List of counties in Alabama
Counties

List of counties in Alabama

Section Title: Counties
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County	FIPS code	County seat	License #	Created	Formed from	Etymology	Density	Population (2010)	Land Area	Map

Autauga County	001	Prattville	4	1818	Montgomery County	The Autauga or Atagi people, Native Americans who were a sub-group of the Alibamu	94.4	54,571	594.44 sq mi (1,540 km2)	State map highlighting Autauga County

Baldwin County	003	Bay Minette	5	1809	Washington County and West Florida	Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), U.S. legislator from Georgia	114.6	182,265	1,589.78 sq mi (4,118 km2)	State map highlighting Baldwin County

Barbour County	005	Clayton	6	1832	Pike County	James Barbour (1775–1842), Governor of Virginia and U.S. Senator	31.0	27,457	884.88 sq mi (2,292 km2)	State map highlighting Barbour County

Bibb County	007	Centreville	7	1818	Montgomery County (as Cahawba County)	William Wyatt Bibb (1781–1820), 1st Governor of Alabama	36.8	22,915	622.58 sq mi (1,612 km2)	State map highlighting Bibb County

Blount County	009	Oneonta	8	1818	Montgomery County and Indian territories	Willie Blount (1768–1835), Governor of Tennessee.	88.9	57,322	644.78 sq mi (1,670 km2)	State map highlighting Blount County

Bullock County	011	Union Springs	9	1866	Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike counties	Edward Bullock (1822–1861), colonel in the Confederate States Army	17.5	10,914	622.80 sq mi (1,613 km2)	State map highlighting Bullock County

Butler County	013	Greenville	10	1819	Conecuh and Monroe counties	William Butler (?–1818), captain in Creek War	27.0	20,947	776.83 sq mi (2,012 km2)	State map highlighting Butler County

Calhoun County	015	Anniston	11	1832	St. Clair County (as Benton County)	John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), 7th U.S. Vice President	195.7	118,572	605.87 sq mi (1,569 km2)	State map highlighting Calhoun County

Chambers County	017	LaFayette	12	1832	Montgomery County	Henry H. Chambers (1790–1826), U.S. Senator	57.4	34,215	596.53 sq mi (1,545 km2)	State map highlighting Chambers County

Cherokee County	019	Centre	13	1836	Cherokee territory	Cherokee people, whose lands included Northeast Alabama	46.9	25,989	553.70 sq mi (1,434 km2)	State map highlighting Cherokee County

Chilton County	021	Clanton	14	1868	Autauga, Bibb, Perry, and Shelby counties (as Baker County)	William Parish Chilton (1810–1871), Alabama Supreme Court Justice and Confederate congressman	63.0	43,643	692.85 sq mi (1,794 km2)	State map highlighting Chilton County

Choctaw County	023	Butler	15	1847	Sumter and Washington counties	Choctaw people, whose lands included Alabama	15.2	13,859	913.50 sq mi (2,366 km2)	State map highlighting Choctaw County

Clarke County	025	Grove Hill	16	1812	Washington County	John Clarke (1766–1832), general from Georgia	20.9	25,833	1,238.46 sq mi (3,208 km2)	State map highlighting Clarke County

Clay County	027	Ashland	17	1866	Randolph and Talladega counties	Henry Clay (1777–1852), U.S. legislator from Kentucky	23.1	13,932	603.96 sq mi (1,564 km2)	State map highlighting Clay County

Cleburne County	029	Heflin	18	1866	Calhoun, Randolph, and Talladega counties	Patrick Cleburne (1828–1864), Major General in Confederate States Army	26.7	14,972	560.10 sq mi (1,451 km2)	State map highlighting Cleburne County

Coffee County	031	Elba and Enterprise	19	1841	Dale County	John Coffee (1772–1833), military leader in War of 1812 and Creek War	73.6	49,948	678.97 sq mi (1,759 km2)	State map highlighting Coffee County

