# 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. 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. 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, "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". 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.
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%. 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 :
| Combined statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | Core-based statistical area | 2023 population (est.) | County | 2023 population (est.) | Metropolitan division | 2023 population (est.) |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,184,290 | Jefferson County, Alabama | 662,895 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,184,290 | Shelby County, Alabama | 233,000 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,184,290 | St. Clair County, Alabama | 95,552 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,184,290 | Walker County, Alabama | 64,728 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,184,290 | Blount County, Alabama | 59,816 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,184,290 | Chilton County, Alabama | 46,431 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Birmingham, AL MSA | 1,184,290 | Bibb County, Alabama | 21,868 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Cullman, AL μSA | 92,016 | Cullman County, Alabama | 92,016 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA | 91,400 | Talladega County, Alabama | 81,132 | none | none |
| Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA | 1,367,706 | Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA | 91,400 | Coosa County, Alabama | 10,268 | none | none |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 859,214 (AL) | Huntsville, AL MSA | 527,254 | Madison County, Alabama | 412,600 | none | none |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 859,214 (AL) | Huntsville, AL MSA | 527,254 | Limestone County, Alabama | 114,654 | none | none |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 859,214 (AL) | Decatur, AL MSA | 158,635 | Morgan County, Alabama | 125,133 | none | none |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 859,214 (AL) | Decatur, AL MSA | 158,635 | Lawrence County, Alabama | 33,502 | none | none |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 859,214 (AL) | Albertville, AL μSA | 100,756 | Marshall County, Alabama | 100,756 | none | none |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 859,214 (AL) | Fort Payne, AL μSA | 72,569 | DeKalb County, Alabama | 72,569 | none | none |
| Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 859,214 (AL) | Fayetteville, TN μSA | 36,169 | Lincoln County, Tennessee | 36,169 | none | none |
| Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA | 665,147 | Mobile, AL MSA | 411,640 | Mobile County, Alabama | 411,640 | none | none |
| Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA | 665,147 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA | 253,507 | Baldwin County, Alabama | 253,507 | none | none |
| Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA | 421,645 | Montgomery, AL MSA | 385,480 | Montgomery County, Alabama | 224,980 | none | none |
| Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA | 421,645 | Montgomery, AL MSA | 385,480 | Elmore County, Alabama | 90,441 | none | none |
| Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA | 421,645 | Montgomery, AL MSA | 385,480 | Autauga County, Alabama | 60,342 | none | none |
| Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA | 421,645 | Montgomery, AL MSA | 385,480 | Lowndes County, Alabama | 9,717 | none | none |
| Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA | 421,645 | Selma, AL μSA | 36,165 | Dallas County, Alabama | 36,165 | none | none |
| 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 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 323,768 58,744 (AL) | Russell County, Alabama | 58,744 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 323,768 58,744 (AL) | Harris County, Georgia | 36,654 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 323,768 58,744 (AL) | Chattahoochee County, Georgia | 8,661 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 323,768 58,744 (AL) | Marion County, Georgia | 7,440 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 323,768 58,744 (AL) | Talbot County, Georgia | 5,718 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Columbus, GA-AL MSA | 323,768 58,744 (AL) | Stewart County, Georgia | 4,674 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA | 201,585 | Lee County, Alabama | 183,215 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA | 201,585 | Macon County, Alabama | 18,370 | none | none |
| Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 301,006 (AL) | Alexander City, AL μSA | 40,677 | Tallapoosa County, Alabama | 40,677 | none | none |
| none | none | Tuscaloosa, AL MSA | 278,290 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | 237,373 | none | none |
| none | none | Tuscaloosa, AL MSA | 278,290 | Pickens County, Alabama | 18,688 | none | none |
| none | none | Tuscaloosa, AL MSA | 278,290 | Hale County, Alabama | 14,888 | none | none |
| none | none | Tuscaloosa, AL MSA | 278,290 | Greene County, Alabama | 7,341 | none | none |
| Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 256,866 | Dothan, AL MSA | 153,349 | Houston County, Alabama | 108,462 | none | none |
| Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 256,866 | Dothan, AL MSA | 153,349 | Geneva County, Alabama | 26,988 | none | none |
| Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 256,866 | Dothan, AL MSA | 153,349 | Henry County, Alabama | 17,899 | none | none |
| Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 256,866 | Enterprise, AL μSA | 55,643 | Coffee County, Alabama | 55,643 | none | none |
| Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA | 256,866 | Ozark, AL μSA | 49,871 | Dale County, Alabama | 49,871 | none | none |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA | 186,977 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA | 153,349 | Lauderdale County, Alabama | 96,814 | none | none |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA | 186,977 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA | 153,349 | Colbert County, Alabama | 58,361 | none | none |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA | 186,977 | Russellville, AL μSA | 31,802 | Franklin County, Alabama | 31,802 | none | none |
