Alabama statistical areas explained

The U.S. 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 largest city, Birmingham.__TOC__

Table

The 35 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Alabama

Combined statistical area2023 population (est.)[2] Core-based statistical area2023 population (est.)County2023 population (est.)Metropolitan division2023 population (est.)
Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA1,367,706Birmingham, AL MSA1,184,290Jefferson County, Alabama662,895none
Shelby County, Alabama233,000
St. Clair County, Alabama95,552
Walker County, Alabama64,728
Blount County, Alabama59,816
Chilton County, Alabama46,431
Bibb County, Alabama21,868
Cullman, AL μSA92,016Cullman County, Alabama92,016
Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA91,400Talladega County, Alabama81,132
Coosa County, Alabama10,268
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA895,383
859,214 		Huntsville, AL MSA527,254Madison County, Alabama412,600
Limestone County, Alabama114,654
Decatur, AL MSA158,635Morgan County, Alabama125,133
Lawrence County, Alabama33,502
Albertville, AL μSA100,756Marshall County, Alabama100,756
Fort Payne, AL μSAalign=right rowspan="1" 72,569DeKalb County, Alabama72,569
Fayetteville, TN μSAalign=right 36,169Lincoln County, Tennesseealign=right style="color:green;"36,169
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSAalign=right rowspan="2" 665,147Mobile, AL MSAalign=right rowspan="1"411,640Mobile County, Alabama411,640
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSAalign=right rowspan="1" 253,507Baldwin County, Alabama253,507
Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA421,645Montgomery, AL MSA385,480Montgomery County, Alabama224,980
Elmore County, Alabama90,441
Autauga County, Alabama60,342
Lowndes County, Alabama9,717
Selma, AL μSA36,165Dallas County, Alabama36,165
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA566,030
301,006 (AL)		Columbus, GA-AL MSA323,768
58,744 (AL)		Muscogee County, Georgia201,877
Russell County, Alabama58,744
Harris County, Georgia36,654
Chattahoochee County, Georgia8,661
Marion County, Georgia7,440
Talbot County, Georgia5,718
Stewart County, Georgia4,674
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA201,585Lee County, Alabama183,215
Macon County, Alabama18,370
Alexander City, AL μSA40,677Tallapoosa County, Alabama40,677
noneTuscaloosa, AL MSA278,290Tuscaloosa County, Alabama237,373
Pickens County, Alabama18,688
Hale County, Alabama14,888
Greene County, Alabama7,341
Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA256,866Dothan, AL MSA153,349Houston County, Alabama108,462
Geneva County, Alabama26,988
Henry County, Alabama17,899
Enterprise, AL μSAalign=right rowspan="1" 55,643Coffee County, Alabama55,643
Ozark, AL μSA49,871Dale County, Alabama49,871
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSAalign=right rowspan="3" 186,977Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA153,349Lauderdale County, Alabama96,814
Colbert County, Alabama58,361
Russellville, AL μSA31,802Franklin County, Alabama31,802
noneAnniston-Oxford, AL MSA116,429Calhoun County, Alabama116,429
Gadsden, AL MSA103,241Etowah County, Alabama103,241
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSAalign=right rowspan="14" 1,003,363
53,467 (AL)		Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA580,971Hamilton County, Tennessee379,864
Walker County, Georgiaalign=right style="color:green;"69,489
Catoosa County, Georgiaalign=right style="color:green;"68,910
Marion County, Tennessee29,382
Sequatchie County, Tennessee17,161
Dade County, Georgiaalign=right style="color:green;"16,165
Dalton, GA MSAalign=right rowspan="2" style="color:green;"144,722Whitfield County, Georgiaalign=right style='color:green;'103,687
Murray County, Georgiaalign=right style="color:green;"41,035
Cleveland, TN MSAalign=right rowspan="2" 129,612Bradley County, Tennessee111,579
Polk County, Tennessee18,033
Athens, TN μSA69,369McMinn County, Tennessee55,678
Meigs County, Tennessee13,691
Scottsboro, AL μSAalign=right rowspan="1" 53,467Jackson County, Alabama53,467
Summerville, GA μSA]]25,222Lumpkin County, Georgiaalign=right style="color:green;"35,258
Dawson County, Georgia31,732
Butts County, Georgia26,887
Morgan County, Georgia21,460
Meriwether County, Georgia20,931
Pike County, Georgia20,461
Lamar County, Georgia20,401
Jasper County, Georgia16,455
Heard County, Georgia12,034
Cobb County, Georgia776,743Marietta, GA MD1,393,588
Cherokee County, Georgia286,602
Paulding County, Georgia183,164
Bartow County, Georgia115,041
Haralson County, Georgia32,038
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA222,060Clarke County, Georgia129,933none
Oconee County, Georgia44,182
Madison County, Georgia32,191
Oglethorpe County, Georgia15,754
Gainesville, GA MSA217,267Hall County, Georgia217,267
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA104,821
34,079 (AL)		Troup County, Georgia70,742
Chambers County, Alabama34,079
Rome, GA MSA100,113Floyd County, Georgia100, 113
Jefferson, GA μSA88,615Jackson County, Georgia88,615
Calhoun, GA μSAalign=right rowspan="1" style="color:green;"59,757Gordon County, Georgia59,757
Cornelia, GA μSA48,757Habersham County, Georgia48,757
Cedartown, GA μSA44,223Polk County, Georgia44,223
Thomaston, GA μSA28,263Upson County, Georgia28,263
noneTroy, AL μSA33,137Pike County, Alabama33,137
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA26,865
24,585 (AL)		Barbour County, Alabama24,585
Quitman County, Georgia2,280
noneCovington County, Alabama37,952
Escambia County, Alabama36,558
Marion County, Alabama29,244
Cherokee County, Alabama25,666
Winston County, Alabama23,611
Randolph County, Alabama22,786
Clarke County, Alabama22,337
Monroe County, Alabama19,229
Marengo County, Alabama18,684
Butler County, Alabama18,382
Fayette County, Alabama15,967
Cleburne County, Alabama15,639
Washington County, Alabama15,022
Clay County, Alabama14,111
Lamar County, Alabama13,661
Crenshaw County, Alabama13,101
Choctaw County, Alabama12,252
Sumter County, Alabama11,727
Conecuh County, Alabama11,174
Wilcox County, Alabama9,944
Bullock County, Alabama9,897
Perry County, Alabama7,738
State of Alabama5,108,468