Colbert County	033	Tuscumbia	20	1867	Franklin County	George Colbert (1764–1839) and Levi Colbert (1759–1834), Chickasaw chiefs	91.8	54,428	592.62 sq mi (1,535 km2)	State map highlighting Colbert County

Conecuh County	035	Evergreen	21	1818	Monroe County	The Conecuh River, which flows through the county	15.6	13,228	850.16 sq mi (2,202 km2)	State map highlighting Conecuh County

Coosa County	037	Rockford	22	1832	Montgomery County	The Coosa River, which flows through the county, and is itself named after a Native American village	17.7	11,539	650.93 sq mi (1,686 km2)	State map highlighting Coosa County

Covington County	039	Andalusia	23	1821	Henry County	Leonard Covington (1768–1813), Brigadier General in War of 1812 and U.S. Congressman	36.6	37,765	1,030.46 sq mi (2,669 km2)	State map highlighting Covington County

Crenshaw County	041	Luverne	24	1866	Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, and Pike Counties	Anderson Crenshaw (1783–1847), Alabama Supreme Court justice and early settler	22.8	13,906	608.84 sq mi (1,577 km2)	State map highlighting Crenshaw County

Cullman County	043	Cullman	25	1877	Blount, Morgan, and Winston counties	Colonel John G. Cullmann (1823–1895), founder of county seat	109.4	80,406	734.84 sq mi (1,903 km2)	State map highlighting Cullman County

Dale County	045	Ozark	26	1824	Covington and Henry counties	Samuel Dale (1772–1841), Brigadier General and state legislator	89.6	50,251	561.15 sq mi (1,453 km2)	State map highlighting Dale County

Dallas County	047	Selma	27	1818	Monroe and Montgomery counties	Alexander James Dallas (1759–1817), U.S. Secretary of Treasury	44.8	43,820	978.69 sq mi (2,535 km2)	State map highlighting Dallas County

DeKalb County	049	Fort Payne	28	1836	Cherokee territory	Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in American Revolutionary War	91.52	71,109	777.09 sq mi (2,013 km2)	State map highlighting DeKalb County

Elmore County	051	Wetumpka	29	1866	Autauga, Coosa, Montgomery, and Tallapoosa counties	John Archer Elmore (1762–1834), Revolutionary War veteran	128.32	79,303	618.48 sq mi (1,602 km2)	State map highlighting Elmore County

Escambia County	053	Brewton	30	1868	Baldwin and Conecuh counties	Escambia Creek, a tributary of the Conecuh River	40.55	38,319	945.08 sq mi (2,448 km2)	State map highlighting Escambia County

Etowah County	055	Gadsden	31	1866	Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall, and St. Clair counties (as Baine County)	Etowah Indian Mounds	195.20	104,430	534.99 sq mi (1,386 km2)	State map highlighting Etowah County

Fayette County	057	Fayette	32	1824	Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties	Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), Revolutionary War commander	27.45	17,241	627.66 sq mi (1,626 km2)	State map highlighting Fayette County

Franklin County	059	Russellville	33	1818	Cherokee territory	Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), politician, diplomat, inventor, and publisher	50.01	31,704	633.82 sq mi (1,642 km2)	State map highlighting Franklin County

Geneva County	061	Geneva	34	1868	Coffee, Dale, and Henry counties	Named after Geneva, New York, the origin of several early settlers	46.67	26,790	574.41 sq mi (1,488 km2)	State map highlighting Geneva County

Greene County	063	Eutaw	35	1819	Marengo and Tuscaloosa counties	Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general	13.98	9,045	647.11 sq mi (1,676 km2)	State map highlighting Greene County

Hale County	065	Greensboro	36	1867	Greene, Marengo, Perry, and Tuscaloosa counties	Stephen F. Hale (1816–1862), lieutenant colonel in Confederate States Army	24.47	15,760	643.94 sq mi (1,668 km2)	State map highlighting Hale County

