Counties
| County |
FIPS code |
County seat |
License # |
Created |
Formed from |
Etymology |
Population |
Area |
Map |
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| Autauga County | 001 | Prattville | 4 | 1818 | Montgomery County | The Autauga or Atagi people, Native Americans who were a sub-group of the Alibamu | 700454571000000000054,571 | 7002594000000000000594 sq mi (1,538 km2) | |
| Baldwin County | 003 | Bay Minette | 5 | 1809 | Washington County and West Florida | Abraham Baldwin (1754–1807), U.S. legislator from Georgia | 7005182265000000000182,265 | 70031590000000000001,590 sq mi (70034118000000000004,118 km2) |
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| Barbour County | 005 | Clayton | 6 | 1832 | Pike County | James Barbour (1775–1842), Governor of Virginia and U.S. Senator | 700427457000000000027,457 | 7002885000000000000885 sq mi (70032292000000000002,292 km2) |
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| Bibb County | 007 | Centreville | 7 | 1818 | Montgomery County (as Cahawba County) | William Wyatt Bibb (1781–1820), 1st Governor of Alabama | 700422915000000000022,915 | 7002623000000000000623 sq mi (70031614000000000001,614 km2) |
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| Blount County | 009 | Oneonta | 8 | 1818 | Montgomery County and Indian territories | Willie Blount (1768–1835), Governor of Tennessee. | 700457322000000000057,322 | 7002645000000000000645 sq mi (70031671000000000001,671 km2) |
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| Bullock County | 011 | Union Springs | 9 | 1866 | Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike counties | Edward Bullock (1822–1861), colonel in the Confederate States Army | 700410914000000000010,914 | 7002623000000000000623 sq mi (70031614000000000001,614 km2) |
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| Butler County | 013 | Greenville | 10 | 1819 | Conecuh and Monroe counties | William Butler (?–1818), captain in Creek War | 700420947000000000020,947 | 7002777000000000000777 sq mi (70032012000000000002,012 km2) |
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| Calhoun County | 015 | Anniston | 11 | 1832 | St. Clair County (as Benton County) | John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), 7th U.S. Vice President | 7005118572000000000118,572 | 7002606000000000000606 sq mi (70031570000000000001,570 km2) |
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| Chambers County | 017 | LaFayette | 12 | 1832 | Montgomery County | Henry H. Chambers (1790–1826), U.S. Senator | 700434215000000000034,215 | 7002597000000000000597 sq mi (70031546000000000001,546 km2) |
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| Cherokee County | 019 | Centre | 13 | 1836 | Cherokee territory | Cherokee people, whose lands included Alabama | 700425989000000000025,989 | 7002554000000000000554 sq mi (70031435000000000001,435 km2) |
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| 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 | 700443643000000000043,643 | 7002693000000000000693 sq mi (70031795000000000001,795 km2) |
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| Choctaw County | 023 | Butler | 15 | 1847 | Sumter and Washington counties | Choctaw people, whose lands included Alabama | 700413859000000000013,859 | 7002914000000000000914 sq mi (70032367000000000002,367 km2) |
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| Clarke County | 025 | Grove Hill | 16 | 1812 | Washington County | John Clarke (1766–1832), general from Georgia | 700425833000000000025,833 | 70031238000000000001,238 sq mi (70033206000000000003,206 km2) |
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| Clay County | 027 | Ashland | 17 | 1866 | Randolph and Talladega counties | Henry Clay (1777–1852), U.S. legislator from Kentucky | 700413932000000000013,932 | 7002604000000000000604 sq mi (70031564000000000001,564 km2) |
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| Cleburne County | 029 | Heflin | 18 | 1866 | Calhoun, Randolph, and Talladega counties | Patrick Cleburne (1828–1864), major general in Confederate States Army | 700414972000000000014,972 | 7002560000000000000560 sq mi (70031450000000000001,450 km2) |
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| Coffee County | 031 | Elba and Enterprise | 19 | 1841 | Dale County | John Coffee (1772–1833), military leader in War of 1812 and Creek War | 700449948000000000049,948 | 7002679000000000000679 sq mi (70031759000000000001,759 km2) |
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| Colbert County | 033 | Tuscumbia | 20 | 1867 | Franklin County | George Colbert (1764–1839) and Levi Colbert (1759–1834), Chickasaw chiefs | 700454428000000000054,428 | 7002593000000000000593 sq mi (70031536000000000001,536 km2) |
