List of counties in Alabama

Image:Alabama counties map.png|thumb|right|350px|Alabama counties (clickable map)
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poly 189 76 188 89 185 100 180 100 175 113 91 110 98 60 103 57 107 57 116 63 121 69 123 76 135 85 143 86 151 79 165 74 170 70 177 70 Colbert County, Alabama
poly 174 113 91 110 86 153 174 156 Franklin County, Alabama
poly 159 220 160 156 86 154 81 196 111 197 111 202 116 202 116 219 Marion County, Alabama
poly 115 284 71 282 81 196 111 197 111 202 116 202 116 283 116 284 Lamar County, Alabama
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poly 188 371 146 369 143 375 143 381 138 386 131 390 132 402 124 409 132 409 134 413 130 417 131 418 135 417 135 427 142 426 141 430 135 431 136 434 143 434 141 437 138 442 131 449 144 449 144 455 173 455 172 427 179 427 181 398 187 398 Hale County, Alabama
poly 187 271 188 256 173 257 172 228 159 227 158 221 116 219 116 283 154 283 154 275 159 275 159 270 Fayette County, Alabama
poly 209 286 202 286 202 273 194 274 193 271 160 270 160 277 154 277 154 284 131 284 131 368 146 368 147 370 200 370 202 355 205 349 219 349 219 338 225 332 228 332 230 336 236 329 237 325 223 319 211 305 199 296 199 290 206 292 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
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poly 242 398 201 398 201 391 187 391 187 399 181 399 179 427 172 428 173 484 185 483 186 454 229 454 242 416 Perry County, Alabama
poly 256 426 244 426 242 417 230 454 187 455 187 484 178 484 180 491 184 492 221 527 258 527 257 499 273 499 263 489 269 485 267 482 272 477 258 444 Dallas County, Alabama
poly 266 539 265 527 220 527 195 501 182 490 174 491 172 512 157 513 158 532 150 534 152 555 158 554 158 563 257 562 257 540 Wilcox County, Alabama
poly 286 612 267 613 257 595 257 575 245 581 235 581 235 588 224 595 216 623 184 655 278 656 278 669 285 667 285 642 290 639 291 628 286 628 Conecuh County, Alabama
poly 359 699 358 626 349 625 344 612 328 625 328 613 286 613 288 628 291 628 292 638 286 644 288 699 Covington County, Alabama
poly 358 541 343 541 342 527 328 527 328 541 323 541 321 591 314 591 315 613 328 612 329 624 345 612 346 624 350 627 359 627 357 612 361 612 365 609 364 598 359 596 365 588 364 569 357 569 361 548 Crenshaw County, Alabama
poly 396 489 388 480 380 465 371 466 357 462 350 452 342 458 342 466 333 463 322 470 315 477 317 489 328 494 328 525 341 527 343 540 384 540 385 494 387 490 Montgomery County, Alabama
poly 322 541 258 541 258 595 267 613 316 614 314 592 322 592 Butler County, Alabama
poly 328 540 327 494 316 489 316 479 309 478 308 474 303 474 300 476 299 467 293 469 293 474 289 477 285 476 284 468 275 470 276 478 274 485 270 485 263 491 270 496 272 497 259 498 257 527 264 526 266 541 Lowndes County, Alabama
poly 326 419 285 419 284 428 257 427 259 444 258 445 271 475 269 485 277 479 275 471 284 469 286 478 295 474 294 468 298 468 299 477 305 474 311 478 316 478 327 467 Autauga County, Alabama
poly 312 367 307 367 298 359 263 359 262 398 243 398 242 425 284 427 284 419 325 419 326 412 332 412 321 400 322 395 319 392 317 392 312 378 315 373 Chilton County, Alabama
poly 317 281 313 281 312 286 308 286 301 294 291 294 269 315 248 328 243 330 242 343 249 343 250 355 261 363 261 360 299 360 307 367 311 367 315 353 320 349 314 342 334 322 333 314 337 312 331 308 331 288 318 288 Shelby County, Alabama
poly 307 245 295 245 279 232 262 232 242 244 238 262 218 273 218 281 200 292 201 295 211 305 225 321 238 329 246 330 263 316 268 316 268 311 277 311 290 295 299 295 312 281 308 278 307 270 312 262 Jefferson County, Alabama
poly 250 231 245 227 245 224 233 224 225 206 159 206 159 226 173 228 173 257 187 257 188 271 194 272 195 275 203 275 203 285 208 289 219 280 217 273 238 262 242 244 252 239 Walker County, Alabama
poly 231 157 160 156 160 206 229 207 Winston County, Alabama
poly 232 94 227 87 211 80 210 82 207 82 198 74 188 75 188 85 184 99 174 114 174 155 230 158 Lawrence County, Alabama
poly 275 44 218 42 218 73 208 79 211 82 217 83 234 97 245 101 255 110 270 117 274 117 Limestone County, Alabama
