Alabama statistical areas

The U.S. {{nobreak|State of Alabama}} currently has 35 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama.{{cite web |subject=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |date=July 21, 2023 |title=0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Bulletin-20-01.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=Office of Management and Budget}} As of 2023, the largest of these is the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA, encompassing the area around the state's largest city, Birmingham.

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Table

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|+The 35 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Alabama{{efn|reference=An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.}}

Combined statistical area

!2023 population (est.){{cite web |date=March 2023 |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx |accessdate=May 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division}}

!Core-based statistical area

!2023 population (est.)

!County

!2023 population (est.)

!Metropolitan division

!2023 population (est.)

rowspan="10" |Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA

| rowspan="10" align="right" |1,367,706

| rowspan="7" |Birmingham, AL MSA

| rowspan="7" align="right" |1,184,290

|Jefferson County, Alabama

|align=right|662,895

| colspan="2" rowspan= "62" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

Shelby County, Alabama

|align=right|233,000

St. Clair County, Alabama

|align=right|95,552

Walker County, Alabama

| align="right" |64,728

Blount County, Alabama

| align="right" |59,816

Chilton County, Alabama

| align="right" |46,431

Bibb County, Alabama

| align="right" |21,868

rowspan="1" |Cullman, AL μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |92,016

|Cullman County, Alabama

| align="right" |92,016

rowspan="2" |Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |91,400

|Talladega County, Alabama

| align="right" |81,132

Coosa County, Alabama

|align=right|10,268

rowspan="7" |Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA

| rowspan="7" align="right" |895,383
859,214 ({{Abbr|AL|Alabama}})

| rowspan="2" |Huntsville, AL MSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |527,254

|Madison County, Alabama

| align="right" |412,600

Limestone County, Alabama

| align="right" |114,654

rowspan="2" |Decatur, AL MSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |158,635

|Morgan County, Alabama

| align="right" |125,133

Lawrence County, Alabama

| align="right" |33,502

rowspan="1" |Albertville, AL μSA

| rowspan="1" align=right|100,756

|Marshall County, Alabama

|align=right|100,756

rowspan="1" |Fort Payne, AL μSA

|align=right rowspan="1" |72,569

|DeKalb County, Alabama

|align=right|72,569

Fayetteville, TN μSA

| align=right |36,169

|Lincoln County, Tennessee

|align=right style="color:green;"|36,169

rowspan="2" |Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA

|align=right rowspan="2" |665,147

| rowspan="1" |Mobile, AL MSA

|align=right rowspan="1"|411,640

|Mobile County, Alabama

|align=right|411,640

rowspan="1" |Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA

| align=right rowspan="1" |253,507

|Baldwin County, Alabama

|align=right|253,507

rowspan="5" |Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA

| rowspan="5" align="right" |421,645

| rowspan="4" |Montgomery, AL MSA

| rowspan="4" align="right" |385,480

|Montgomery County, Alabama

| align="right" |224,980

Elmore County, Alabama

| align="right" |90,441

Autauga County, Alabama

| align="right" |60,342

Lowndes County, Alabama

| align="right" |9,717

rowspan="1" |Selma, AL μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |36,165

|Dallas County, Alabama

| align="right" |36,165

rowspan="10" |Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA

| rowspan="10" align="right" |566,030
301,006 (AL)

| rowspan="7" |Columbus, GA-AL MSA

| rowspan="7" align="right" |323,768
58,744 (AL)

