Jefferson County (Birmingham), AL: motivated seller leads, with the reason on every owner

LeadCounty reads 6 official record sources for all 328,113 properties here, refreshed weekly. The biggest seller lists are tax delinquent (34,614), estate / heirs owner (5,861) and delinquent 3+ years (2,787).

National files go to anyone who pays. We cap this county at 10 investors, so the owners you find here are not on a stack of other desks. Stack the lists below and mail the top of the pile.

34,614Tax delinquentOwner has not paid the property tax 133,600Absentee ownerOwner lives at a different address 29,080Out-of-state ownerOwner lives in another state 15Owned 15+ yearsSame owner for 15 years or more

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145,433Owes $1,000+ in taxOwes $1,000 or more in unpaid tax 2,787Delinquent 3+ yearsBehind on tax for three years or more 5,861Estate / heirs ownerOwned by an estate or heirs 7Tired landlordLandlord who owns rentals and may be ready to stop 794Likely vacant (model)Our model thinks nobody lives there10High equity (est.)Likely owes little on the house37,454Portfolio owner (5+)Owner holds five or more properties44,379LLC / corporate ownerOwned by a company, not a person 24,925Certified delinquentCounty has formally listed the unpaid tax 58,066Vacant landEmpty lot with no building 57SoldRecent sales, for pricing

34,614 owners are behind on tax here today. See who, and why.

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What's in Jefferson County, and what isn't

In Jefferson County we hold tax delinquent, delinquent 3+ years, estate / heirs owner, absentee owner, out-of-state owner and tired landlord. Every owner you do see has the reason next to the name.

Jefferson County this week

New records against the usual week

Jefferson County records no deeds of these kinds most weeks, so there is no weekly trend to show yet.

Where they are

Top ZIP codes in Jefferson County

Most tax-delinquent properties

35020 Bessemer3,319 delinquent
35211 Bham2,622 delinquent
35217 Bham1,902 delinquent
35206 Bham1,864 delinquent
35207 Bham1,769 delinquent

Good first stacks

Owners with more than one reason to sell

A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once. These are the stacks investors start with in Jefferson County, with live counts.

762owners nowLikely vacant + absentee ownerProbably empty houses whose owner lives somewhere else: every month costs them tax and upkeep.

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Perfect Storm stacks

Named stacks of signals in Jefferson County

A stack is an owner who matches several reasons at once, all true for the same property. The number is how many properties in Jefferson County match every one today.

1,594Landlord radar. Owners of three or more properties in Jefferson County where at least two show a problem today: tax late, an open city code case or an eviction. One alert for the owner, all their houses together.

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What the free trial shows

The same property, in both trials. Example row, not a real person.

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••• Maple Ave (house number hidden in Explore)Anytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

Owner: Hidden in the free Explore trial
Mailing address: Hidden in the free Explore trial
Tax owed: $4,812

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1482 Maple AveAnytown, 43000 · single family · owned 22 yearsTax delinquentAbsentee ownerOwned 15+ years

Owner: Pat Example
Mailing address: PO Box 118, Sample City
Tax owed: $4,812

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Jefferson County in numbers

What the Jefferson County records say

Jefferson County has 328,113 properties on file. 34,614 of them (10.5%) are behind on property tax, and 145,433 owe $1,000 or more; 2,787 have been delinquent for three years or longer. 133,600 (40.7%) belong to an owner who gets the tax bill at another address, 29,080 of them in another state.

Unpaid tax is most concentrated in ZIP 35020 (Bessemer) with 3,319 delinquent properties, followed by 35211 (Bham) and 35217 (Bham).

Stacking lists narrows the county to owners with more than one reason to sell. "Likely vacant + absentee owner" gives 762 owners right now: small enough to mail every month.

Jefferson County on file: tax history 2026, 370 columns with data; tax liens included. The records come from Jefferson County Board of Equalization / Tax Assessor / Tax Collector, Jefferson County Commission ITS-GIS, City of Birmingham GIS and Jefferson County Tax Collector, collected every week.

Sources

Where the Jefferson County data comes from

Collected from 6 official government offices, live and refreshed weekly.

Jefferson County Board of Equalization / Tax Assessor / Tax Collectorowners, values and building facts, deeds and sales, parcel maps
Jefferson County Commission ITS-GISowners, values and building facts, parcel maps
City of Birmingham GIStax bills, payments and delinquency, parcel maps
Jefferson County Tax Collectortax bills, payments and delinquency, foreclosure and sheriff-sale records
Jefferson County Probate Courtprobate and estate filings
City of Birminghamcode cases and vacant buildings

Jefferson County on file: tax history 2026, 370 columns with data; tax liens included.

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Alabama rules

How unpaid tax and foreclosure work in Alabama

Counties sell tax lien certificates at a yearly auction: the buyer pays the unpaid tax and earns interest on it. The owner can redeem within 3 years of the sale by paying the tax, interest and costs.

Mortgage foreclosures: non-judicial. Most mortgages are foreclosed out of court under a power of sale after a published notice; the former owner keeps a limited right to redeem after the sale.

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Jefferson County questions

How many tax-delinquent properties are in Jefferson County, AL?

34,614 properties on the latest county file, from the City of Birmingham GIS's tax records; 145,433 of them owe $1,000 or more. The count is refreshed every week.

Where does the Jefferson County data come from?

From official public records: Jefferson County Board of Equalization / Tax Assessor / Tax Collector, Jefferson County Commission ITS-GIS, City of Birmingham GIS, Jefferson County Tax Collector and Jefferson County Probate Court. We collect them every week, match them to each parcel and score every property.

How many investors can use Jefferson County data?

At most 10 investors per county, so fewer people mail the same owners. Seats are open in Jefferson County today.

Is Jefferson County full?

Seats open. The badge on this page is the same counter that decides who can join.

Does Jefferson County publish foreclosure filings?

Jefferson County does not publish foreclosure filings to us, so the foreclosure list shows nothing here. Tax delinquent, absentee, inherited and long-owned owners are separate lists.

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