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| Conecuh County | 035 | Evergreen | 21 | 1818 | Monroe County | The Conecuh River, which flows through the county | 700413228000000000013,228 | 7002850000000000000850 sq mi (70032201000000000002,201 km2) |
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| 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 | 700411539000000000011,539 | 7002651000000000000651 sq mi (70031686000000000001,686 km2) |
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| Covington County | 039 | Andalusia | 23 | 1821 | Henry County | Leonard Covington (1768–1813), brigadier general in War of 1812 and U.S. Congressman | 700437765000000000037,765 | 70031030000000000001,030 sq mi (70032668000000000002,668 km2) |
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| Crenshaw County | 041 | Luverne | 24 | 1866 | Butler, Coffee, Covington, Lowndes, and Pike Counties | Anderson Crenshaw (1783–1847), Alabama Supreme Court justice and early settler | 700413906000000000013,906 | 7002609000000000000609 sq mi (70031577000000000001,577 km2) |
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| Cullman County | 043 | Cullman | 25 | 1877 | Blount, Morgan, and Winston counties | Colonel John G. Cullmann (1823–1895), founder of county seat | 700480406000000000080,406 | 7002735000000000000735 sq mi (70031904000000000001,904 km2) |
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| Dale County | 045 | Ozark | 26 | 1824 | Covington and Henry counties | Samuel Dale (1772–1841), brigadier general and state legislator | 700450251000000000050,251 | 7002561000000000000561 sq mi (70031453000000000001,453 km2) |
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| Dallas County | 047 | Selma | 27 | 1818 | Monroe and Montgomery counties | Alexander James Dallas (1759–1817), U.S. Secretary of Treasury | 700443820000000000043,820 | 7002979000000000000979 sq mi (70032536000000000002,536 km2) |
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| DeKalb County | 049 | Fort Payne | 28 | 1836 | Cherokee territory | Johann de Kalb (1721–1780), major general in American Revolutionary War | 700471109000000000071,109 | 7002777000000000000777 sq mi (70032012000000000002,012 km2) |
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| Elmore County | 051 | Wetumpka | 29 | 1866 | Autauga, Coosa, Montgomery, and Tallapoosa counties | John Archer Elmore (1762–1834), Revolutionary War veteran | 700479303000000000079,303 | 7002618000000000000618 sq mi (70031601000000000001,601 km2) |
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| Escambia County | 053 | Brewton | 30 | 1868 | Baldwin and Conecuh counties | Escambia Creek, a tributary of the Conecuh River | 700438319000000000038,319 | 7002945000000000000945 sq mi (70032448000000000002,448 km2) |
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| Etowah County | 055 | Gadsden | 31 | 1866 | Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall, and St. Clair counties (as Baine County) | Etowah Indian Mounds | 7005104430000000000104,430 | 7002535000000000000535 sq mi (70031386000000000001,386 km2) |
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| Fayette County | 057 | Fayette | 32 | 1824 | Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties | Marquis de La Fayette (1757–1834), Revolutionary War commander | 700417241000000000017,241 | 7002628000000000000628 sq mi (70031627000000000001,627 km2) |
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| Franklin County | 059 | Russellville | 33 | 1818 | Cherokee territory | Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), politician, diplomat, inventor, and publisher | 700431704000000000031,704 | 7002634000000000000634 sq mi (70031642000000000001,642 km2) |
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| Geneva County | 061 | Geneva | 34 | 1868 | Coffee, Dale, and Henry counties | Named after Geneva, New York, the origin of several early settlers | 700426790000000000026,790 | 7002574000000000000574 sq mi (70031487000000000001,487 km2) |
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| Greene County | 063 | Eutaw | 35 | 1819 | Marengo and Tuscaloosa counties | Nathanael Greene (1742–1786), Revolutionary War general | 70039045000000000009,045 | 7002647000000000000647 sq mi (70031676000000000001,676 km2) |
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| Hale County | 065 | Greensboro | 36 | 1867 | Greene, Marengo, Perry, and Tuscaloosa counties | Stephen F. Hale (1816–1862), lieutenant colonel in Confederate States Army | 700415760000000000015,760 | 7002644000000000000644 sq mi (70031668000000000001,668 km2) |
