Counties in Alabama by personal income

Jefferson County had the highest personal income of 67 counties in 2018, at $35.8 billion. Greene County had the lowest, at $251.24 million. The median was $1.18 billion and the figure for Alabama was $205.63 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest35,801.6Jefferson County
Lowest251.2Greene County
Median1,181.967 counties
Alabama205,625History

Map of counties, 2018

Autauga County: 2,371.2 USD millionBaldwin County: 10,139.3 USD millionBarbour County: 842.9 USD millionBibb County: 672.2 USD millionBlount County: 2,073 USD millionBullock County: 272.1 USD millionButler County: 704.7 USD millionCalhoun County: 4,154.4 USD millionChambers County: 1,140 USD millionCherokee County: 925.1 USD millionChilton County: 1,536.6 USD millionChoctaw County: 488.7 USD millionClarke County: 847.5 USD millionClay County: 440.6 USD millionCleburne County: 535.7 USD millionCoffee County: 2,179.9 USD millionColbert County: 2,054.2 USD millionConecuh County: 397 USD millionCoosa County: 331.7 USD millionCovington County: 1,309 USD millionCrenshaw County: 500.4 USD millionCullman County: 3,276.4 USD millionDale County: 1,785.9 USD millionDallas County: 1,333.7 USD millionDeKalb County: 2,294.4 USD millionElmore County: 3,466.8 USD millionEscambia County: 1,181.9 USD millionEtowah County: 3,745.2 USD millionFayette County: 562.2 USD millionFranklin County: 1,064 USD millionGeneva County: 907 USD millionGreene County: 251.2 USD millionHale County: 524.4 USD millionHenry County: 716.4 USD millionHouston County: 4,437.1 USD millionJackson County: 1,885 USD millionJefferson County: 35,801.6 USD millionLamar County: 457.7 USD millionLauderdale County: 3,380.8 USD millionLawrence County: 1,114.3 USD millionLee County: 6,230.7 USD millionLimestone County: 4,156.7 USD millionLowndes County: 393.1 USD millionMacon County: 591.7 USD millionMadison County: 18,866.5 USD millionMarengo County: 744 USD millionMarion County: 960.7 USD millionMarshall County: 3,449.8 USD millionMobile County: 15,723.3 USD millionMonroe County: 688.6 USD millionMontgomery County: 9,748.6 USD millionMorgan County: 4,727.7 USD millionPerry County: 277 USD millionPickens County: 657.5 USD millionPike County: 1,226.8 USD millionRandolph County: 747.9 USD millionRussell County: 1,860 USD millionSt. Clair County: 3,513.1 USD millionShelby County: 11,877.9 USD millionSumter County: 384.1 USD millionTalladega County: 2,741.8 USD millionTallapoosa County: 1,633.4 USD millionTuscaloosa County: 8,092.3 USD millionWalker County: 2,545.7 USD millionWashington County: 589.4 USD millionWilcox County: 341.7 USD millionWinston County: 801.9 USD million
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USD million, 2018. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Jefferson County: 35,801.6 USD millionJefferson County35,801.6Madison County: 18,866.5 USD millionMadison County18,866.5Mobile County: 15,723.3 USD millionMobile County15,723.3Shelby County: 11,877.9 USD millionShelby County11,877.9Baldwin County: 10,139.3 USD millionBaldwin County10,139.3Montgomery County: 9,748.6 USD millionMontgomery County9,748.6Tuscaloosa County: 8,092.3 USD millionTuscaloosa County8,092.3Lee County: 6,230.7 USD millionLee County6,230.7Morgan County: 4,727.7 USD millionMorgan County4,727.7Houston County: 4,437.1 USD millionHouston County4,437.1Limestone County: 4,156.7 USD millionLimestone County4,156.7Calhoun County: 4,154.4 USD millionCalhoun County4,154.4Etowah County: 3,745.2 USD millionEtowah County3,745.2St. Clair County: 3,513.1 USD millionSt. Clair County3,513.1Elmore County: 3,466.8 USD millionElmore County3,466.8Marshall County: 3,449.8 USD millionMarshall County3,449.8Lauderdale County: 3,380.8 USD millionLauderdale County3,380.8Cullman County: 3,276.4 USD millionCullman County3,276.4Talladega County: 2,741.8 USD millionTalladega County2,741.8Walker County: 2,545.7 USD millionWalker County2,545.7Autauga County: 2,371.2 USD millionAutauga County2,371.2DeKalb County: 2,294.4 USD millionDeKalb County2,294.4Coffee County: 2,179.9 USD millionCoffee County2,179.9Blount County: 2,073 USD millionBlount County2,073Colbert County: 2,054.2 USD millionColbert County2,054.2Jackson County: 1,885 USD millionJackson County1,885Russell County: 1,860 USD millionRussell County1,860Dale County: 1,785.9 USD millionDale County1,785.9Tallapoosa County: 1,633.4 USD millionTallapoosa County1,633.4Chilton County: 1,536.6 USD millionChilton County1,536.6Dallas County: 1,333.7 USD millionDallas County1,333.7Covington County: 1,309 USD millionCovington County1,309Pike County: 1,226.8 USD millionPike County1,226.8Escambia County: 1,181.9 USD millionEscambia County1,181.9Chambers County: 1,140 USD millionChambers County1,140Lawrence County: 1,114.3 USD millionLawrence County1,114.3Franklin County: 1,064 USD millionFranklin County1,064Marion County: 960.7 USD millionMarion County960.7Cherokee County: 925.1 USD millionCherokee County925.1Geneva County: 907 USD millionGeneva County907Jefferson County: 35,801.6 USD millionJefferson County35,801.6Madison County: 18,866.5 USD millionMadison County18,866.5Mobile County: 15,723.3 USD millionMobile County15,723.3Shelby County: 11,877.9 USD millionShelby County11,877.9Baldwin County: 10,139.3 USD millionBaldwin County10,139.3Montgomery County: 9,748.6 USD millionMontgomery County9,748.6Tuscaloosa County: 8,092.3 USD millionTuscaloosa County8,092.3Lee County: 6,230.7 