|Muscogee County, Georgia

| align="right" |201,877

Russell County, Alabama

| align="right" |58,744

Harris County, Georgia

| align="right" |36,654

Chattahoochee County, Georgia

| align="right" |8,661

Marion County, Georgia

| align="right" |7,440

Talbot County, Georgia

|align=right|5,718

Stewart County, Georgia

| align="right" |4,674

rowspan="2" |Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |201,585

|Lee County, Alabama

| align="right" |183,215

Macon County, Alabama

| align="right" |18,370

Alexander City, AL μSA

|align=right|40,677

|Tallapoosa County, Alabama

|align=right|40,677

colspan="2" rowspan="4" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

| rowspan="4" |Tuscaloosa, AL MSA

| rowspan="4" align="right" |278,290

|Tuscaloosa County, Alabama

| align="right" |237,373

Pickens County, Alabama

| align="right" |18,688

Hale County, Alabama

| align="right" |14,888

Greene County, Alabama

| align="right" |7,341

rowspan="5" |Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA

| rowspan="5" align="right" |256,866

| rowspan="3" |Dothan, AL MSA

| rowspan="3" align="right" |153,349

|Houston County, Alabama

| align="right" |108,462

Geneva County, Alabama

| align="right" |26,988

Henry County, Alabama

| align="right" |17,899

rowspan="1" |Enterprise, AL μSA

|align=right rowspan="1" |55,643

|Coffee County, Alabama

|align=right|55,643

rowspan="1" |Ozark, AL μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |49,871

|Dale County, Alabama

| align="right" |49,871

rowspan="3" |Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA

|align=right rowspan="3" |186,977

| rowspan="2" |Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |153,349

|Lauderdale County, Alabama

| align="right" |96,814

Colbert County, Alabama

| align="right" |58,361

Russellville, AL μSA

|align=right|31,802

|Franklin County, Alabama

|align=right|31,802

colspan="2" rowspan="2" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

| rowspan="1" |Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |116,429

|Calhoun County, Alabama

| align="right" |116,429

rowspan="1" |Gadsden, AL MSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |103,241

|Etowah County, Alabama

| align="right" |103,241

rowspan="14" |Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA

|align=right rowspan="14" |1,003,363
53,467 (AL)

| rowspan="6" |Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA

| rowspan="6" align="right" |580,971

|Hamilton County, Tennessee

| align="right" |379,864

Walker County, Georgia

|align=right style="color:green;"|69,489

Catoosa County, Georgia

|align=right style="color:green;"|68,910

Marion County, Tennessee

|align=right|29,382

Sequatchie County, Tennessee

|align=right|17,161

Dade County, Georgia

|align=right style="color:green;"|16,165

rowspan="2" |Dalton, GA MSA

|align=right rowspan="2" style="color:green;"|144,722

|Whitfield County, Georgia

|align=right style='color:green;'|103,687

Murray County, Georgia

|align=right style="color:green;"|41,035

rowspan="2" |Cleveland, TN MSA

|align=right rowspan="2" |129,612

|Bradley County, Tennessee

|align=right|111,579

Polk County, Tennessee

|align=right|18,033

rowspan="2" |Athens, TN μSA

| rowspan="2" align=right|69,369

|McMinn County, Tennessee

|align=right|55,678

Meigs County, Tennessee

|align=right|13,691

rowspan="1" |Scottsboro, AL μSA

|align=right rowspan="1" |53,467

|Jackson County, Alabama

|align=right|53,467

Summerville, GA μSA

|align=right|25,222

|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA

| rowspan="43" align="right" |7,241,538
34,079 (AL)

