Alabama property taxes by county
Across Alabama, the median owner-occupied home pays $788 a year in real-estate taxes on a median home value of $209,900 — an effective property-tax rate of 0.375%. That ranks Alabama #50 of 51 states and the District of Columbia (1 = highest). This page lists all 67 Alabama county-equivalents in the Census data — 67 with a published effective rate — sortable by rate, taxes paid, or home value, with links to the counties we publish in depth. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
- Effective tax rate
- 0.375%
- Median real-estate taxes
- $788 ± $6
- Median home value
- $209,900
- National rank
- #50 of 51
All Alabama counties
Every Alabama county-equivalent in the Census data (67 with a published effective rate). Click a column heading to sort by effective rate, taxes paid, home value, or rank. Counties we publish in depth are linked.
| Jefferson County | 0.587% | $1,409 | $240,000 | #2312 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | 0.547% | $444 | $81,200 | #2468 |
| Macon County | 0.499% | $509 | $102,000 | #2640 |
| Lee County | 0.477% | $1,252 | $262,200 | #2709 |
| Mobile County | 0.466% | $888 | $190,700 | #2745 |
| Shelby County | 0.436% | $1,423 | $326,100 | #2840 |
| Sumter County | 0.435% | $359 | $82,600 | #2845 |
| Calhoun County | 0.417% | $653 | $156,600 | #2886 |
| Dallas County | 0.414% | $392 | $94,600 | #2891 |
| Barbour County | 0.409% | $462 | $112,900 | #2909 |
| Montgomery County | 0.408% | $702 | $171,900 | #2913 |
| Bullock County | 0.406% | $332 | $81,700 | #2917 |
| Colbert County | 0.396% | $678 | $171,000 | #2934 |
| Madison County | 0.396% | $1,185 | $299,200 | #2935 |
| Lowndes County | 0.390% | $337 | $86,300 | #2941 |
| Escambia County | 0.388% | $530 | $136,500 | #2944 |
| Etowah County | 0.386% | $645 | $167,100 | #2952 |
| Chambers County | 0.385% | $523 | $135,800 | #2954 |
| Cherokee County | 0.383% | $688 | $179,700 | #2959 |
| Marengo County | 0.381% | $409 | $107,400 | #2963 |
| Russell County | 0.380% | $629 | $165,700 | #2967 |
| Lauderdale County | 0.378% | $757 | $200,300 | #2970 |
| Talladega County | 0.365% | $544 | $149,200 | #2984 |
| Marshall County | 0.364% | $733 | $201,500 | #2986 |
| Butler County | 0.363% | $362 | $99,800 | #2988 |
| Coffee County | 0.359% | $677 | $188,600 | #2994 |
| Henry County | 0.343% | $553 | $161,000 | #3015 |
| Geneva County | 0.342% | $447 | $130,700 | #3018 |
| Morgan County | 0.339% | $718 | $212,000 | #3020 |
| Chilton County | 0.333% | $537 | $161,300 | #3027 |
| Clarke County | 0.325% | $396 | $121,700 | #3034 |
| DeKalb County | 0.325% | $496 | $152,700 | #3037 |
| Perry County | 0.325% | $281 | $86,400 | #3036 |
| Crenshaw County | 0.324% | $369 | $114,000 | #3039 |
| Wilcox County | 0.323% | $319 | $98,800 | #3040 |
| Limestone County | 0.320% | $900 | $281,000 | #3043 |
| St. Clair County | 0.320% | $724 | $226,300 | #3045 |
| Tuscaloosa County | 0.320% | $795 | $248,700 | #3046 |
| Winston County | 0.320% | $380 | $118,900 | #3047 |
| Dale County | 0.318% | $457 | $143,500 | #3052 |
| Franklin County | 0.318% | $433 | $136,000 | #3053 |
| Hale County | 0.318% | $406 | $127,600 | #3054 |
| Monroe County | 0.316% | $381 | $120,600 | #3056 |
| Conecuh County | 0.314% | $331 | $105,300 | #3061 |
| Houston County | 0.307% | $562 | $183,300 | #3070 |
| Autauga County | 0.303% | $627 | $207,200 | #3076 |
| Baldwin County | 0.303% | $960 | $316,900 | #3075 |
| Tallapoosa County | 0.303% | $481 | $158,500 | #3072 |
| Jackson County | 0.301% | $480 | $159,500 | #3078 |
| Blount County | 0.299% | $523 | $175,200 | #3081 |
| Pickens County | 0.294% | $364 | $123,900 | #3083 |
| Cleburne County | 0.293% | $486 | $165,600 | #3084 |
| Lawrence County | 0.288% | $497 | $172,300 | #3091 |
| Fayette County | 0.282% | $355 | $125,900 | #3098 |
| Marion County | 0.282% | $301 | $106,600 | #3096 |
| Coosa County | 0.273% | $315 | $115,500 | #3103 |
| Elmore County | 0.272% | $610 | $223,900 | #3104 |
| Pike County | 0.269% | $424 | $157,600 | #3105 |
| Walker County | 0.262% | $356 | $135,900 | #3109 |
| Covington County | 0.261% | $397 | $152,100 | #3110 |
| Cullman County | 0.259% | $516 | $199,100 | #3111 |
| Randolph County | 0.249% | $452 | $181,600 | #3116 |
| Lamar County | 0.240% | $274 | $114,000 | #3117 |
| Washington County | 0.229% | $365 | $159,700 | #3119 |
| Clay County | 0.211% | $331 | $156,700 | #3124 |
| Bibb County | 0.205% | $298 | $145,700 | #3126 |
| Choctaw County | 0.168% | $207 | $123,400 | #3129 |
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates — tables B25103 (real-estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income) — and the 2024 Census county gazetteer. Public domain (Title 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average property tax rate in Alabama?
- Statewide, Alabama's effective property-tax rate is 0.375% — the state median real-estate taxes ($788) divided by the state median home value ($209,900), from the Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The national figure is about 0.937%. Individual counties vary widely; the table above shows each one.
- Which Alabama county has the highest property taxes?
- Sort the county table by effective rate or by median taxes paid to see the highest and lowest. Effective rate (taxes ÷ home value) and raw dollars paid can rank counties differently, because home values differ so much across the state — both columns are shown.
Compare & explore
See the national highest and lowest property-tax rates, or read the methodology behind every figure. The national median effective rate is 0.937%; Alabama's statewide figure is 0.375%.