Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety41#1,815/3,096
Economy87#421/3,143
Housing45#1,739/3,140
Health69#978/3,144
Healthcare70#958/3,143
Environment27#2,273/3,108
Education64#1,117/3,144
Infrastructure73#859/3,144
Community27#2,308/3,144
Leisure & amenities79#655/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Baldwin County, Alabama ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Effective property tax rate · low0.29%
97/100Alabama 0.37%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
New homes permitted · high11.5 /1k
97/100Alabama 4.2 /1kUnited States 4.2 /1kSep 2025–Aug 2026U.S. Census BureauProvisional data
Unemployment rate · low2.5%
96/100Alabama 2.8%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Child care cost burden · low19.4%
93/100Alabama 25.5%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Comfortable days · high32.0%
92/100Alabama 28.8%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Job growth · high3.3%
89/100Alabama 0.7%United States 0.1%2026 Q1U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsProvisional data

Weaknesses

Natural hazard risk · high97.7
2/100Alabama 57.32025Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · high8.6 µg/m³
14/100Alabama 8.6 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Home price to income ratio · high4.0×
18/100Alabama 3.3×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Firearm deaths · high14.6 /100k
19/100Alabama 21.7 /100kUnited States 12.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Students per teacher · high15.7×
21/100Alabama 17.4×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education Statistics
Loneliness · high33.3%
22/100Alabama 36.3%United States 33.2%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
233,252 (2020) → 267,761 (2025)
+15%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
Drought exposureWorsening
1% (2021) → 50% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+49 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
High ozone daysImproving
2 days (2017) → 0 days (2022)
−100%5 yearsUS 9 days → 7 days
Access to exercise opportunitiesWorsening
74.5% (2010 & 2021) → 61.6% (2022 & 2024)
−13 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
34.7 /100k (2021) → 17.0 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−51%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
81.8% (2015-2019) → 90.6% (2020-2024)
+8.7 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Baldwin County, Alabama improved on 11 of 30 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 17 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved11

Household income+38%$59,871 → $82,519
Students / teacher−2.3×18.0× → 15.7×
Traffic deaths−34%16.8 /100k → 11.1 /100k
Weekly wage+29%$796 → $1,026
Unemployment−3.2 points5.7% → 2.5%

Declined1

Price / income+0.6×3.4× → 4.0×

All 30 measures

Change of every measure of Baldwin County, Alabama between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	5.0 /10k2020	4.9 /10k2025	−2.4%	Within the margin of error	31%
Average commute time	26.9 min2015-2019	27.0 min2020-2024	+0.1 min	Within the margin of error	56%
Average weekly wage	$7962020	$1,0262025	+29%	Improved	79%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.9%2015-2019	33.7%2020-2024	+1.8 points	Improved	34%
Broadband subscriptions	81.8%2015-2019	90.6%2020-2024	+8.7 points	Improved	39%
Child poverty rate	13.5%2019	15.0%2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	10%
Distance to an airport	36 mi2020	36 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	24.0 /100k2020	17.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−29%	Improved	52%
Effective property tax rate	0.29%2015-2019	0.29%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	15%
Firearm deaths	15.9 /100k2020	14.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−8.2%	Within the margin of error	62%
Grocery stores	1.0 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	+36%	Within the margin of error	92%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.5 /10k2020	1.5 /10k2025	+2.5%	Within the margin of error	55%
High school diploma or higher	90.8%2015-2019	91.8%2020-2024	+1 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Home price to income ratio	3.4×2015-2019	4.0×2020-2024	+0.6×	Declined	27%
Homicide rate	4.0 /100k2020	3.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−5%	Within the margin of error	25%
Income adjusted for local prices	$50,6412019	$67,4892024	+33%	Improved	60%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4592015-2019	0.4562020-2024	−0.003	Within the margin of error	60%
Median household income	$59,8712019	$82,5192024	+38%	Improved	93%
New business applications	11.6 /1k2020	14.6 /1k2025	+26%	Improved	28%
Pharmacies	2.3 /10k2020	2.0 /10k2025	−11%	Within the margin of error	38%
Poverty rate	10.1%2019	10.5%2024	+0.4 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Public libraries	0.7 /10k2019	0.5 /10k2024	−32%	Within the margin of error	3%
Rent as share of income	28.7%2015-2019	28.6%2020-2024	−0.1 points	Within the margin of error	55%
Rent-burdened households	46.9%2015-2019	47.2%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	53%
Restaurants and bars	12.0 /10k2020	11.7 /10k2025	−2.6%	Within the margin of error	41%
Students per teacher	18.0×2019	15.7×2024	−2.3×	Improved	90%
Suicide rate	21.9 /100k2020	20.9 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−4.6%	Within the margin of error	67%
Traffic deaths	16.8 /100k2015-2019	11.1 /100k2020-2024	−34%	Improved	89%
Unemployment rate	5.7%2020	2.5%2025	−3.2 points	Improved	67%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.9%2019	9.5%2024	−1.4 points	Improved	58%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 1857 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Baldwin County, Alabama five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Baldwin County, Alabama in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Baldwin County, Alabama itself moved +3 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

