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. 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 35 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of AlabamaCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Metropolitan division2025 population (est.)Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA1,383,539Birmingham, AL MSA1,197,766Jefferson County, Alabama665,742noneShelby County, Alabama238,552St. Clair County, Alabama98,206Walker County, Alabama65,140Blount County, Alabama60,156Chilton County, Alabama47,708Bibb County, Alabama22,262Cullman, AL μSA94,009Cullman County, Alabama94,009Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA91,764Talladega County, Alabama91,764Coosa County, Alabama10,268Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA931,245894,392 ()Huntsville, AL MSA556,444Madison County, Alabama433,516Limestone County, Alabama122,928Decatur, AL MSA160,326Morgan County, Alabama126,483Lawrence County, Alabama33,843Albertville, AL μSA103,537Marshall County, Alabama103,537Fort Payne, AL μSA74,085DeKalb County, Alabama74,085Fayetteville, TN μSA36,853Lincoln County, Tennessee36,853Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA679,419Mobile, AL MSA411,658Mobile County, Alabama411,658Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA267,761Baldwin County, Alabama267,761Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA423,887Montgomery, AL MSA388,747Montgomery County, Alabama225,891Elmore County, Alabama91,577Autauga County, Alabama61,920Lowndes County, Alabama9,359Selma, AL μSA35,140Dallas County, Alabama35,140Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA573,796307,864 (AL)Columbus, GA-AL MSA324,83058,898 (AL)Muscogee County, Georgia202,171Russell County, Alabama58,898Harris County, Georgia37,280Chattahoochee County, Georgia8,465Marion County, Georgia7,676Talbot County, Georgia5,709Stewart County, Georgia4,631Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA208,013Lee County, Alabama189,881Macon County, Alabama18,132Alexander City, AL μSA40,953Tallapoosa County, Alabama40,953noneTuscaloosa, AL MSA281,850Tuscaloosa County, Alabama241,368Pickens County, Alabama18,221Hale County, Alabama15,194Greene County, Alabama7,067Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA263,131Dothan, AL MSA156,266Houston County, Alabama110,318Geneva County, Alabama27,554Henry County, Alabama18,394Enterprise, AL μSA56,953Coffee County, Alabama56,953Ozark, AL μSA49,912Dale County, Alabama49,912Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA189,058Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA156,609Lauderdale County, Alabama97,135Colbert County, Alabama59,474Russellville, AL μSA32,449Franklin County, Alabama32,449noneAnniston-Oxford, AL MSA115,834Calhoun County, Alabama115,834Gadsden, AL MSA103,886Etowah County, Alabama103,886Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA1,027,57754,281 (AL)Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA594,530Hamilton County, Tennessee390,833Walker County, Georgia70,250Catoosa County, Georgia69,628Marion County, Tennessee29,804Sequatchie County, Tennessee17,861Dade County, Georgia16,154Dalton, GA MSA147,819Whitfield County, Georgia106,212Murray County, Georgia41,607Cleveland, TN MSA134,057Bradley County, Tennessee115,465Polk County, Tennessee18,592Athens, TN μSA71,590McMinn County, Tennessee57,404Meigs County, Tennessee14,186Scottsboro, AL μSA54,281Jackson County, Alabama54,281Summerville, GA μSA25,300Chattooga County, Georgia25,300Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA7,426,76934,253 (AL)Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA6,482,182Fulton County, Georgia1,098,791Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD4,913,673Gwinnett County, Georgia1,018,099DeKalb County, Georgia774,394Clayton County, Georgia297,471Forsyth County, Georgia282,805Henry County, Georgia264,922Coweta County, Georgia160,240Douglas County, Georgia154,293Carroll County, Georgia131,036Fayette County, Georgia125,156Newton County, Georgia125,583Walton County, Georgia112,696Rockdale County, Georgia98,416Barrow County, Georgia99,773Spalding County, Georgia70,775Pickens County, Georgia37,167Lumpkin County, Georgia36,178Dawson