poly 276 44 275 116 277 115 286 111 289 111 291 115 295 116 299 111 305 112 310 125 314 129 323 128 329 121 337 123 340 109 333 102 333 86 336 83 337 70 334 64 339 58 339 53 341 53 345 54 348 52 340 44 Madison County, Alabama
poly 435 44 339 44 349 53 346 57 339 52 335 58 332 102 341 110 361 109 362 119 369 121 372 132 382 128 411 105 422 84 425 84 431 69 438 65 Jackson County, Alabama
poly 438 66 432 69 431 77 425 84 421 86 410 105 389 123 371 130 367 137 368 173 403 173 403 167 412 164 439 133 438 128 447 119 DeKalb County, Alabama
poly 463 212 447 119 439 128 440 133 412 164 403 168 404 188 411 184 418 211 Cherokee County, Alabama
poly 419 211 410 185 405 189 404 173 368 173 368 175 359 175 337 200 333 217 337 218 343 208 349 213 356 208 376 231 384 228 390 219 392 223 397 223 395 216 405 213 418 218 Etowah County, Alabama
poly 341 190 356 177 369 176 367 136 371 132 369 121 362 119 362 108 339 109 338 118 338 122 327 121 325 127 314 127 308 119 303 156 317 157 Marshall County, Alabama
poly 306 121 307 113 301 111 293 117 289 114 289 110 284 110 278 118 271 116 243 101 233 96 231 155 303 157 Morgan County, Alabama
poly 321 164 316 158 231 155 230 208 225 207 235 220 233 223 234 225 245 225 246 230 250 231 257 227 257 221 275 212 287 196 287 193 290 193 300 188 307 177 307 173 311 166 Cullman County, Alabama
poly 341 191 321 164 311 166 308 178 300 187 288 192 277 211 257 221 256 227 250 230 253 238 263 232 280 233 294 245 305 246 304 239 310 239 320 235 322 236 335 226 335 221 339 217 339 216 331 216 Blount County, Alabama
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poly 465 212 450 213 448 215 446 224 438 224 438 228 432 225 433 231 440 232 438 239 432 243 433 263 421 272 418 279 410 279 401 289 399 294 413 294 416 288 479 290 Cleburne County, Alabama
poly 411 278 410 273 383 275 383 271 380 272 379 264 376 260 361 260 357 256 354 256 359 263 359 269 355 271 357 275 353 275 357 280 352 286 351 290 346 292 347 286 344 288 334 304 331 305 334 309 336 315 332 315 334 323 329 327 323 324 325 329 323 332 320 330 320 338 316 338 314 341 320 350 314 354 359 354 360 340 367 338 368 322 386 323 386 308 391 309 394 305 394 297 395 296 397 288 402 288 411 282 Talladega County, Alabama
poly 381 353 315 354 311 368 312 384 318 393 320 391 323 396 320 401 331 411 384 411 Coosa County, Alabama
poly 432 289 417 289 412 294 401 294 402 288 395 288 394 304 386 309 386 322 368 322 366 340 358 338 359 354 432 353 Clay County, Alabama
poly 477 289 431 289 431 352 489 352 Randolph County, Alabama
poly 381 354 439 353 441 412 436 418 428 418 426 422 425 438 413 438 412 452 401 454 399 450 399 426 396 421 400 412 383 410 Tallapoosa County, Alabama
poly 489 352 439 353 439 413 481 414 482 410 506 411 Chambers County, Alabama
poly 505 411 484 412 481 415 439 413 437 416 428 418 427 438 455 453 462 452 464 466 477 467 476 458 514 457 514 451 523 449 Lee County, Alabama
poly 400 411 327 412 326 467 330 464 340 468 342 464 339 461 347 453 357 462 376 467 385 462 400 460 402 456 399 453 399 429 396 422 Elmore County, Alabama
poly 463 452 456 453 432 441 432 439 411 438 414 452 401 454 401 460 387 461 381 465 386 479 390 481 396 489 399 484 402 487 403 496 463 496 Macon County, Alabama
poly 523 450 515 450 515 455 477 456 478 467 463 466 464 510 488 509 499 524 517 523 542 491 528 449 Russell County, Alabama
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poly 365 597 414 597 415 666 358 667 358 613 364 612 Coffee County, Alabama
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poly 464 495 406 496 402 490 403 488 400 483 399 489 385 491 385 526 389 529 391 525 399 528 399 541 415 541 414 554 433 554 442 535 451 535 454 531 464 531 Bullock County, Alabama
rect 358 666 457 700 Geneva County, Alabama
poly 466 597 415 597 414 667 425 667 428 659 434 653 457 659 457 652 467 652 Dale County, Alabama
poly 506 568 496 575 496 582 466 583 469 646 514 646 522 615 520 592 Henry County, Alabama
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The U.S. state of **Alabama** has **sixty-seven counties**. The oldest is Washington County (created June 4, 1800) and the youngest is Houston County (created February 9, 1903).

