US Census Data

Largest by population in Alabama

Alabama counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Alabama by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Jefferson County leads at 669,744.

Among cities & places, Huntsville leads at 218,814.

Counties

#NamePopulation
1Jefferson County669,744
2Mobile County413,162
3Madison County397,135
4Baldwin County239,945
5Tuscaloosa County234,036
6Montgomery County227,197
7Shelby County226,955
8Lee County177,663
9Morgan County123,742
10Calhoun County116,141
11Houston County107,628
12Limestone County107,577
13Etowah County103,208
14Marshall County98,712
15Lauderdale County95,037
16St. Clair County92,903
17Cullman County89,463
18Elmore County88,669
19Talladega County81,170
20DeKalb County71,946
21Walker County64,886
22Blount County59,292
23Autauga County59,285
24Russell County58,858
25Colbert County57,648
26Coffee County54,231
27Jackson County52,839
28Dale County49,516
29Chilton County45,500
30Tallapoosa County41,070
31Covington County37,647
32Dallas County37,536
33Escambia County36,695
34Chambers County34,450
35Lawrence County33,182
36Pike County32,953
37Franklin County31,978
38Marion County29,190
39Geneva County26,726
40Cherokee County25,224
41Barbour County24,757
42Winston County23,637
43Clarke County22,802
44Randolph County22,310
45Bibb County22,152
46Monroe County19,580
47Marengo County19,027
48Macon County18,951
49Pickens County18,843
50Butler County18,807
51Henry County17,450
52Fayette County16,173
53Washington County15,270
54Cleburne County15,254
55Hale County14,749
56Clay County14,188
57Lamar County13,809
58Crenshaw County13,144
59Choctaw County12,525
60Sumter County12,020
61Conecuh County11,411
62Wilcox County10,347
63Coosa County10,323
64Bullock County10,157
65Lowndes County10,008
66Perry County8,231
67Greene County7,589

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Huntsville218,814
2Birmingham199,322
3Montgomery198,440
4Mobile185,097
5Tuscaloosa107,699
6Hoover92,401
7Auburn78,738
8Dothan71,118
9Madison58,335
10Decatur57,760
11Florence41,231
12Prattville38,850
13Vestavia Hills38,704
14Phenix City38,477
15Alabaster33,633
16Gadsden33,617
17Opelika31,944
18Northport30,991
19Enterprise28,990
20Daphne28,673
21Homewood27,697
22Athens27,474
23Trussville26,182
24Bessemer25,655
25Pelham24,510
26Fairhope23,360
27Albertville22,584
28Foley22,330
29Mountain Brook22,160
30Oxford22,063
31Helena21,452
32Anniston21,377
33Prichard19,121
34Cullman18,894
35Troy17,733
36Tillmans Corner17,678
37Selma17,442
38Calera17,188
39Millbrook16,923
40Muscle Shoals16,670
41Hueytown16,541
42Saraland16,304
43Center Point16,125
44Gardendale16,110
45Gulf Shores15,785
46Chelsea15,731
47Scottsboro15,641
48Hartselle15,586
49Talladega15,041
50Fort Payne14,886
51Alexander City14,686
52Jasper14,480
53Ozark14,348
54Jacksonville14,345
55McCalla13,939
56Irondale13,462
57Moody13,378
58Pell City13,353
59Eufaula12,664
60Sylacauga12,388
61Leeds12,221
62Boaz10,847
63Russellville10,783
64Saks10,727
65Valley10,406
66Spanish Fort10,377
67Clay10,288
68Meridianville10,268
69Rainbow City10,213
70Pike Road10,103
71Fairfield9,846
72Fultondale9,753
73Pleasant Grove9,502
74Southside9,407
75Sheffield9,334
76Forestdale9,149
77Tuscumbia9,084
78Tuskegee9,070
79Meadowbrook8,939
80Clanton8,862
81Andalusia8,841
82Guntersville8,771
83Arab8,573
84Brook Highland8,428
85Atmore8,389
86Orange Beach8,244
87Bay Minette8,215
88Pinson7,851
89Montevallo7,429
90Greenville7,229
91Wetumpka7,182
92Lincoln7,135
93Demopolis7,010
94Robertsdale6,985
95Oneonta6,943
96Hamilton6,907
97Lanett6,854
98Satsuma6,784
99Opp6,752
100Harvest6,624

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