List of metropolitan areas of Alabama
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| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Population (2014 Estimate) |
Population (2010 Census) |
Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham-Hoover | 1,143,772 | 1,128,047 | Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Walker |
| 2 | Huntsville | 441,086 | 417,593 | Limestone, Madison |
| 3 | Mobile | 415,123 | 412,992 | Mobile |
| 4 | Montgomery | 373,141 | 374,536 | Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa | 237,761 | 230,162 | Hale, Pickens, Tuscaloosa |
| 6 | Dothan | 154,255 | 145,639 | Geneva, Henry, Houston |
| 7 | Decatur | 153,084 | 153,829 | Lawrence, Morgan |
| 8 | Auburn-Opelika | 150,933 | 140,247 | Lee |
| 9 | Florence-Muscle Shoals | 147,639 | 147,137 | Colbert, Lauderdale |
| 10 | Anniston-Oxford | 115,916 | 118,572 | Calhoun |
| 11 | Gadsden | 103,531 | 104,430 | Etowah |
| Total | 3,436,241 | 3,373,184 |
| Rank | Combined Statistical area | Population (2014 Estimate) |
Population (2010 Census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman | 1,317,269 | 1,302,283 |
| 2 | Huntsville-Decatur | 688,806 | 664,441 |
| 3 | Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope | 615,234 | 595,257 |
| 4 | Columbus-Auburn-Opelika | 502,336 | 469,327 |
| 5 | Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark | 248,488 | 245,838 |
| Total | 3,372,133 | 3,277,146 |