246,989 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 60–69 women (+1.0 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

246,989 residents

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

White81%199,426
Black8.0%19,824
Hispanic or Latino5.8%14,276
Asian1.0%2,521
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%†657
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%†113
Other or two or more races4.1%10,172

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+2.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

177,628 residents (±237)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

No high school diploma8.2%14,548
High school or GED27%48,080
Some college21%37,833
Associate degree9.8%17,325
Bachelor's degree21%37,938
Graduate degree12%21,904

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Graduate degree (+1.5 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

98,574 households (±1,224)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

Under $25k14%13,737
$25k–50k18%17,401
$50k–75k17%16,315
$75k–100k15%14,329
$100k–150k18%17,905
$150k–200k8.7%8,616
$200k or more10%10,271

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−6.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

98,574 households (±1,224)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

Own78%76,497
Rent22%22,077

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+2.4 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

19,956 households (±1,293)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

Under $75012%2,444
$750–1,00014%2,804
$1,000–1,50038%7,659

Home values

76,497 homes (±1,493)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

Under $150k15%11,132
$150k–250k20%15,340
$250k–400k33%24,957

Age of homes

132,258 homes (±70)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

2010 or later22%28,845
2000–200926%33,916
1980–199934%45,258

Size of homes

132,258 homes (±70)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

Studio1.0%1,270
1 bedroom6.2%8,234
2 bedrooms21%27,801

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

112,467 workers (±1,900)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

Drive alone79%89,348
Carpool6.1%6,916
Public transit0.1%†99
Walk1.2%†1,348
Bike0.2%†196
Work from home12%13,035
Other1.4%1,525

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+5.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

99,432 workers (±2,168)

Baldwin County, Alabama
Alabama share

Under 15 min24%24,046
15–29 min36%35,364
30–44 min22%21,647

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Baldwin County has 6,409 employer establishments, 252 for every 10,000 residents (1.02× the US rate of 248; 1.22× Alabama's), with 72,022 paid employees at an average annual pay of $45,188. The Census Bureau also counts 25,088 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 6,409; 25,088 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 252; US 248 · Alabama 207
Paid employees: 72,022
Average annual pay: $45,188; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Baldwin County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	531	20.9	1.14×About typical	10,619	$23,997	122
Specialty trade contractors	481	18.9	1.22×About typical	3,654	$58,399	1,964
Lessors of real estate	452	17.8	1.44×More than typical	2,240	$48,577	3,527
Ambulatory health care services	444	17.5	0.84×About typical	4,131	$64,236	945
Services to buildings and dwellings	253	10	1.48×More than typical	1,824	$37,482	2,384
Full-service restaurants	247	9.7	1.27×More than typical	6,372	$27,103	59
Real estate agents and brokers	244	9.6	1.97×More than typical	622	$54,508	1,178
Construction of buildings	242	9.5	1.26×More than typical	1,260	$72,232	1,224
Building equipment contractors	208	8.2	1.36×More than typical	1,300	$53,324	344
Limited-service restaurants	203	8	1.00×About typical	3,525	$19,631	39
Religious organizations	183	7.2	1.30×More than typical	1,700	$25,622	—
Clothing and accessories stores	173	6.8	1.88×More than typical	1,791	$24,806	226