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| Henry County | 067 | Abbeville | 37 | 1819 | Conecuh County | Patrick Henry (1736–1799), Revolutionary War patriot and Governor of Virginia | 700417302000000000017,302 | 7002562000000000000562 sq mi (70031456000000000001,456 km2) |
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| Houston County | 069 | Dothan | 38 | 1903 | Dale, Geneva, and Henry counties | George S. Houston (1811–1879), 24th Governor of Alabama and U.S. Congressman | 7005101547000000000101,547 | 7002580000000000000580 sq mi (70031502000000000001,502 km2) |
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| Jackson County | 071 | Scottsboro | 39 | 1819 | Cherokee territory | Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), 7th U.S. President | 700453227000000000053,227 | 70031078000000000001,078 sq mi (70032792000000000002,792 km2) |
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| Jefferson County | 073 | Birmingham | 1 | 1819 | Blount County | Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), 3rd U.S. President | 7005658466000000000658,466 | 70031111000000000001,111 sq mi (70032877000000000002,877 km2) |
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| Lamar County | 075 | Vernon | 40 | 1867 | Fayette and Marion counties (as Jones County) | Lucius Q. C. Lamar (1825–1893), U.S. Supreme Court justice | 700414564000000000014,564 | 7002605000000000000605 sq mi (70031567000000000001,567 km2) |
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| Lauderdale County | 077 | Florence | 41 | 1818 | Cherokee and Chickasaw territories | James Lauderdale (1780–1814), Colonel in War of 1812 | 700492709000000000092,709 | 7002668000000000000668 sq mi (70031730000000000001,730 km2) |
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| Lawrence County | 079 | Moulton | 42 | 1818 | Cherokee territory | James Lawrence (1781–1813), naval officer in War of 1812 | 700434339000000000034,339 | 7002691000000000000691 sq mi (70031790000000000001,790 km2) |
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| Lee County | 081 | Opelika | 43 | 1866 | Chambers, Macon, Russell, and Tallapoosa counties | Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), Commander of the Confederate States Army | 7005140247000000000140,247 | 7002608000000000000608 sq mi (70031575000000000001,575 km2) |
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| Limestone County | 083 | Athens | 44 | 1818 | Elk and Madison counties | Limestone Creek, named for local geological deposits | 700482782000000000082,782 | 7002560000000000000560 sq mi (70031450000000000001,450 km2) |
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| Lowndes County | 085 | Hayneville | 45 | 1830 | Butler, Dallas, and Montgomery counties | William Lowndes (1782–1822), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina | 700411299000000000011,299 | 7002716000000000000716 sq mi (70031854000000000001,854 km2) |
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| Macon County | 087 | Tuskegee | 46 | 1832 | Montgomery County | Nathaniel Macon (1758–1837), U.S. legislator from North Carolina | 700421452000000000021,452 | 7002609000000000000609 sq mi (70031577000000000001,577 km2) |
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| Madison County | 089 | Huntsville | 47 | 1808 | Cherokee and Chickasaw territories | James Madison (1751–1836), 4th U.S. President | 7005334811000000000334,811 | 7002802000000000000802 sq mi (70032077000000000002,077 km2) |
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| Marengo County | 091 | Linden | 48 | 1818 | Choctaw territory | Battle of Marengo | 700421027000000000021,027 | 7002977000000000000977 sq mi (70032530000000000002,530 km2) |
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| Marion County | 093 | Hamilton | 49 | 1818 | Tuscaloosa County | Francis Marion (1732–1795), military leader in American Revolutionary War | 700430776000000000030,776 | 7002742000000000000742 sq mi (70031922000000000001,922 km2) |
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| 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 | 700493019000000000093,019 | 7002566000000000000566 sq mi (70031466000000000001,466 km2) |
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| 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 | 7005412992000000000412,992 | 70031229000000000001,229 sq mi (70033183000000000003,183 km2) |
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| Monroe County | 099 | Monroeville | 51 | 1815 | Creek territory | James Monroe (1758–1831), 5th U.S. President | 700423068000000000023,068 | 70031026000000000001,026 sq mi (70032657000000000002,657 km2) |
