Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-09
49 of Alabama's 67 counties — 73% — set no minimum dwelling size. That is the 2nd-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Monroe County (84/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
Rules change, and cities inside these counties set their own — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All 587 counties nationwide → Alabama: no building codes → Alabama: no zoning → Alabama: no codes, no zoning → Alabama: owner-builder → Alabama: rv living → Alabama: tiny homes → Full Alabama profile →
49 of 67 Alabama counties · sorted by Index score
Unincorporated Monroe County: no county rule sets this, because Monroe County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Butler County: no county rule sets this, because Butler County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Marengo County: no county rule sets this, because Marengo County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Pike County: no county rule sets this, because Pike County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). Pik…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Lowndes County, where the county lacks state enabling legislation to enforce a zoning ordinance. This conclusion addresses county zoning …
Lowndes County Hazard Mitigation Plan Update ↗Unincorporated Washington County: no county rule sets this, because Washington County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one h…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Wilcox County: no county rule sets this, because Wilcox County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Clay County: no county rule sets this, because Clay County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). The…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Hale County: no county rule sets this, because Hale County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). Hal…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Conecuh County: no county rule sets this, because Conecuh County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Randolph County: no county rule sets this, because Randolph County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has n…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Perry County: no county rule sets this, because Perry County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). T…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Clarke County: no county rule sets this, because Clarke County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Pickens County: no county rule sets this, because Pickens County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Bullock County: no county rule sets this, because Bullock County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Greene County: no county rule sets this, because Greene County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Dwelling size controls in Geneva County's rural jurisdiction. The official statement is limited to the County's rural jurisdiction.
Road & Bridge – Geneva County, AL ↗Unincorporated Dale County: no county rule sets this, because Dale County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). The…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Residential dwelling size in unincorporated Coffee County. The county FAQ states that subdivision regulations, floodplain requirements, and possible City of Enterprise extraterr…
FAQs - Coffee County Commission ↗Unincorporated Bibb County: no county rule sets this, because Bibb County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). The…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Franklin County: no county rule sets this, because Franklin County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has n…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Colbert County: no county rule sets this, because Colbert County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗County zoning or land-use minimum dwelling-size requirements for property outside city limits in Henry County. This conclusion concerns county zoning and land-use regulations on…
Road & Bridge | Henry County ↗Unincorporated Lamar County: no county rule sets this, because Lamar County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). T…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Jackson County: no county rule sets this, because Jackson County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Covington County: no county rule sets this, because Covington County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Chilton County: no county rule sets this, because Chilton County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Choctaw County: no county rule sets this, because Choctaw County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Marion County: no county rule sets this, because Marion County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Escambia County: no county rule sets this, because Escambia County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has n…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Winston County: no county rule sets this, because Winston County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Coosa County: no county rule sets this, because Coosa County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not). C…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Cherokee County: no county rule sets this, because Cherokee County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has n…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Fayette County: no county rule sets this, because Fayette County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Mobile County: no county rule sets this, because Mobile County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Minimum dwelling size requirements under county zoning in unincorporated Walker County, except the area around Walker County Airport (Bevill Field). Walker County states that th…
Engineering | Walker County ↗Unincorporated Autauga County: no county rule sets this, because Autauga County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Lawrence County: no county rule sets this, because Lawrence County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has n…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Elmore County: no county rule sets this, because Elmore County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling-size requirements in unincorporated Cullman County. The county zoning statement applies only to unincorporated areas. Areas surrounding the …
Cullman County Zoning Letter ↗Unincorporated Tuscaloosa County: no county rule sets this, because Tuscaloosa County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one h…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated St. Clair County: no county rule sets this, because St. Clair County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Blount County: no county rule sets this, because Blount County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Calhoun County: no county rule sets this, because Calhoun County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Limestone County. The county states that there is no Planning and Zoning in Limestone County. Municipal zoning or building r…
Doing Business - Limestone Co ↗Unincorporated Morgan County: no county rule sets this, because Morgan County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Etowah County: no county rule sets this, because Etowah County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has not).…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Cleburne County: no county rule sets this, because Cleburne County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has n…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Unincorporated Talladega County: no county rule sets this, because Talladega County has adopted no county zoning ordinance (Alabama law lets some counties zone, but this one has…
Alabama County Commissioners Handbook, 13th Edition ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Alabama state page for all 67 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