Henry County	067	Abbeville	37	1819	Conecuh County	Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and Governor of Virginia	30.79	17,302	561.75 sq mi (1,455 km2)	State map highlighting Henry County

Houston County	069	Dothan	38	1903	Dale, Geneva, and Henry counties	George S. Houston (1811–1879), 24th Governor of Alabama and U.S. Congressman	175.08	101,547	579.82 sq mi (1,502 km2)	State map highlighting Houston County

Jackson County	071	Scottsboro	39	1819	Cherokee territory	Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th U.S. President	49.38	53,227	1,077.87 sq mi (2,792 km2)	State map highlighting Jackson County

Jefferson County	073	Birmingham	1	1819	Blount County	Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd U.S. President	592.68	658,466	1,111.28 sq mi (2,878 km2)	State map highlighting Jefferson County

Lamar County	075	Vernon	40	1867	Fayette and Marion counties (as Jones County)	Lucius Q. C. Lamar (1825–1893), U.S. Supreme Court justice	24.07	14,564	604.85 sq mi (1,567 km2)	State map highlighting Lamar County

Lauderdale County	077	Florence	41	1818	Cherokee and Chickasaw territories	James Lauderdale (1780–1814), Colonel in War of 1812	138.79	92,709	667.70 sq mi (1,729 km2)	State map highlighting Lauderdale County

Lawrence County	079	Moulton	42	1818	Cherokee territory	James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval officer in War of 1812	49.69	34,339	690.68 sq mi (1,789 km2)	State map highlighting Lawrence County

Lee County	081	Opelika	43	1866	Chambers, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa counties	Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), Commander of the Confederate States Army	230.67	140,247	607.54 sq mi (1,574 km2)	State map highlighting Lee County

Limestone County	083	Athens	44	1818	Elk and Madison counties	Limestone Creek, named for local geological deposits	147.83	82,782	559.94 sq mi (1,450 km2)	State map highlighting Limestone County

Lowndes County	085	Hayneville	45	1830	Butler, Dallas, and Montgomery counties	William Lowndes (1782–1822), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina	15.78	11,299	715.91 sq mi (1,854 km2)	State map highlighting Lowndes County

Macon County	087	Tuskegee	46	1832	Montgomery County	Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), U.S. legislator from North Carolina	35.22	21,452	608.89 sq mi (1,577 km2)	State map highlighting Macon County

Madison County	089	Huntsville	47	1808	Cherokee and Chickasaw territories	James Madison (1751–1836), 4th U.S. President	417.47	334,811	801.59 sq mi (2,076 km2)	State map highlighting Madison County

Marengo County	091	Linden	48	1818	Choctaw territory	Battle of Marengo	21.52	21,027	976.88 sq mi (2,530 km2)	State map highlighting Marengo County

Marion County	093	Hamilton	49	1818	Tuscaloosa County	Francis Marion (1732–1795), military leader in American Revolutionary War	41.48	30,776	742.29 sq mi (1,923 km2)	State map highlighting Marion County

Marshall County	095	Guntersville	50	1836	Blount and Jackson counties and Cherokee territory	John Marshall (1755–1835), Chief Justice of the United States 1801–1835	164.34	93,019	565.84 sq mi (1,466 km2)	State map highlighting Marshall County

Mobile County	097	Mobile	2	1812	Mobile District of West Florida after annexation into Mississippi Territory	Mobile Bay, on which county is located, and which is itself named after the Maubila tribe of Native Americans	336.04	412,992	1,229.44 sq mi (3,184 km2)	State map highlighting Mobile County

Monroe County	099	Monroeville	51	1815	Creek territory	James Monroe (1758–1831), 5th U.S. President	22.48	23,068	1,025.67 sq mi (2,656 km2)	State map highlighting Monroe County

