Alabama statistical areas
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The U.S. 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.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA, encompassing the area around the state's third-largest city, Birmingham.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
Statistical areas
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
| 2025 rank | Core-based statistical area[1] | Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 estimate[3] | Change | 2020 Census[4] | Change | 2010 Census[5] | ||
| 1 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,197,766 | +1.45% | 1,180,631 | +4.66% | 1,128,047 |
| 2 | Huntsville, AL MSA | 556,444 | +13.16% | 491,723 | +17.75% | 417,593 |
| 3 | Mobile, AL MSA | 411,658 | −0.76% | 414,809 | +0.44% | 412,992 |
| 4 | Montgomery, AL MSA | 388,747 | +0.70% | 386,047 | +3.07% | 374,536 |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa, AL MSA | 281,850 | +4.90% | 268,674 | +12.32% | 239,207 |
| 6 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA | 267,761 | +15.53% | 231,767 | +27.16% | 182,265 |
| 7 | Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA | 208,013 | +7.35% | 193,773 | +19.84% | 161,699 |
| 8 | Decatur, AL MSA | 160,326 | +2.45% | 156,494 | +1.73% | 153,829 |
| 9 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA | 156,609 | +3.86% | 150,791 | +2.48% | 147,137 |
| 10 | Dothan, AL MSA | 156,266 | +3.48% | 151,007 | +3.69% | 145,639 |
| 11 | Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA | 115,834 | −0.52% | 116,441 | −1.80% | 118,572 |
| 12 | Gadsden, AL MSA | 103,886 | +0.44% | 103,436 | −0.95% | 104,430 |
| 13 | Albertville, AL μSA | 103,537 | +6.07% | 97,612 | +4.94% | 93,019 |
| 14 | Cullman, AL μSA | 94,009 | +6.99% | 87,866 | +9.28% | 80,406 |
| 15 | Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA | 91,764 | −0.83% | 92,536 | −1.38% | 93,830 |
| 16 | Fort Payne, AL μSA | 74,085 | +3.46% | 71,608 | +0.70% | 71,109 |
| 17 | Columbus, GA-AL MSA (AL) | 58,898 | −0.48% | 59,183 | +11.78% | 52,947 |
| 18 | Enterprise, AL μSA | 56,953 | +6.52% | 53,465 | +7.04% | 49,948 |
| 19 | Scottsboro, AL μSA | 54,281 | +3.24% | 52,579 | −1.22% | 53,227 |
| 20 | Ozark, AL μSA | 49,912 | +1.19% | 49,326 | −1.84% | 50,251 |
| 21 | Alexander City, AL μSA | 40,953 | −0.87% | 41,311 | −0.73% | 41,616 |
| 22 | Selma, AL μSA | 35,140 | −8.64% | 38,462 | −12.23% | 43,820 |
| 23 | LaGrange, GA-AL μSA (AL) | 34,253 | −1.49% | 34,772 | +1.63% | 34,215 |
| 24 | Troy, AL μSA | 33,688 | +2.06% | 33,009 | +0.33% | 32,899 |
| 25 | Russellville, AL μSA | 32,449 | +1.05% | 32,113 | +1.29% | 31,704 |
| 26 | Eufaula, AL-GA μSA (AL) | 24,607 | −2.44% | 25,223 | −8.14% | 27,457 |
| Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 324,830 | −1.23% | 328,883 | +6.85% | 307,788 | |
| Eufaula, AL-GA μSA | 26,861 | −2.17% | 27,458 | −8.38% | 29,970 | |
| LaGrange, GA-AL μSA | 107,097 | +2.78% | 104,198 | +2.90% | 101,259 | |
| 2025 rank | Combined statistical area[1] | Population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 estimate[3] | Change | 2020 Census[4] | Change | 2010 Census[5] | ||
| 1 | Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,383,539 | +1.65% | 1,361,033 | +4.51% | 1,302,283 |
| 2 | Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA (AL) | 894,392 | +9.41% | 817,437 | +11.13% | 735,550 |
| 3 | Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA | 679,419 | +5.08% | 646,576 | +8.62% | 595,257 |
| 4 | Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA | 423,887 | −0.15% | 424,509 | +1.47% | 418,356 |
| 5 | Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (AL) | 307,864 | +4.62% | 294,267 | +14.83% | 256,262 |
| 6 | Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 263,131 | +3.68% | 253,798 | +3.24% | 245,838 |
| 7 | Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA | 189,058 | +3.36% | 182,904 | +2.27% | 178,841 |
| 8 | Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (AL) | 54,281 | +3.24% | 52,579 | −1.22% | 53,227 |
| 9 | Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (AL) | 34,253 | −1.49% | 34,772 | +1.63% | 34,215 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,426,769 | +6.18% | 6,994,671 | +14.41% | 6,113,835 | |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,027,577 | +5.37% | 975,226 | +4.93% | 929,449 | |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 573,796 | +1.74% | 563,967 | +10.34% | 511,103 | |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertivlle, AL-TN CSA | 931,245 | +9.20% | 852,756 | +10.90% | 768,911 | |
Urban areas
Due to suburbanization, the typical urban area is polycentric rather than being centered around a large historic core city. Huntsville is unique in that it is split into two separate urban areas, one for most of the city and Madison, and the smaller one including the Big Cove valley area and part of northern Owens Crossroads.[6][7]
| Urban area | 2020 population (est.) | Settlements | County | Combined statistical area | Core-base statistical area | Metropolitan division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albertville, Alabama | 38,476 | Albertville | Marshall | Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL | Albertville, AL μSA | N/A |
| Alexander City, Alabama | 8,920 | Alexander City | Tallapoosa | Columbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA-AL | Alexander City, AL μSA | |
| Andalusia, Alabama | 6,391 | Andalusia | Covington | N/A[d] | ||
| Anniston–Oxford, Alabama | 78,302 | N/A | ||||
| Arab, Alabama | 7,849 | Arab | Marshall | Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL | Albertville, AL μSA | |
| Athens, Alabama | 23,204 | Athens | Limestone | Huntsville–Decatur–Albertville, AL | Huntsville, AL MSA | |
See also
Notes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- This settlement is entirely or partially not part of any core-based statistical area.
