Alabama statistical areas

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 largest city, Birmingham.

Background

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.

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.

Table

The 35 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Alabama[a]
Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3] Metropolitan division[1] 2023 population (est.)[3]
Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA 1,367,706 Birmingham, AL MSA 1,184,290 Jefferson County, Alabama 662,895 none
Shelby County, Alabama 233,000
St. Clair County, Alabama 95,552
Walker County, Alabama 64,728
Blount County, Alabama 59,816
Chilton County, Alabama 46,431
Bibb County, Alabama 21,868
Cullman, AL μSA 92,016 Cullman County, Alabama 92,016
Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA 91,400 Talladega County, Alabama 81,132
Coosa County, Alabama 10,268
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA 895,383
859,214 (AL) 		Huntsville, AL MSA 527,254 Madison County, Alabama 412,600
Limestone County, Alabama 114,654
Decatur, AL MSA 158,635 Morgan County, Alabama 125,133
Lawrence County, Alabama 33,502
Albertville, AL μSA 100,756 Marshall County, Alabama 100,756
Fort Payne, AL μSA 72,569 DeKalb County, Alabama 72,569
Fayetteville, TN μSA 36,169 Lincoln County, Tennessee 36,169
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA 665,147 Mobile, AL MSA 411,640 Mobile County, Alabama 411,640
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA 253,507 Baldwin County, Alabama 253,507
Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA 421,645 Montgomery, AL MSA 385,480 Montgomery County, Alabama 224,980
Elmore County, Alabama 90,441
Autauga County, Alabama 60,342
Lowndes County, Alabama 9,717
Selma, AL μSA 36,165 Dallas County, Alabama 36,165
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA 566,030
301,006 (AL) 		Columbus, GA-AL MSA 323,768
58,744 (AL) 		Muscogee County, Georgia 201,877
Russell County, Alabama 58,744
Harris County, Georgia 36,654
Chattahoochee County, Georgia 8,661
Marion County, Georgia 7,440
Talbot County, Georgia 5,718
Stewart County, Georgia 4,674
Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 201,585 Lee County, Alabama 183,215
Macon County, Alabama 18,370
Alexander City, AL μSA 40,677 Tallapoosa County, Alabama 40,677
none Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 278,290 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 237,373
Pickens County, Alabama 18,688
Hale County, Alabama 14,888
Greene County, Alabama 7,341
Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA 256,866 Dothan, AL MSA 153,349 Houston County, Alabama 108,462
Geneva County, Alabama 26,988
Henry County, Alabama 17,899
Enterprise, AL μSA 55,643 Coffee County, Alabama 55,643
Ozark, AL μSA 49,871 Dale County, Alabama 49,871
Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA 186,977 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA 153,349 Lauderdale County, Alabama 96,814
Colbert County, Alabama 58,361
Russellville, AL μSA 31,802 Franklin County, Alabama 31,802
none Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA 116,429 Calhoun County, Alabama 116,429
Gadsden, AL MSA 103,241 Etowah County, Alabama 103,241
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363
53,467 (AL) 		Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 580,971 Hamilton County, Tennessee 379,864
Walker County, Georgia 69,489
Catoosa County, Georgia 68,910
Marion County, Tennessee 29,382
Sequatchie County, Tennessee 17,161
Dade County, Georgia 16,165
Dalton, GA MSA 144,722 Whitfield County, Georgia 103,687
Murray County, Georgia 41,035
Cleveland, TN MSA 129,612 Bradley County, Tennessee 111,579
Polk County, Tennessee 18,033
Athens, TN μSA 69,369 McMinn County, Tennessee 55,678
Meigs County, Tennessee 13,691
Scottsboro, AL μSA 53,467 Jackson County, Alabama 53,467
Summerville, GA μSA 25,222 Chattooga County, Georgia 25,222
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA 7,241,538
34,079 (AL) 		Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA 6,327,662 Fulton County, Georgia 1,079,105 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD 4,934,074
Gwinnett County, Georgia 983,526
DeKalb County, Georgia 762,992
Clayton County, Georgia 298,300
Forsyth County, Georgia 272,887
Henry County, Georgia 254,613
Coweta County, Georgia 155,892
Douglas County, Georgia 149,160
Carroll County, Georgia 127,098
Fayette County, Georgia 123,251
Newton County, Georgia 120,135
Walton County, Georgia 106,702
Rockdale County, Georgia 95,987
Barrow County, Georgia 92,792
Spalding County, Georgia 69,946
Pickens County, Georgia 35,969
Lumpkin County, Georgia 35,258
Dawson County, Georgia 31,732
Butts County, Georgia 26,887
Morgan County, Georgia 21,460
Meriwether County, Georgia 20,931
Pike County, Georgia 20,461
Lamar County, Georgia 20,401
Jasper County, Georgia 16,455
Heard County, Georgia 12,034
Cobb County, Georgia 776,743 Marietta, GA MD 1,393,588
Cherokee County, Georgia 286,602
Paulding County, Georgia 183,164
Bartow County, Georgia 115,041
Haralson County, Georgia 32,038
Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA 222,060 Clarke County, Georgia 129,933 none
Oconee County, Georgia 44,182
Madison County, Georgia 32,191
Oglethorpe County, Georgia 15,754
Gainesville, GA MSA 217,267 Hall County, Georgia 217,267
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA 104,821
34,079 (AL) 		Troup County, Georgia 70,742
Chambers County, Alabama 34,079
Rome, GA MSA 100,113 Floyd County, Georgia 100, 113
Jefferson, GA μSA 88,615 Jackson County, Georgia 88,615
Calhoun, GA μSA 59,757 Gordon County, Georgia 59,757
Cornelia, GA μSA 48,757 Habersham County, Georgia 48,757
Cedartown, GA μSA 44,223 Polk County, Georgia 44,223
Thomaston, GA μSA 28,263 Upson County, Georgia 28,263
none Troy, AL μSA 33,137 Pike County, Alabama 33,137
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA 26,865
24,585 (AL) 		Barbour County, Alabama 24,585
Quitman County, Georgia 2,280
none Covington County, Alabama 37,952
Escambia County, Alabama 36,558
Marion County, Alabama 29,244
Cherokee County, Alabama 25,666
Winston County, Alabama 23,611
Randolph County, Alabama 22,786
Clarke County, Alabama 22,337
Monroe County, Alabama 19,229
Marengo County, Alabama 18,684
Butler County, Alabama 18,382
Fayette County, Alabama 15,967
Cleburne County, Alabama 15,639
Washington County, Alabama 15,022
Clay County, Alabama 14,111
Lamar County, Alabama 13,661
Crenshaw County, Alabama 13,101
Choctaw County, Alabama 12,252
Sumter County, Alabama 11,727
Conecuh County, Alabama 11,174
Wilcox County, Alabama 9,944
Bullock County, Alabama 9,897
Perry County, Alabama 7,738
State of Alabama 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.

