Median household income in Alabama
At $60,746, the median household income in Alabama is 22% below the national figure of $78,067, ranking 46 of 52, with Shelby County the highest county at $90,618.
Household income is the base every other money decision sits on: what you can borrow, what you can save, what a house costs you in real terms.
| Rank | County | Typical figure | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | $90,618 | 223,916 residents |
| 2 | Limestone County | $80,146 | 104,199 residents |
| 3 | Madison County | $78,058 | 389,781 residents |
| 4 | Elmore County | $73,258 | 87,694 residents |
| 5 | St. Clair County | $73,218 | 91,719 residents |
| 6 | Baldwin County | $71,039 | 233,420 residents |
| 7 | Autauga County | $68,315 | 58,761 residents |
| 8 | Jefferson County | $63,595 | 672,265 residents |
| 9 | Chilton County | $62,471 | 45,140 residents |
| 10 | Coffee County | $62,199 | 53,559 residents |
| 11 | Tuscaloosa County | $61,645 | 231,558 residents |
| 12 | Morgan County | $61,588 | 123,102 residents |
| 13 | Lee County | $59,288 | 175,126 residents |
| 14 | Henry County | $58,395 | 17,282 residents |
| 15 | Marshall County | $58,272 | 97,923 residents |
| 16 | Cullman County | $58,119 | 88,284 residents |
| 17 | Blount County | $57,440 | 59,077 residents |
| 18 | Montgomery County | $56,707 | 228,132 residents |
| 19 | Colbert County | $56,149 | 57,270 residents |
| 20 | Lauderdale County | $56,081 | 94,329 residents |
| 21 | Mobile County | $55,352 | 413,878 residents |
| 22 | Houston County | $55,064 | 107,040 residents |
| 23 | Lawrence County | $54,786 | 33,116 residents |
| 24 | Calhoun County | $54,339 | 116,162 residents |
| 25 | Tallapoosa County | $53,282 | 41,251 residents |
| 26 | Walker County | $52,987 | 64,978 residents |
| 27 | Dale County | $52,813 | 49,455 residents |
| 28 | Talladega County | $52,457 | 81,105 residents |
| 29 | Coosa County | $52,279 | 10,329 residents |
| 30 | Etowah County | $52,177 | 103,348 residents |
| 31 | Cleburne County | $51,553 | 15,144 residents |
| 32 | Washington County | $51,184 | 15,434 residents |
| 33 | Bibb County | $50,669 | 22,251 residents |
| 34 | Randolph County | $49,879 | 22,179 residents |
| 35 | Marion County | $49,743 | 29,203 residents |
| 36 | Lamar County | $49,565 | 13,885 residents |
| 37 | Winston County | $49,494 | 23,655 residents |
| 38 | Chambers County | $48,805 | 34,612 residents |
| 39 | Covington County | $48,772 | 37,542 residents |
| 40 | Crenshaw County | $48,557 | 13,205 residents |
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Methodology
Every figure on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates. We store one row per county and roll counties up to state level, weighting each county by its population so that large metros are not treated the same as very small counties.
The median household income shown for a state is that population-weighted figure, not a simple average of county values. National comparisons use the same method across all states, so the state-versus-U.S. gap you see is a like-for-like comparison.
These are survey estimates, not transaction records, and they describe typical households rather than any individual situation. Nothing here is personalised financial advice.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year).