| rowspan="30" |Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA

| rowspan="30" align="right" |6,327,662

|Fulton County, Georgia

| align="right" |1,079,105

| rowspan="25" |Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD

| rowspan="25" align="right" |4,934,074

Gwinnett County, Georgia

| align="right" |983,526

DeKalb County, Georgia

| align="right" |762,992

Clayton County, Georgia

| align="right" |298,300

Forsyth County, Georgia

| align="right" |272,887

Henry County, Georgia

| align="right" |254,613

Coweta County, Georgia

| align="right" |155,892

Douglas County, Georgia

| align="right" |149,160

Carroll County, Georgia

| align="right" |127,098

Fayette County, Georgia

| align="right" |123,251

Newton County, Georgia

| align="right" |120,135

Walton County, Georgia

| align="right" |106,702

Rockdale County, Georgia

| align="right" |95,987

Barrow County, Georgia

| align="right" |92,792

Spalding County, Georgia

| align="right" |69,946

Pickens County, Georgia

| align="right" |35,969

Lumpkin County, Georgia

|align=right style="color:green;"|35,258

Dawson County, Georgia

| align="right" |31,732

Butts County, Georgia

| align="right" |26,887

Morgan County, Georgia

| align="right" |21,460

Meriwether County, Georgia

| align="right" |20,931

Pike County, Georgia

| align="right" |20,461

Lamar County, Georgia

| align="right" |20,401

Jasper County, Georgia

| align="right" |16,455

Heard County, Georgia

| align="right" |12,034

Cobb County, Georgia

| align="right" |776,743

| rowspan="5" |Marietta, GA MD

| rowspan="5" align="right" |1,393,588

Cherokee County, Georgia

| align="right" |286,602

Paulding County, Georgia

| align="right" |183,164

Bartow County, Georgia

| align="right" |115,041

Haralson County, Georgia

| align="right" |32,038

rowspan="4" |Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA

| rowspan="4" align="right" |222,060

|Clarke County, Georgia

| align="right" |129,933

| colspan="2" rowspan= "39" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

Oconee County, Georgia

| align="right" |44,182

Madison County, Georgia

| align="right" |32,191

Oglethorpe County, Georgia

| align="right" |15,754

rowspan="1" |Gainesville, GA MSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |217,267

|Hall County, Georgia

| align="right" |217,267

rowspan="2" |LaGrange, GA-AL μSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |104,821
34,079 (AL)

|Troup County, Georgia

| align="right" |70,742

Chambers County, Alabama

| align="right" |34,079

rowspan="1" |Rome, GA MSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |100,113

|Floyd County, Georgia

| align="right" |100, 113

rowspan="1" |Jefferson, GA μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" style="color:green;" |88,615

|Jackson County, Georgia

| align="right" |88,615

rowspan="1" |Calhoun, GA μSA

|align=right rowspan="1" style="color:green;"|59,757

|Gordon County, Georgia

|align=right|59,757

rowspan="1" |Cornelia, GA μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |48,757

|Habersham County, Georgia

| align="right" |48,757

rowspan="1" |Cedartown, GA μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |44,223

|Polk County, Georgia

| align="right" |44,223

rowspan="1" |Thomaston, GA μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |28,263

|Upson County, Georgia

| align="right" |28,263

colspan="2" rowspan="25" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

| rowspan="1" |Troy, AL μSA

| rowspan="1" align="right" |33,137

|Pike County, Alabama

| align="right" |33,137

rowspan="2" |Eufaula, AL-GA μSA

| rowspan="2" align="right" |26,865
24,585 (AL)

|Barbour County, Alabama

| align="right" |24,585

Quitman County, Georgia

| align="right" |2,280

colspan="2" rowspan="22" align="center" bgcolor="#EEEEEE" |none

|Covington County, Alabama

| align="right" |37,952

Escambia County, Alabama

|align=right|36,558

Marion County, Alabama

| align="right" |29,244

Cherokee County, Alabama

| align="right" |25,666

Winston County, Alabama

| align="right" |23,611

Randolph County, Alabama

| align="right" |22,786

Clarke County, Alabama

| align="right" |22,337

Monroe County, Alabama

| align="right" |19,229

Marengo County, Alabama

| align="right" |18,684

Butler County, Alabama

| align="right" |18,382

Fayette County, Alabama

| align="right" |15,967

Cleburne County, Alabama

| align="right" |15,639

Washington County, Alabama

| align="right" |15,022

Clay County, Alabama

| align="right" |14,111

Lamar County, Alabama

| align="right" |13,661

Crenshaw County, Alabama

| align="right" |13,101

Choctaw County, Alabama

| align="right" |12,252

Sumter County, Alabama

| align="right" |11,727

Conecuh County, Alabama

| align="right" |11,174

Wilcox County, Alabama

| align="right" |9,944

Bullock County, Alabama

| align="right" |9,897

Perry County, Alabama

| align="right" |7,738

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| colspan="5" align="center" |State of Alabama

