Alabama County Population 65 and Over in 2000 and Projections 2005-2025 Change 2000-2025 County 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Number Percent Alabama 579,907 609,135 660,343 757,211 871,646 999,769 419,862 72.4% Autauga 4,451 5,348 6,493 7,905 9,594 11,983 7,532 169.2% Baldwin 21,703 26,031 31,887 39,712 49,231 60,687 38,984 179.6% Barbour 3,873 3,940 4,260 5,117 5,937 6,865 2,992 77.3% Bibb 2,413 2,699 3,173 3,828 4,569 5,384 2,971 123.1% Blount 6,558 7,553 8,885 10,577 12,387 14,311 7,753 118.2% Bullock 1,543 1,503 1,572 1,803 2,141 2,485 942 61.0% Butler 3,506 3,438 3,560 3,935 4,530 5,122 1,616 46.1% Calhoun 15,872 16,266 17,003 18,829 20,778 22,520 6,648 41.9% Chambers 5,928 5,804 6,063 6,774 7,585 8,398 2,470 41.7% Cherokee 3,818 4,473 5,314 6,471 7,528 8,736 4,918 128.8% Chilton 5,097 5,627 6,465 7,677 9,071 10,785 5,688 111.6% Choctaw 2,332 2,512 2,812 3,210 3,605 3,987 1,655 71.0% Clarke 3,764 4,031 4,426 4,938 5,509 6,244 2,480 65.9% Clay 2,359 2,525 2,742 3,088 3,414 3,857 1,498 63.5% Cleburne 1,933 2,106 2,430 2,853 3,322 3,745 1,812 93.7% Coffee 6,171 6,628 7,225 8,258 9,245 10,379 4,208 68.2% Colbert 8,493 8,803 9,374 10,352 11,334 12,468 3,975 46.8% Conecuh 2,332 2,512 2,812 3,210 3,605 3,987 1,655 71.0% Coosa 1,761 1,852 2,008 2,262 2,639 3,071 1,310 74.4% Covington 6,740 6,916 7,146 7,727 8,313 9,099 2,359 35.0% Crenshaw 2,338 2,275 2,314 2,559 2,803 3,068 730 31.2% Cullman 11,342 12,231 13,404 15,305 17,174 19,369 8,027 70.8% Dale 5,807 6,522 7,319 8,475 9,572 10,796 4,989 85.9% Dallas 6,428 6,416 6,458 6,982 7,708 8,664 2,236 34.8% DeKalb 8,882 9,418 10,303 11,899 13,407 15,267 6,385 71.9% Elmore 7,071 8,012 9,221 11,509 14,301 17,435 10,364 146.6% Escambia 5,236 5,519 5,931 6,615 7,457 8,408 3,172 60.6% Etowah 16,560 16,440 16,704 18,334 19,953 21,582 5,022 30.3% Fayette 2,976 3,133 3,384 3,742 4,120 4,413 1,437 48.3% Franklin 4,637 4,854 5,093 5,518 6,011 6,523 1,886 40.7% Geneva 4,203 4,431 4,803 5,384 5,983 6,611 2,408 57.3% Greene 1,470 1,453 1,481 1,603 1,920 2,233 763 51.9% Hale 2,316 2,318 2,422 2,772 3,299 3,867 1,551 67.0% Henry 2,668 2,721 2,939 3,397 3,904 4,286 1,618 60.6% Houston 12,162 12,864 14,087 16,011 18,149 20,321 8,159 67.1% Jackson 7,210 8,013 9,022 10,383 11,672 12,932 5,722 79.4% Jefferson 90,285 86,593 86,260 93,828 106,201 118,741 28,456 31.5% Lamar 2,528 2,657 2,778 3,021 3,189 3,438 910 36.0% Lauderdale 13,241 14,062 15,199 16,949 18,999 21,219 7,978 60.3% Lawrence 4,195 4,568 5,214 6,080 6,922 7,840 3,645 86.9% Lee 9,337 10,436 12,141 14,983 18,400 22,418 13,081 140.1% Limestone 7,271 8,055 9,136 10,968 12,940 15,306 8,035 110.5% Lowndes 1,646 1,799 1,989 2,292 2,742 3,247 1,601 97.3% Macon 3,367 3,238 3,391 3,809 4,354 4,754 1,387 41.2% Madison 30,015 34,249 38,519 44,863 52,355 62,701 32,686 108.9% Marengo 3,287 3,318 3,417 3,702 4,050 4,421 1,134 34.5% Marion 4,934 5,296 5,787 6,416 6,887 7,431 2,497 50.6% Marshall 11,717 12,594 13,810 15,390 17,041 19,044 7,327 62.5% Mobile 47,919 49,111 52,039 58,569 66,161 74,927 27,008 56.4% Monroe 3,363 3,480 3,737 4,128 4,702 5,207 1,844 54.8% Montgomery 26,307 26,549 27,645 31,096 35,489 40,171 13,864 52.7% Morgan 13,708 14,612 16,012 18,387 20,934 23,716 10,008 73.0% Perry 1,762 1,749 1,742 1,809 1,900 2,031 269 15.3% Pickens 3,293 3,311 3,336 3,548 3,918 4,372 1,079 32.8% Pike 3,727 3,836 4,161 4,769 5,410 6,186 2,459 66.0% Randolph 3,564 3,721 3,952 4,461 5,049 5,714 2,150 60.3% Russell 6,541 6,694 6,936 7,503 8,228 9,135 2,594 39.7% St. Clair 7,578 8,719 10,543 13,080 15,835 18,994 11,416 150.6% Shelby 12,179 15,356 20,248 28,372 38,206 49,316 37,137 304.9% Sumter 2,056 1,962 1,909 2,010 2,309 2,634 578 28.1% Talladega 10,655 11,139 12,039 13,828 15,860 17,908 7,253 68.1% Tallapoosa 6,872 6,996 7,545 8,492 9,468 10,416 3,544 51.6% Tuscaloosa 18,565 18,808 19,725 22,597 26,659 30,501 11,936 64.3% Walker 10,453 11,010 11,777 13,190 14,456 15,703 5,250 50.2% Washington 2,246 2,401 2,686 3,082 3,510 3,932 1,686 75.1% Wilcox 1,810 1,769 1,782 1,951 2,198 2,460 650 35.9% Winston 3,533 3,860 4,353 5,024 5,504 5,998 2,465 69.8% Note: Projections in this series are based on trends between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of Alabama, August 2001.