tuscaloosa County34,462+1.4%
27Dale County34,397+2.3%
28Pike County34,337+3.8%
29Washington County34,250+2.8%
30Cleburne County34,132+4.3%
31Marshall County34,051+6.1%
32Lee County33,768+3.5%
33Etowah County33,728+4.5%
34Calhoun County33,651+3.7%
35Hale County33,650+6.5%
36Clarke County33,504+3.9%
37Jackson County33,359+2.5%
38Randolph County32,491+4.8%
39Blount County32,471+3.7%
40Geneva County32,358+4%
41Covington County32,344+2.6%
42Fayette County31,917+5.8%
43Lawrence County31,757-0.9%
44Chilton County31,682+5.1%
45Winston County31,572+5.1%
46Monroe County31,534+5.3%
47Pickens County31,447+2.2%
48Dallas County31,423+5.8%
49Talladega County31,302+2.1%
50Franklin County31,070+5.6%
51Barbour County31,062+5.4%
52Lamar County31,011+4.3%
53Chambers County30,710+4.1%
54Greene County30,663+7.4%
55Marion County30,406+4.2%
56DeKalb County30,389+5.7%
57Conecuh County30,082+3.5%
58Russell County30,003+4.3%
59Escambia County29,894+1.4%
60Clay County29,726+4.5%
61Sumter County29,292+0.8%
62Wilcox County28,958+3.5%
63Bibb County28,760+3.2%
64Perry County28,752+7.1%
65Coosa County28,594+6.3%
66Macon County28,342+2.9%
67Bullock County24,998+4.8%

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Personal income of the residents of a place divided by its resident population at mid-year, in current US dollars.

More on how it is measured
  • Personal income is income from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes.
  • United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, tables SAINC1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 for counties.

An average, not a median: high incomes pull it up. It includes employer contributions to pensions and health insurance and government benefits, so it is higher than wages or household cash income. For the typical household use median_household_income. Not the same as gdp_per_capita_usd.

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. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Alabama by per capita personal income, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Alabama by per capita personal income, 2015. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/alabama-counties?period=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Alabama by per capita personal income, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/alabama-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Alabama by per capita personal income, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/per-capita-personal-income/alabama-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Bullock County, with $24,998 in 2015.

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