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.

The 26 core-based statistical areas of the State of Alabama

scope=col rowspan=22023 rankscope=col rowspan=2Core-based statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[3] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[4]
scope=rowBirmingham, AL MSA
scope=rowHuntsville, AL MSA
scope=rowMobile, AL MSA
scope=rowMontgomery, AL MSA
scope=rowTuscaloosa, AL MSA
scope=rowDaphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA
scope=rowAuburn-Opelika, AL MSA
scope=rowDecatur, AL MSA
scope=rowFlorence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA
scope=rowDothan, AL MSA
scope=rowAnniston-Oxford, AL MSA
scope=rowGadsden, AL MSA
scope=rowAlbertville, AL μSA
scope=rowCullman, AL μSA
scope=rowTalladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA
scope=rowFort Payne, AL μSA
scope=rowColumbus, GA-AL MSA (AL)
scope=rowEnterprise, AL μSA
scope=rowScottsboro, AL μSA
scope=rowOzark, AL μSA
scope=rowAlexander City, AL μSA
scope=rowSelma, AL μSA
scope=rowLaGrange, GA-AL μSA (AL)
scope=rowTroy, AL μSA
scope=rowRussellville, AL μSA
scope=rowEufaula, AL-GA μSA (AL)
Columbus, GA-AL MSA
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA

Combined statistical areas

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

The nine combined statistical areas of the State of Alabama

scope=col rowspan=22023 rankscope=col rowspan=2Combined statistical areaPopulation
scope=col2023 estimatescope=colChangescope=col2020 Census[5] scope=colChangescope=col2010 Census[6]
scope=rowBirmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA
scope=rowHuntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA (AL)
scope=rowMobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA
scope=rowMontgomery-Selma, AL CSA
scope=rowColumbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (AL)
scope=rowDothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA
scope=rowFlorence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA
scope=rowChattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (AL)
scope=rowAtlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (AL)
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertivlle, AL-TN CSA
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas . July 21, 2023 . 0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 . October 23, 2023 . Office of Management and Budget.
  2. Web site: March 2023 . County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 . May 21, 2024 . United States Census Bureau, Population Division.
  3. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  4. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.
  5. Web site: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. May 21, 2024.
  6. Web site: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019. U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. May 21, 2024.

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