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 254,193 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $10.2M on contracts performed in Baldwin County, Alabama: $38.01 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $10.2M; −25% vs FY2025
Per resident: $38.01; US $1,994
Sole-source: 8.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.4%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$4.8M47%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$2.8M27%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$1.1M11%
Department of the Air Force$623.8K6.1%
Department of Veterans Affairs$406.7K4.0%
Federal Aviation Administration$276K2.7%
Department of the Navy$175.8K1.7%
Department of the Army$140.5K1.4%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

64.1MFY2017
8.3MFY2018
7.9MFY2019
10.9MFY2020
11.8MFY2021
22.9MFY2022
15.4MFY2023
14.8M

Top industries (NAICS)

Investigation and security services · 5616$5.2M51%
Other residential care facilities · 6239$2.7M26%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$980.9K9.6%
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing · 3364$623.8K6.1%
Ship and boat building · 3366$287.6K2.8%
Cement and concrete product manufacturing · 3273$276K2.7%

Largest awards

THE PURPOSE OF THIS TASK ORDER IS TO MEET THE IDIQ MINIMUM REQUIREMENT OF 1000 CASES FOR SAFETY VERIFICATION AND WELLNESS CHECKS SUPPORT SERVICES.$4.8M
SEVERANCE SECURITY SERVICES LLC· Baldwin County, AL· Professional services· Jun 16, 2026 – Jun 16, 2026· 70CDCR26FR0000095
MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF THE PERDIDO PASS NAVIGATION CHANNELS, ORANGE BEACH, ALABAMA.$2.4M
INLAND DREDGING COMPANY, L.L.C.· Baldwin County, AL· Construction & real property· Nov 20, 2025 – Nov 20, 2025· W9127826FA010
AL-BON SECOUR NWR-REPLACE HDQTRS OFFICE$2.4M
DOMINGUEZ & PERSONS, LLC· Baldwin County, AL· Construction & real property· Jul 9, 2025 – Aug 27, 2026· 140FGA25C0013

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.3B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Baldwin County, Alabama: $8,625 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $2.3B; +4.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,625; US $12,955
Loan face value: $162.1M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.4%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$1.3B57%
20.264 · Bridge Investment Program$287.6M12%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$250.5M11%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$149.7M6.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$111M4.8%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$54.1M2.3%
20.287 · Surface Transportation Block Grant Program$27.3M1.2%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$26.1M1.1%

Top recipients (organizations)

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$330.7M14%
MONTGOMERY, AL
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN EDUCATION GROUP, INC.$41.8M1.8%
ORANGE BEACH, AL
COASTAL ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE$13.2M0.6%
BAY MINETTE, AL
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF FOLEY, ALABAMA$3.8M0.2%
FOLEY, AL
POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$1.6B69%
Federal Highway Administration$330.9M14%
Department of Transportation
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$281.5M12%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$56M2.4%
Railroad Retirement Board$13.5M

Assistance by fiscal year

1.7BFY2021
1.6BFY2022
1.7BFY2023
1.9BFY2024
2.2BFY2025
2.3BFY2026

County aggregates

82%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Baldwin County, Alabama compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Baldwin County, Alabama
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
FY2017	$301	$1,436
FY2018	$38.09	$1,552
FY2019	$35.27	$1,654
FY2020	$46.69	$1,880
FY2021	$49.26	$1,810
FY2022	$92.84	$1,917
FY2023	$60.69	$2,079
FY2024	$56.73	$2,047
FY2025	$50.95	$2,165
FY2026	$38.01 (partial year)	$1,911

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
FY2017	$9.41	$93.28
FY2018	$8.21	$105
FY2019	$4.84	$128
FY2020	$4.74	$145
FY2021	$0.69	$117
FY2022

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
FY2021	$532	$5,748
FY2022	$663	$5,221
FY2023	$314	$5,364
FY2024	$440	$5,501
FY2025	$907	$5,732
FY2026	$1,318

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
FY2021	$220	$298
FY2022	$315	$357
FY2023	$102	$301
FY2024	$268	$319
FY2025	$782	$360
FY2026	$1,250

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
FY2021	$30.14	$239
FY2022	$26.65	$185
FY2023	$47.07	$229
FY2024	$50.06	$229
FY2025	$44.38	$249
FY2026	$43.13

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
FY2021	$16.62	$2,304
FY2022	$10.28	$2,197
FY2023	$9.40	$2,274
FY2024	$9.25	$2,267
FY2025	$0	$2,397
FY2026	$7.28