Alabama was claimed by Spain, as Spanish Florida, and by England, as the Province of Carolina. The first permanent colony was made by the French on the banks of the Mobile River in 1702.

After the American Revolutionary War, West Florida south of the 31st parallel became a part of Spain while most of the rest was put in the Mississippi Territory. The territorial assembly established some of the earliest county divisions which have survived to the present. In 1817 the western part of the territory became the State of Mississippi and the remainder the Alabama Territory. The Alabama territorial legislature made some more counties.

Alabama became the 22nd state of the United States in 1819. The Alabama state legislature made more counties from former Indian lands as the Indian Removal Act took effect and settlers populated different areas of Alabama.

In 1820, Alabama had 29 counties. By 1830 there were 36, with Indians still occupying land in northeast and far western Alabama. By 1840, 49 counties had been created; 52 by 1850; 65 by 1870; and the present 67 counties by 1903.

According to 2020 U.S. Census data, the average population of Alabama's sixty-seven counties was 74,989, while Jefferson County had the most people (674,721), and Greene County (7,730) had the least. The average land area is . The largest county is Baldwin (), and the smallest is Etowah ().

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code, which is used by the United States government to uniquely identify counties, is provided with each entry. (In this system, St. Clair County is alphabetized ahead of Shelby County.) The FIPS code links in the table point to U.S. Census "quick facts" pages for each county.

## Counties
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## Former counties and county names
* **Baine County** (for David W. Baine), changed to Etowah County in 1868
* **Baker County** (for Alfred Baker, a local landowner), changed to Chilton County in 1874
* **Benton County**, first named in 1832 for Thomas Hart Benton. In 1849, Benton renounced his support for slavery, alienating him from the Democratic Party. He lost his seat in 1851, and in 1858 the name of the county was changed to Calhoun County, honoring Benton's Senate rival, John C. Calhoun, who had died soon after presiding over the momentous Compromise of 1850.
* **Cahawba County**, for the former capital city of Cahawba, changed to Bibb County in 1820
* **Cotaco County** (for Cotaco Creek), changed to Morgan County in 1821
* **Elk County** (for the Elk River), originally part of another Houston County (for John Houstoun), changed to Lauderdale County and Limestone County in 1818
* **Hancock County** (for John Hancock), changed to Winston County in 1858
* **Jones County** (for Josiah Jones, a local political leader), changed back to Covington County in 1868 after Jones refused the honor
* **Jones County** (for E. P. Jones), then Sanford County, before becoming Lamar County in 1877
* **Sanford County** (for H. C. Sanford), changed to Lamar County in 1877

## Fictional counties of note
* **Aurora County**, the setting for several books by Deborah Wiles.
* **Beechum County**, the setting for the 1992 film, *My Cousin Vinny*.
* **Greenbow County**, the title character's birthplace in the 1986 Winston Groom novel *Forrest Gump*, which was adapted into a feature film in 1994.
* **Hazzard County**, the setting for the CBS TV show *The Dukes of Hazzard*, that ran from 1979-1985.
* **Maycomb County**, the setting for Harper Lee's 1960 novel *To Kill a Mockingbird*, which was adapted into a feature film in 1962.
* **Pearl County**, the setting for William March's 1943 novel *Looking Glass* and of several of his short stories.

## References
*  - *official sites*