Fastest-shrinking (2019–2023) in Alabama

Alabama counties and cities ranked by population change.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Alabama by population change — which have the steepest population decline since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Perry County leads at -11.4%.

Among cities & places, Bucks leads at -100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Perry County	-11.4%
2	Greene County	-8.8%
3	Monroe County	-7.9%
4	Conecuh County	-7.9%
5	Washington County	-7.7%
6	Pickens County	-6.9%
7	Sumter County	-6.1%
8	Clarke County	-5.5%
9	Butler County	-5.1%
10	Crenshaw County	-5.1%
11	Dallas County	-4.1%
12	Coosa County	-4.0%
13	Wilcox County	-3.1%
14	Choctaw County	-3.1%
15	Cherokee County	-2.6%
16	Barbour County	-2.4%
17	Marion County	-2.3%
18	Fayette County	-1.9%
19	Marengo County	-1.5%
20	Bibb County	-1.5%
21	Randolph County	-1.5%
22	Pike County	-1.1%
23	Escambia County	-1.0%
24	Bullock County	-0.9%
25	Lowndes County	-0.7%
26	Winston County	-0.6%
27	Lamar County	-0.5%
28	Hale County	-0.4%
29	Mobile County	-0.2%
30	Montgomery County	+0.1%
31	Lawrence County	+0.4%
32	Etowah County	+0.4%
33	Dale County	+0.5%
34	DeKalb County	+0.9%
35	Talladega County	+1.0%
36	Geneva County	+1.2%
37	Covington County	+1.2%
38	Walker County	+1.2%
39	Macon County	+1.3%
40	Tallapoosa County	+1.3%
41	Calhoun County	+1.3%
42	Jefferson County	+1.5%
43	Russell County	+1.6%
44	Franklin County	+1.6%
45	Henry County	+1.9%
46	Jackson County	+1.9%
47	Cleburne County	+2.3%
48	Chambers County	+2.3%
49	Lauderdale County	+2.7%
50	Blount County	+2.8%
51	Houston County	+2.8%
52	Marshall County	+3.2%
53	Chilton County	+3.3%
54	Morgan County	+3.8%
55	Coffee County	+5.0%
56	Colbert County	+5.3%
57	St. Clair County	+5.6%
58	Shelby County	+6.3%
59	Clay County	+6.4%
60	Autauga County	+7.1%
61	Cullman County	+8.0%
62	Elmore County	+9.3%
63	Madison County	+9.6%
64	Lee County	+10.2%
65	Baldwin County	+12.7%
66	Tuscaloosa County	+12.9%
67	Limestone County	+13.6%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Bucks	-100.0%
2	Rockville	-100.0%
3	Calvert	-86.4%
4	Standing Rock	-83.9%
5	Peterman	-82.3%
6	Axis	-79.4%
7	Bristow Cove	-77.5%
8	Abanda	-72.7%
9	Gulfcrest	-59.5%
10	Bellamy	-59.2%
11	Sweet Water	-59.2%
12	Emelle	-58.9%
13	Vredenburgh	-57.3%
14	Ethelsville	-55.0%
15	Coffeeville	-54.1%
16	Tibbie	-51.9%
17	Boligee	-51.7%
18	Morrison Crossroads	-50.4%
19	Excel	-49.9%
20	Vinegar Bend	-48.3%
21	Hissop	-48.2%
22	Kansas	-47.8%
23	North Courtland	-47.4%
24	Fruitdale	-46.2%
25	Oak Hill	-45.5%
26	Nanafalia	-44.8%
27	Colony	-44.6%
28	Repton	-44.2%
29	Union	-44.2%
30	Chatom	-44.0%
31	Megargel	-43.8%
32	Mount Olive	-43.6%
33	Lookout Mountain	-43.0%
34	Deer Park	-42.5%
35	Epes	-41.2%
36	Castleberry	-40.6%
37	Brent	-40.4%
38	Elkmont	-39.4%
39	Stockton	-37.7%
40	Rutledge	-37.5%
41	Eldridge	-37.3%
42	Joppa	-36.9%
43	McIntosh	-36.1%
44	Providence	-36.1%
45	Perdido	-35.2%
46	Woodstock	-35.0%
47	Avon	-34.5%
48	Waterloo	-34.3%
49	Myrtlewood	-32.9%
50	Uriah	-32.7%
51	Glenwood	-31.3%
52	Mulga	-31.2%
53	Billingsley	-31.1%
54	Carlisle-Rockledge	-30.5%
55	Smoke Rise	-30.1%
56	Point Clear	-29.9%
57	Gaylesville	-29.8%
58	Ballplay	-28.4%
59	Grimes	-28.2%
60	Hammondville	-28.1%
61	North Johns	-28.0%
62	Powell	-27.8%
63	Carolina	-27.1%
64	Lexington	-27.1%
65	Redstone Arsenal	-26.9%
66	Ivalee	-26.8%
67	Leighton	-26.8%
68	Double Springs	-26.2%
69	Riverside	-26.1%
70	Ohatchee	-26.0%
71	Maytown	-25.7%
72	Hollins	-25.1%
73	Sulligent	-24.9%
74	Madrid	-24.3%
75	Sipsey	-24.1%
76	Greensboro	-24.1%
77	Clayhatchee	-23.9%
78	Beatrice	-23.5%
79	Level Plains	-23.5%
80	Newton	-23.4%
81	Holly Pond	-23.3%
82	Blountsville	-22.3%
83	Bayou La Batre	-22.3%
84	Orrville	-22.1%
85	Shelby	-21.9%
86	Lakeview	-21.9%
87	Theodore	-21.9%
88	Mount Olive	-21.4%
89	Millry	-21.4%
90	Clayton	-21.3%
91	Sylvania	-21.2%
92	Heath	-21.2%
93	Berry	-21.0%
94	Forkland	-20.9%
95	Georgiana	-20.7%
96	St. Stephens	-20.6%
97	Jacksons' Gap	-20.6%
98	Rehobeth	-20.0%
99	Whitesboro	-19.4%
100	Hollywood	-19.3%

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