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
FY2021	$1,196	$1,186
FY2022	$385	$465
FY2023	$108	$76.52
FY2024	$94.44	$120
FY2025	$119	$148
FY2026	$78.15

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Baldwin County, Alabama
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Baldwin County, Alabama and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	3.7%	2.0%
2015

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/01003

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Baldwin County, Alabama is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Barry MooreR-AL-1 · 100% of residentsWith party 98%Missed 2.8%

Senate

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Metro area

The metro or micro area Baldwin County belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL67Central county

Cities and towns in Baldwin County

Places whose residents live mostly in Baldwin County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-03
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/01003

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	−3.5%	−4.2%
2015	−1.2%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.9%	+3.3%
2018	+7.3%	+6.8%
2019	+11.5%	+10.5%
2020	+20.6%	+19.4%
2021	+28.5%	+26.1%
2022	+37.0%	+30.6%
2023	+42.3%	+35.0%
2024	+49.1%	+41.0%
2025	+55.5%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	−7.9%	−5.5%
2015	−3.5%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.5%	+4.1%
2018	+6.6%	+8.9%
2019	+11.5%	+13.5%
2020	+18.5%	+20.8%
2021	+31.5%	+32.1%
2022	+34.3%	+35.4%
2023	+42.7%	+42.9%
2024	+48.7%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	6.9/1k	3.3/1k
2015	10.8/1k	3.7/1k
2016	12.1/1k	3.7/1k
2017	11.4/1k	3.9/1k
2018	14.0/1k	4.1/1k
2019	14.1/1k	4.2/1k
2020	15.5/1k	4.4/1k
2021	15.5/1k	5.2/1k
2022	13.9/1k	5.0/1k
2023	17.2/1k	4.5/1k
2024	14.8/1k	4.3/1k
2025	10.0/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	−12.1%	−6.9%
2015	−7.2%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+0.3%	+4.7%
2018	+2.0%	+7.5%
2019	+6.0%	+14.0%
2020	+26.0%	+16.9%
2021	+16.3%	+21.0%
2022	+27.0%	+29.7%
2023	+31.5%	+34.9%
2024	+46.2%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	−10.7% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−4.4% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+4.9% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+10.1% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+17.6% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+30.6% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+56.0% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+70.9% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+75.7% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+76.4% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+75.0% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	6.1%	6.2%
2015	5.5%	5.3%
2016	4.9%	4.9%
2017	3.8%	4.4%
2018	3.3%	3.9%
2019	2.7%	3.7%
2020	5.7%	8.1%
2021	2.7%	5.4%
2022	2.2%	3.7%
2023	2.2%	3.6%
2024	2.7%	4.0%
2025	2.5%	4.3%

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	13.0%	15.5%
2015	12.9%	14.7%
2016	11.7%	14.0%
2017	10.1%	13.4%
2018	9.8%	13.1%
2019	10.1%	12.3%
2020	8.9%	11.9%
2021	10.8%	12.8%
2022	12.4%	12.6%
2023	10.0%	12.5%
2024	10.5%	12.1%

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2015	−3.9% (Dec 2015)	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+2.6% (Dec 2017)	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+7.3% (Dec 2018)	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	+12.1% (Dec 2019)	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+19.1% (Dec 2020)	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	+43.6% (Dec 2021)	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+49.8% (Dec 2022)	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	+49.2% (Dec 2023)	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	+53.2% (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+58.1% (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	16.1%	13.5%
2015	11.5%	10.9%
2016	10.7%	10.0%
2017	11.3%	10.2%
2018	13.2%	10.4%
2019	10.9%	10.8%
2020	10.9%	10.4%
2021	11.0%	10.2%
2022	10.2%	9.5%
2023	9.3%	9.5%
2024	9.5%	9.8%

Calendar years	Baldwin County, Alabama	United States
2014	7.9/1k	8.5/1k
2015	8.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	8.9/1k	9.1/1k
2017	9.9/1k	9.8/1k
2018	9.6/1k	10.7/1k
2019	10.4/1k	10.6/1k
2020	11.6/1k	13.1/1k
2021	14.2/1k	16.2/1k
2022	14.9/1k	15.1/1k
2023	15.2/1k	16.2/1k
2024	13.9/1k	15.4/1k
2025	14.6/1k	16.6/1k

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Declined1

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