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| Montgomery County | 101 | Montgomery | 3 | 1816 | Monroe County | Lemuel P. Montgomery (1786–1814), Major in Creek War | 7005229363000000000229,363 | 7002784000000000000784 sq mi (70032031000000000002,031 km2) |
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| Morgan County | 103 | Decatur | 52 | 1818 | Cherokee territory (as Cotaco County) | Daniel Morgan (1736–1802), U.S. Congressman | 7005119490000000000119,490 | 7002579000000000000579 sq mi (70031500000000000001,500 km2) |
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| Perry County | 105 | Marion | 53 | 1819 | Cahawba, Dallas, Marengo, and Tuscaloosa counties | Oliver Hazard Perry (1795–1819), naval officer in War of 1812 | 700410591000000000010,591 | 7002720000000000000720 sq mi (70031865000000000001,865 km2) |
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| Pickens County | 107 | Carrollton | 54 | 1820 | Tuscaloosa County | Andrew Pickens (1739–1817), General in the Revolutionary War | 700419746000000000019,746 | 7002881000000000000881 sq mi (70032282000000000002,282 km2) |
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| Pike County | 109 | Troy | 55 | 1821 | Henry and Montgomery counties | Zebulon Pike (1779–1813), explorer and officer in War of 1812 | 700432899000000000032,899 | 7002672000000000000672 sq mi (70031740000000000001,740 km2) |
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| Randolph County | 111 | Wedowee | 56 | 1832 | St. Clair and Shelby counties | John Randolph (1773–1833), U.S. Senator from Virginia | 700422913000000000022,913 | 7002581000000000000581 sq mi (70031505000000000001,505 km2) |
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| Russell County | 113 | Phenix City | 57 | 1832 | Barbour, Bullock, Lee and Macon counties | Gilbert C. Russell (1782-1861), officer in Creek War | 700452947000000000052,947 | 7002641000000000000641 sq mi (70031660000000000001,660 km2) |
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| St. Clair County | 115 | Ashville and Pell City | 59 | 1818 | Shelby County | Arthur St. Clair (1736–1818), President of Continental Congress | 700483593000000000083,593 | 7002632000000000000632 sq mi (70031637000000000001,637 km2) |
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| Shelby County | 117 | Columbiana | 58 | 1818 | Montgomery County | Isaac Shelby (1750–1826), Governor of Kentucky | 7005195085000000000195,085 | 7002785000000000000785 sq mi (70032033000000000002,033 km2) |
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| Sumter County | 119 | Livingston | 60 | 1832 | Choctaw territory | Thomas Sumter (1734–1832), U.S. Congressman from South Carolina | 700413763000000000013,763 | 7002904000000000000904 sq mi (70032341000000000002,341 km2) |
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| Talladega County | 121 | Talladega | 61 | 1832 | St. Clair and Shelby counties | Talatigi, Creek Indian name for the county seat, meaning "border town" | 700482291000000000082,291 | 7002737000000000000737 sq mi (70031909000000000001,909 km2) |
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| Tallapoosa County | 123 | Dadeville | 62 | 1832 | Montgomery and Shelby counties | Tallapoosa River | 700441616000000000041,616 | 7002717000000000000717 sq mi (70031857000000000001,857 km2) |
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| Tuscaloosa County | 125 | Tuscaloosa | 63 | 1818 | Montgomery County and Choctaw territory | Iroquoian name for the Black Warrior River | 7005194656000000000194,656 | 70031322000000000001,322 sq mi (70033424000000000003,424 km2) |
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| Walker County | 127 | Jasper | 64 | 1823 | Blount, Jefferson, and Tuscaloosa counties | John Williams Walker (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama | 700467023000000000067,023 | 7002791000000000000791 sq mi (70032049000000000002,049 km2) |
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| Washington County | 129 | Chatom | 65 | 1800 | Adams and Pickering counties of Mississippi Territory | George Washington (1732–1799), 1st U.S. President | 700417581000000000017,581 | 70031080000000000001,080 sq mi (70032797000000000002,797 km2) |
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| Wilcox County | 131 | Camden | 66 | 1819 | Dallas and Monroe counties | Joseph M. Wilcox (1790–1814), lieutenant in Creek War | 700411670000000000011,670 | 7002888000000000000888 sq mi (70032300000000000002,300 km2) |
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| Winston County | 133 | Double Springs | 67 | 1850 | Walker County (as Hancock County) | John A. Winston (1812–1871), 15th Governor of Alabama | 700424484000000000024,484 | 7002613000000000000613 sq mi (70031588000000000001,588 km2) |
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