The 26 core-based statistical areas of the State of Alabama[b]
2023 rank Core-based statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Birmingham, AL MSA 1,184,290 +0.31% 1,180,631 +4.66% 1,128,047
2 Huntsville, AL MSA 527,254 +7.23% 491,723 +17.75% 417,593
3 Mobile, AL MSA 411,640 −0.76% 414,809 +0.44% 412,992
4 Montgomery, AL MSA 385,480 −0.15% 386,047 +3.07% 374,536
5 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 278,290 +3.58% 268,674 +12.32% 239,207
6 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA 253,507 +9.38% 231,767 +27.16% 182,265
7 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 201,585 +4.03% 193,773 +19.84% 161,699
8 Decatur, AL MSA 158,635 +1.37% 156,494 +1.73% 153,829
9 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA 155,175 +2.91% 150,791 +2.48% 147,137
10 Dothan, AL MSA 153,349 +1.55% 151,007 +3.69% 145,639
11 Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA 116,429 −0.01% 116,441 −1.80% 118,572
12 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,241 −0.19% 103,436 −0.95% 104,430
13 Albertville, AL μSA 100,756 +3.22% 97,612 +4.94% 93,019
14 Cullman, AL μSA 92,016 +4.72% 87,866 +9.28% 80,406
15 Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA 91,400 −1.23% 92,536 −1.38% 93,830
16 Fort Payne, AL μSA 72,569 +1.34% 71,608 +0.70% 71,109
17 Columbus, GA-AL MSA (AL) 58,744 −0.74% 59,183 +11.78% 52,947
18 Enterprise, AL μSA 55,643 +4.07% 53,465 +7.04% 49,948
19 Scottsboro, AL μSA 53,467 +1.69% 52,579 −1.22% 53,227
20 Ozark, AL μSA 49,871 +1.10% 49,326 −1.84% 50,251
21 Alexander City, AL μSA 40,677 −1.53% 41,311 −0.73% 41,616
22 Selma, AL μSA 36,165 −5.97% 38,462 −12.23% 43,820
23 LaGrange, GA-AL μSA (AL) 34,079 −1.99% 34,772 +1.63% 34,215
24 Troy, AL μSA 33,137 +0.39% 33,009 +0.33% 32,899
25 Russellville, AL μSA 31,802 −0.97% 32,113 +1.29% 31,704
26 Eufaula, AL-GA μSA (AL) 24,585 −2.53% 25,223 −8.14% 27,457
Columbus, GA-AL MSA 323,768 −1.56% 328,883 +6.85% 307,788
LaGrange, GA-AL μSA 104,821 +0.60% 104,198 +2.90% 101,259
Eufaula, AL-GA μSA 26,865 −2.16% 27,458 −8.38% 29,970

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[c]
2023 rank Combined statistical area[1] Population
2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census[4] Change 2010 Census[5]
1 Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA 1,367,706 +0.49% 1,361,033 +4.51% 1,302,283
2 Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA (AL) 859,214 +5.11% 817,437 +11.13% 735,550
3 Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA 665,147 +2.87% 646,576 +8.62% 595,257
4 Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA 421,645 −0.67% 424,509 +1.47% 418,356
5 Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (AL) 301,006 +2.29% 294,267 +14.83% 256,262
6 Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA 258,863 +2.00% 253,798 +3.24% 245,838
7 Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA 186,977 +2.23% 182,904 +2.27% 178,841
8 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (AL) 53,467 +1.69% 52,579 −1.22% 53,227
9 Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (AL) 34,079 −1.99% 34,772 +1.63% 34,215
Huntsville-Decatur-Albertivlle, AL-TN CSA 895,383 +5.00% 852,756 +10.90% 768,911
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA 566,030 +0.37% 563,967 +10.34% 511,103
Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363 +2.89% 975,226 +4.93% 929,449
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA 7,241,538 +3.53% 6,994,671 +14.41% 6,113,835

See also

Notes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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