County, Georgia35,365Butts County, Georgia27,218Morgan County, Georgia22,095Meriwether County, Georgia21,516Pike County, Georgia20,932Lamar County, Georgia[REMOVED FROM MSA]Jasper County, Georgia17,632Heard County, Georgia12,149Cobb County, Georgia793,345Marietta, GA MD1,393,588Cherokee County, Georgia299,273Paulding County, Georgia190,996Bartow County, Georgia120,800Haralson County, Georgia33,066Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA224,148Clarke County, Georgia129,921noneOconee County, Georgia44,893Madison County, Georgia32,919Oglethorpe County, Georgia16,415Gainesville, GA MSA226,568Hall County, Georgia226,568LaGrange, GA-AL μSA107,09734,253 (AL)Troup County, Georgia72,844Chambers County, Alabama34,253Rome, GA MSA101,378Floyd County, Georgia101,378Jefferson, GA μSA99,265Jackson County, Georgia99,265Calhoun, GA μSA61,701Gordon County, Georgia61,701Cornelia, GA μSA50,416Habersham County, Georgia50,416Cedartown, GA μSA45,514Polk County, Georgia45,514Thomaston, GA μSA28,500Upson County, Georgia28,500noneTroy, AL μSA33,688Pike County, Alabama33,688Eufaula, AL-GA μSA26,86124,607 (AL)Barbour County, Alabama24,607Quitman County, Georgia2,254noneCovington County, Alabama37,947Escambia County, Alabama36,665Marion County, Alabama29,097Cherokee County, Alabama26,413Winston County, Alabama23,829Randolph County, Alabama23,163Clarke County, Alabama22,014Monroe County, Alabama18,965Marengo County, Alabama18,311Butler County, Alabama18,100Fayette County, Alabama15,872Cleburne County, Alabama15,970Washington County, Alabama14,822Clay County, Alabama14,207Lamar County, Alabama13,587Crenshaw County, Alabama13,175Choctaw County, Alabama11,904Sumter County, Alabama11,588Conecuh County, Alabama10,899Wilcox County, Alabama9,666Bullock County, Alabama9,780Perry County, Alabama7,425State of Alabama5,193,088
+The 26 core-based statistical areas of the State of Alabama2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusBirmingham, AL MSAHuntsville, AL MSAMobile, AL MSAMontgomery, AL MSATuscaloosa, AL MSADaphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSAAuburn-Opelika, AL MSADecatur, AL MSAFlorence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSADothan, AL MSAAnniston-Oxford, AL MSAGadsden, AL MSAAlbertville, AL μSACullman, AL μSATalladega-Sylacauga, AL μSAFort Payne, AL μSAColumbus, GA-AL MSA (AL)Enterprise, AL μSAScottsboro, AL μSAOzark, AL μSAAlexander City, AL μSASelma, AL μSALaGrange, GA-AL μSA (AL)Troy, AL μSARussellville, AL μSAEufaula, AL-GA μSA (AL)Columbus, GA-AL MSAEufaula, AL-GA μSALaGrange, GA-AL μSA
+The nine combined statistical areas of the State of Alabama2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusBirmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSAHuntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA (AL)Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSAMontgomery-Selma, AL CSAColumbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (AL)Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSAFlorence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSAChattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (AL)Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (AL)Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSAChattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSAColumbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSAHuntsville-Decatur-Albertivlle, AL-TN CSA
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. +Urban area2020 population (est.)SettlementsCountyCombined statistical areaCore-base statistical areaMetropolitan divisionAlbertville, Alabama38,476AlbertvilleMarshallHuntsville–Decatur–Albertville, ALAlbertville, AL μSAN/AAlexander City, Alabama8,920Alexander CityTallapoosaColumbus–Auburn–Opelika, GA-ALAlexander City, AL μSAAndalusia, Alabama6,391AndalusiaCovingtonN/AThis settlement is entirely or partially not part of any core-based statistical area.Anniston–Oxford, Alabama78,302 N/AArab, Alabama7,849ArabMarshallHuntsville–Decatur–Albertville, ALAlbertville, AL μSAAthens, Alabama23,204AthensLimestoneHuntsville–Decatur–Albertville, ALHuntsville, AL MSA
See also
Geography of Alabama Demographics of Alabama
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau