Greene County, Alabama

Greene County
County
Greene County Courthouse in Eutaw
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°51′08″N 87°57′03″W / 32.852222222222°N 87.950833333333°W / 32.852222222222; -87.950833333333
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 13, 1819
Named for	Nathanael Greene
Seat	Eutaw
Largest city	Eutaw
Area
• Total	660 sq mi (1,700 km2)
• Land	647 sq mi (1,680 km2)
• Water	13 sq mi (30 km2)  1.9%
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,730
• Estimate  (2023)	7,341
• Density	12/sq mi (4.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	7th
County Number 35 on Alabama Licence Plates

Greene County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,730,^[1] the least populous county in Alabama. Its county seat is Eutaw.^[2] It was named in honor of Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene of Rhode Island.^{[citation needed]}

As of the 2020 census, the county's population was 81% African American, making it the fourth-most heavily black county by proportion in the United States, and the most black county among all counties located outside of the state of Mississippi. It is documented as one of the unhealthiest counties in the United States, with a population with an obesity percentage of 46.3 percent, the highest of any county in the state, and second to only Claiborne County in the western portion of neighboring Mississippi.^{[citation needed]} The life expectancy there is 74.9 years, over 2 years lower than the national average.^{[citation needed]}