Montgomery County	101	Montgomery	3	1816	Monroe County	Lemuel P. Montgomery (1786–1814), Major in Creek War	292.55	229,363	784.25 sq mi (2,031 km2)	State map highlighting Montgomery County

Morgan County	103	Decatur	52	1818	Cherokee territory (as Cotaco County)	Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), U.S. Congressman	206.37	119,490	579.34 sq mi (1,500 km2)	State map highlighting Morgan County

Perry County	105	Marion	53	1819	Cahawba, Dallas, Marengo, and Tuscaloosa counties	Oliver Hazard Perry (1795–1819), naval officer in War of 1812	14.71	10,591	719.66 sq mi (1,864 km2)	State map highlighting Perry County

Pickens County	107	Carrollton	54	1820	Tuscaloosa County	Andrew Pickens (1739–1817), General in the Revolutionary War	22.41	19,746	881.41 sq mi (2,283 km2)	State map highlighting Pickens County

Pike County	109	Troy	55	1821	Henry and Montgomery counties	Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), explorer and officer in War of 1812	48.96	32,899	672.09 sq mi (1,741 km2)	State map highlighting Pike County

Randolph County	111	Wedowee	56	1832	St. Clair and Shelby counties	John Randolph (1773–1833), U.S. Senator from Virginia	39.44	22,913	580.55 sq mi (1,504 km2)	State map highlighting Randolph County

Russell County	113	Phenix City	57	1832	Barbour, Bullock, Lee and Macon counties	Gilbert C. Russell (1782–1861), officer in Creek War	82.60	52,947	641.14 sq mi (1,661 km2)	State map highlighting Russell County

St. Clair County	115	Ashville and Pell City	59	1818	Shelby County	Arthur St. Clair (1736–1818), President of Continental Congress	132.27	83,593	631.90 sq mi (1,637 km2)	State map highlighting St. Clair County

Shelby County	117	Columbiana	58	1818	Montgomery County	Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), Governor of Kentucky	248.52	195,085	784.93 sq mi (2,033 km2)	State map highlighting Shelby County

Sumter County	119	Livingston	60	1832	Choctaw territory	Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina	15.22	13,763	903.89 sq mi (2,341 km2)	State map highlighting Sumter County

Talladega County	121	Talladega	61	1832	St. Clair and Shelby counties	Talatigi, Creek Indian name for the county seat, meaning "border town"	111.66	82,291	736.78 sq mi (1,908 km2)	State map highlighting Talladega County

Tallapoosa County	123	Dadeville	62	1832	Montgomery and Shelby counties	Tallapoosa River	58.04	41,616	716.52 sq mi (1,856 km2)	State map highlighting Tallapoosa County

Tuscaloosa County	125	Tuscaloosa	63	1818	Montgomery County and Choctaw territory	Iroquoian name for the Black Warrior River	147.24	194,656	1,321.75 sq mi (3,423 km2)	State map highlighting Tuscaloosa County

Walker County	127	Jasper	64	1823	Blount, Jefferson, and Tuscaloosa counties	John Williams Walker (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama	84.73	67,023	791.19 sq mi (2,049 km2)	State map highlighting Walker County

Washington County	129	Chatom	65	1800	Adams and Pickering counties of Mississippi Territory	George Washington (1732–1799), 1st U.S. President	16.28	17,581	1,080.21 sq mi (2,798 km2)	State map highlighting Washington County

Wilcox County	131	Camden	66	1819	Dallas and Monroe counties	Joseph M. Wilcox (1790–1814), lieutenant in Creek War	13.14	11,670	888.50 sq mi (2,301 km2)	State map highlighting Wilcox County

Winston County	133	Double Springs	67	1850	Walker County (as Hancock County)	John A. Winston (1812–1871), 15th Governor of Alabama	40.10	24,484	612.98 sq mi (1,588 km2)	State map highlighting Winston County

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Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous largest county.

final_sentence: Birmingham is the seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous largest county.