County Improvement Ranking
Latest Year 2024
| Rank | County | Current Score | Prior Score | YoY Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelby County | 90 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 2 | Baldwin County | 75 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 3 | Madison County | 73 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 4 | St. Clair County | 70 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 5 | Limestone County | 66 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 6 | Lee County | 64 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 7 | Elmore County | 63 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 8 | Blount County | 62 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 9 | Cullman County | 61 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 10 | Autauga County | 60 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 11 | Morgan County | 58 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 12 | Chilton County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 13 | Lawrence County | 56 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 14 | Coffee County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 15 | Tuscaloosa County | 55 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 16 | Lauderdale County | 54 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 17 | Henry County | 51 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 18 | Houston County | 50 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 19 | Mobile County | 49 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 20 | Geneva County | 48 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 21 | Cherokee County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 22 | Marshall County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 23 | Colbert County | 47 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 24 | Dale County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 25 | Montgomery County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 26 | Covington County | 45 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 27 | Cleburne County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 28 | Pike County | 44 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 29 | Calhoun County | 43 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 30 | Randolph County | 39 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 31 | Walker County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 32 | Etowah County | 38 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 33 | Tallapoosa County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 34 | DeKalb County | 37 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 35 | Crenshaw County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 36 | Escambia County | 34 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 37 | Jackson County | 33 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 38 | Winston County | 32 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 39 | Coosa County | 30 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 40 | Bibb County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 41 | Franklin County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 42 | Marion County | 29 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 43 | Hale County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 44 | Talladega County | 28 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 45 | Marengo County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 46 | Clay County | 27 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 47 | Fayette County | 26 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 48 | Washington County | 23 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 49 | Pickens County | 23 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 50 | Lamar County | 22 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 51 | Conecuh County | 20 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 52 | Sumter County | 19 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 53 | Barbour County | 19 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 54 | Monroe County | 18 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 55 | Clarke County | 17 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 56 | Choctaw County | 16 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 57 | Macon County | 11 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 58 | Dallas County | 9 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 59 | Lowndes County | 8 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
| 60 | Perry County | 4 | N/A | N/A | Improving |
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