| style="font-weight:bold;" align="right" |5,108,468

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+The 26 core-based statistical areas of the State of Alabama{{efn|reference=For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Core-based statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Birmingham, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|1184290|1180631|1128047}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Huntsville, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|527254|491723|417593}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Mobile, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|411640|414809|412992}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Montgomery, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|385480|386047|374536}}

scope=row|{{nts|5}}

|Tuscaloosa, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|278290|268674|239207}}

scope=row|{{nts|6}}

|Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|253507|231767|182265}}

scope=row|{{nts|7}}

|Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|201585|193773|161699}}

scope=row|{{nts|8}}

|Decatur, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|158635|156494|153829}}

scope=row|{{nts|9}}

|Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|155175|150791|147137}}

scope=row|{{nts|10}}

|Dothan, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|153349|151007|145639}}

scope=row|{{nts|11}}

|Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|116429|116441|118572}}

scope=row|{{nts|12}}

|Gadsden, AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|103241|103436|104430}}

scope=row|{{nts|13}}

|Albertville, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|100756|97612|93019}}

scope=row|{{nts|14}}

|Cullman, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|92016|87866|80406}}

scope=row|{{nts|15}}

|Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|91400|92536|93830}}

scope=row|{{nts|16}}

|Fort Payne, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|72569|71608|71109}}

scope=row|{{nts|17}}

|Columbus, GA-AL MSA (AL)

{{changes|order=d|58744|59183|52947}}

scope=row|{{nts|18}}

|Enterprise, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|55643|53465|49948}}

scope=row|{{nts|19}}

|Scottsboro, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|53467|52579|53227}}

scope=row|{{nts|20}}

|Ozark, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|49871|49326|50251}}

scope=row|{{nts|21}}

|Alexander City, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|40677|41311|41616}}

scope=row|{{nts|22}}

|Selma, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|36165|38462|43820}}

scope=row|{{nts|23}}

|LaGrange, GA-AL μSA (AL)

{{changes|order=d|34079|34772|34215}}

scope=row|{{nts|24}}

|Troy, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|33137|33009|32899}}

scope=row|{{nts|25}}

|Russellville, AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|31802|32113|31704}}

scope=row|{{nts|26}}

|Eufaula, AL-GA μSA (AL)

{{changes|order=d|24585|25223|27457}}

|Columbus, GA-AL MSA

{{changes|order=d|323768|328883|307788}}

|Eufaula, AL-GA μSA

{{changes|order=d|26865|27458|29970}}

|LaGrange, GA-AL μSA

{{changes|order=d|104821|104198|101259}}

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

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|+The nine combined statistical areas of the State of Alabama{{efn|reference=For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Combined statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|1367706|1361033|1302283}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA (AL)

{{changes|order=d|859214|817437|735550}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|665147|646576|595257}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|421645|424509|418356}}

scope=row|{{nts|5}}

|Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (AL)

{{changes|order=d|301006|294267|256262}}

scope=row|{{nts|6}}

|Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|258863|253798|245838}}

scope=row|{{nts|7}}

|Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|186977|182904|178841}}

scope=row|{{nts|8}}

|Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (AL)

{{changes|order=d|53467|52579|53227}}

scope=row|{{nts|9}}

|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (AL)

{{changes|order=d|34079|34772|34215}}

|Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|7241538|6994671|6113835}}

|Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|1003363|975226|929449}}

|Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA

{{changes|order=d|566030|563967|511103}}

|Huntsville-Decatur-Albertivlle, AL-TN CSA

{{changes|order=d|895383|852756|768911}}

See also

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