Colbert County, Alabama

Colbert County
County
Colbert County Courthouse in Tuscumbia
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°40′36″N 87°49′02″W / 34.6767°N 87.8172°W / 34.6767; -87.8172
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	February 6, 1867
Named for	George and Levi Colbert
Seat	Tuscumbia
Largest city	Muscle Shoals
Area
• Total	622 sq mi (1,610 km2)
• Land	593 sq mi (1,540 km2)
• Water	30 sq mi (80 km2)  4.7%
Population  (2020)
• Total	57,227
• Estimate  (2023)	58,361
• Density	92/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.colbertcounty.org
County Number 20 on Alabama Licence Plates

Colbert County (/ˈkɒlbərt/)^[1] is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the county's population was 57,227.^[2] The county seat is Tuscumbia.^[3] The largest city is Muscle Shoals.

The county is named in honor of brothers George and Levi Colbert, who were Chickasaw chiefs in the early 19th century in this territory.^[4] Ultimately the federal government forced the removal of most of the Chickasaw and other historic tribes from the Southeast.

Colbert County is part of the Florence–Muscle Shoals, AL metropolitan statistical area, also known as "The Shoals".