USD millionLee County6,230.7Morgan County: 4,727.7 USD millionMorgan County4,727.7Houston County: 4,437.1 USD millionHouston County4,437.1Limestone County: 4,156.7 USD millionLimestone County4,156.7Calhoun County: 4,154.4 USD millionCalhoun County4,154.4Etowah County: 3,745.2 USD millionEtowah County3,745.2St. Clair County: 3,513.1 USD millionSt. Clair County3,513.1Elmore County: 3,466.8 USD millionElmore County3,466.8Marshall County: 3,449.8 USD millionMarshall County3,449.8Lauderdale County: 3,380.8 USD millionLauderdale County3,380.8Cullman County: 3,276.4 USD millionCullman County3,276.4Talladega County: 2,741.8 USD millionTalladega County2,741.8Walker County: 2,545.7 USD millionWalker County2,545.7Autauga County: 2,371.2 USD millionAutauga County2,371.2DeKalb County: 2,294.4 USD millionDeKalb County2,294.4Coffee County: 2,179.9 USD millionCoffee County2,179.9Blount County: 2,073 USD millionBlount County2,073Colbert County: 2,054.2 USD millionColbert County2,054.2Jackson County: 1,885 USD millionJackson County1,885Russell County: 1,860 USD millionRussell County1,860Dale County: 1,785.9 USD millionDale County1,785.9Tallapoosa County: 1,633.4 USD millionTallapoosa County1,633.4Chilton County: 1,536.6 USD millionChilton County1,536.6Dallas County: 1,333.7 USD millionDallas County1,333.7Covington County: 1,309 USD millionCovington County1,309Pike County: 1,226.8 USD millionPike County1,226.8Escambia County: 1,181.9 USD millionEscambia County1,181.9Chambers County: 1,140 USD millionChambers County1,140Lawrence County: 1,114.3 USD millionLawrence County1,114.3Franklin County: 1,064 USD millionFranklin County1,064Marion County: 960.7 USD millionMarion County960.7Cherokee County: 925.1 USD millionCherokee County925.1Geneva County: 907 USD millionGeneva County907
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Jefferson County35,801.6+4.1%
2Madison County18,866.5+5.6%
3Mobile County15,723.3+3.2%
4Shelby County11,877.9+5.3%
5Baldwin County10,139.3+5.8%
6Montgomery County9,748.6+1.7%
7Tuscaloosa County8,092.3+3.7%
8Lee County6,230.7+4.4%
9Morgan County4,727.7+4.5%
10Houston County4,437.1+4.7%
11Limestone County4,156.7+7%
12Calhoun County4,154.4+2.6%
13Etowah County3,745.2+2.6%
14St. Clair County3,513.1+6.5%
15Elmore County3,466.8+2.5%
16Marshall County3,449.8+3.9%
17Lauderdale County3,380.8+3.3%
18Cullman County3,276.4+4%
19Talladega County2,741.8+3.3%
20Walker County2,545.7+3.2%
21Autauga County2,371.2+3.5%
22DeKalb County2,294.4+3.7%
23Coffee County2,179.9+3.8%
24Blount County2,073+4.6%
25Colbert County2,054.2+2.8%
26Jackson County1,885+3.3%
27Russell County1,860+0.5%
28Dale County1,785.9+2.9%
29Tallapoosa County1,633.4+3.7%
30Chilton County1,536.6+3.9%
31Dallas County1,333.7+0.5%
32Covington County1,309+2.6%
33Pike County1,226.8+2.7%
34Escambia County1,181.90%
35Chambers County1,140+4.2%
36Lawrence County1,114.3+4%
37Franklin County1,064+4.2%
38Marion County960.7+2.4%
39Cherokee County925.1+4.7%
40Geneva County907+2.3%
41Clarke County847.5+2%
42Barbour County842.9+3%
43Winston County801.9+2%
44Randolph County747.9+3.3%
45Marengo County744+4.4%
46Henry County716.4+3.8%
47Butler County704.7+1%
48Monroe County688.6+1.4%
49Bibb County672.2+3%
50Pickens County657.5+0.5%
51Macon County591.7+0.9%
52Washington County589.4+2.3%
53Fayette County562.2+2.7%
54Cleburne County535.7+2.7%
55Hale County524.4+0.9%
56Crenshaw County500.4+2.5%
57Choctaw County488.7+3.4%
58Lamar County457.7+2.6%
59Clay County440.6+3.6%
60Conecuh County397+3.2%
61Lowndes County393.1+0.4%
62Sumter County384.1-0.4%
63Wilcox County341.7+2.7%
64Coosa County331.7+3.1%
65Perry County277-2.3%
66Bullock County272.1+1.7%
67Greene County251.2-1.9%

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Total income received by the residents of a place from work, own businesses, property and government benefits, before income taxes, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC1 line 1 for the nation and states and CAINC1 line 1 for counties.

Counted where people live, not where they work. The national figure is the total of the states, which differs slightly from personal income in the national accounts. Divided by BEA population it gives per_capita_personal_income.

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, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. (2026). CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents (Counties in Alabama by personal income, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip

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CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Alabama by personal income, 2018. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 5 Feb. 2026, https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/alabama-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. 2026. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Counties in Alabama by personal income, 2018. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/alabama-counties?period=2018.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (2026) CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, personal income (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents, Counties in Alabama by personal income, 2018 [Dataset]. Available at: https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/personal-income/alabama-counties?period=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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