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Alabama: county data, all 67 of them.

5,086,768 residents across 67 county-equivalents, 104,998 business establishments, and 4,017 SBA approvals worth $2.75 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 67 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Alabama?

  • Population5,086,768
  • Households1,997,247
  • Average household size2.55
  • County-equivalents67
  • People per square mile100

Alabama has 5,086,768 residents in 1,997,247 households across 67 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Alabama economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$325.35 bn
  • County product per resident$63,959
  • Covered employment2,022,242
  • Average annual pay$60,926

The average annual pay of $60,926 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Alabama?

  • Business establishments104,998
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents20.6
  • Employment at those establishments1,745,638
  • Annual payroll$96.75 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Alabama

  • Housing units permitted20,725
  • Permitted construction value$5.40 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households10.4

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Alabama (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded2,766
  • 7(a) approval dollars$1.81 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$652,882
  • 504 approvals recorded1,251
  • 504 approval dollars$940.0 m
  • Average 504 approval$751,405
  • Counties with a 7(a) record64 of 67

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Alabama

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans11.30 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate417
  • 7(a) loans charged off47
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans6.00 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate430
  • 504 loans charged off26

Of the 417 Alabama 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 11.30 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Alabama?

  • Land area50,649 sq mi
  • County-equivalents67
  • People per square mile100

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Alabama.

Alabama county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Jefferson County667,755$66,38816,989$65.54 bn855
Mobile County412,590$58,8808,960$30.12 bn347
Madison County405,718$86,4999,295$38.96 bn393
Baldwin County246,989$78,7756,409$13.45 bn308
Tuscaloosa County237,552$66,2314,189$14.45 bn150
Shelby County230,211$97,9615,610$17.33 bn300
Montgomery County226,718$59,3865,584$19.86 bn178
Lee County181,134$65,8243,377$9.27 bn179
Morgan County124,471$68,8452,684$8.39 bn76
Calhoun County116,090$55,0292,232$6.29 bn67

Counties

All 67 Alabama county-equivalents.

Alabama counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Autauga County59,947$72,481968$2.25 bn38594
Baldwin County246,989$78,7756,409$13.45 bn3081,590
Barbour County24,643$46,042412$985.8 m18885
Bibb County22,130$52,541313$642.4 m10623
Blount County59,518$64,190777$1.53 bn13645
Bullock County10,058$31,310109$375.4 m4623
Butler County18,630$44,755432$903.8 m18777
Calhoun County116,090$55,0292,232$6.29 bn67606
Chambers County34,192$49,656572$1.24 bn29597
Cherokee County25,443$53,863391$796.7 m19554
Chilton County45,992$65,603806$1.66 bn19693
Choctaw County12,380$47,813243$727.6 m1914
Clarke County22,543$49,249581$1.13 bn171,238
Clay County14,192$55,250192$576.7 m10604
Cleburne County15,426$55,345186$463.6 m11560
Coffee County54,920$68,3531,022$2.32 bn31679
Colbert County58,022$60,6281,268$3.56 bn15593
Conecuh County11,275$41,327204$507.2 m7850
Coosa County10,300$57,35597$252.4 mNone recorded651
Covington County37,628$52,456864$1.66 bn221,030
Crenshaw County13,122$48,560221$606.4 m9609
Cullman County90,566$62,6561,867$4.28 bn71735
Dale County49,599$54,963716$3.92 bn23561
Dallas County36,858$35,627651$1.72 bn12979
DeKalb County72,269$51,2041,165$3.06 bn67777
Elmore County89,526$78,2431,305$3.12 bn37618
Escambia County36,629$48,225755$1.69 bn22945
Etowah County103,105$54,5631,954$4.03 bn45535
Fayette County16,053$49,488277$480.2 m6628
Franklin County31,966$53,338539$1.34 bn8634
Geneva County26,887$52,771424$827.5 m17574
Greene County7,424$29,20090$283.3 mNone recorded647
Hale County14,829$39,250183$385.5 m4644
Henry County17,647$59,931311$681.0 m5562
Houston County108,140$58,6262,859$8.04 bn96580
Jackson County53,053$51,908876$2.14 bn201,078
Jefferson County667,755$66,38816,989$65.54 bn8551,111
Lamar County13,693$50,000243$473.5 mNone recorded605
Lauderdale County95,830$62,6492,053$3.93 bn34668
Lawrence County33,276$66,071408$864.5 m7691
Lee County181,134$65,8243,377$9.27 bn179608
Limestone County111,233$83,6291,629$6.97 bn53560
Lowndes County9,833$37,052113$537.8 m2716
Macon County18,691$43,707196$764.9 m9609
Madison County405,718$86,4999,295$38.96 bn393802
Marengo County18,851$43,825446$1.11 bn4977
Marion County29,184$50,088546$1.33 bn7742
Marshall County99,748$62,5712,010$5.28 bn72566
Mobile County412,590$58,8808,960$30.12 bn3471,229
Monroe County19,388$42,292382$848.1 m71,026
Montgomery County226,718$59,3865,584$19.86 bn178784
Morgan County124,471$68,8452,684$8.39 bn76579
Perry County8,031$37,654117$260.0 m1720
Pickens County18,721$46,274243$568.8 m5881
Pike County32,987$48,677650$2.07 bn24672
Randolph County22,510$52,338364$690.2 m20581
Russell County58,811$51,197850$2.31 bn22641
Shelby County230,211$97,9615,610$17.33 bn300785
St. Clair County94,166$77,4631,454$3.16 bn65632
Sumter County11,878$33,310204$451.4 m9904
Talladega County81,021$57,7761,256$4.50 bn23737
Tallapoosa County40,938$59,356823$1.91 bn30717
Tuscaloosa County237,552$66,2314,189$14.45 bn1501,322
Walker County64,841$56,5091,251$2.57 bn37791
Washington County15,143$61,042220$1.30 bn31,080
Wilcox County10,172$40,640169$472.6 m2888
Winston County23,682$57,256412$1.14 bn4613

The register

Every source behind these 67 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

An Alabama statutory guide is in preparation.

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