Alabama — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Alabama during 2025.
Alabama indexed 7,216 projects with decisions in 2025 across 15 counties, with 10,240 approved and 36 denied actions (99.6% approval rate). Limestone County led with 1,928 projects (27% of the state), followed by Madison County (1,898) and Jefferson County (1,577). Together those three counties accounted for 75% of indexed activity.
Read the Complete Alabama Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Alabama.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
By county
| County | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin | 577 | 789 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Clarke | 446 | 834 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Clay | 9 | 16 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Coffee | 6 | 6 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Crenshaw | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Cullman | 121 | 126 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dale | 4 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Etowah | 115 | 119 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fayette | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Jefferson | 1,577 | 2,134 | 3 | 99.9% |
| Lamar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Limestone | 1,928 | 2,477 | 6 | 99.8% |
| Madison | 1,898 | 3,085 | 18 | 99.4% |
| Shelby | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Tuscaloosa | 519 | 634 | 4 | 99.4% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.