| none | none | Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA | 116,429 | Calhoun County, Alabama | 116,429 | none | none |
| none | none | Gadsden, AL MSA | 103,241 | Etowah County, Alabama | 103,241 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 580,971 | Hamilton County, Tennessee | 379,864 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 580,971 | Walker County, Georgia | 69,489 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 580,971 | Catoosa County, Georgia | 68,910 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 580,971 | Marion County, Tennessee | 29,382 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 580,971 | Sequatchie County, Tennessee | 17,161 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA | 580,971 | Dade County, Georgia | 16,165 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Dalton, GA MSA | 144,722 | Whitfield County, Georgia | 103,687 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Dalton, GA MSA | 144,722 | Murray County, Georgia | 41,035 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Cleveland, TN MSA | 129,612 | Bradley County, Tennessee | 111,579 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Cleveland, TN MSA | 129,612 | Polk County, Tennessee | 18,033 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Athens, TN μSA | 69,369 | McMinn County, Tennessee | 55,678 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Athens, TN μSA | 69,369 | Meigs County, Tennessee | 13,691 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Scottsboro, AL μSA | 53,467 | Jackson County, Alabama | 53,467 | none | none |
| Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 53,467 (AL) | Summerville, GA μSA | 25,222 | Chattooga County, Georgia | 25,222 | none | none |
| 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 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Gwinnett County, Georgia | 983,526 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | DeKalb County, Georgia | 762,992 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Clayton County, Georgia | 298,300 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Forsyth County, Georgia | 272,887 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Henry County, Georgia | 254,613 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Coweta County, Georgia | 155,892 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Douglas County, Georgia | 149,160 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Carroll County, Georgia | 127,098 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Fayette County, Georgia | 123,251 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Newton County, Georgia | 120,135 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Walton County, Georgia | 106,702 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Rockdale County, Georgia | 95,987 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Barrow County, Georgia | 92,792 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Spalding County, Georgia | 69,946 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Pickens County, Georgia | 35,969 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Lumpkin County, Georgia | 35,258 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Dawson County, Georgia | 31,732 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Butts County, Georgia | 26,887 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Morgan County, Georgia | 21,460 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Meriwether County, Georgia | 20,931 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Pike County, Georgia | 20,461 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Lamar County, Georgia | 20,401 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Jasper County, Georgia | 16,455 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Heard County, Georgia | 12,034 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD | 4,934,074 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Cobb County, Georgia | 776,743 | Marietta, GA MD | 1,393,588 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Cherokee County, Georgia | 286,602 | Marietta, GA MD | 1,393,588 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Paulding County, Georgia | 183,164 | Marietta, GA MD | 1,393,588 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Bartow County, Georgia | 115,041 | Marietta, GA MD | 1,393,588 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA | 6,327,662 | Haralson County, Georgia | 32,038 | Marietta, GA MD | 1,393,588 |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | 222,060 | Clarke County, Georgia | 129,933 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | 222,060 | Oconee County, Georgia | 44,182 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | 222,060 | Madison County, Georgia | 32,191 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA | 222,060 | Oglethorpe County, Georgia | 15,754 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Gainesville, GA MSA | 217,267 | Hall County, Georgia | 217,267 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | LaGrange, GA-AL μSA | 104,821 34,079 (AL) | Troup County, Georgia | 70,742 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | LaGrange, GA-AL μSA | 104,821 34,079 (AL) | Chambers County, Alabama | 34,079 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Rome, GA MSA | 100,113 | Floyd County, Georgia | 100, 113 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Jefferson, GA μSA | 88,615 | Jackson County, Georgia | 88,615 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Calhoun, GA μSA | 59,757 | Gordon County, Georgia | 59,757 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Cornelia, GA μSA | 48,757 | Habersham County, Georgia | 48,757 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Cedartown, GA μSA | 44,223 | Polk County, Georgia | 44,223 | none | none |
| Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 34,079 (AL) | Thomaston, GA μSA | 28,263 | Upson County, Georgia | 28,263 | none | none |
| none | none | Troy, AL μSA | 33,137 | Pike County, Alabama | 33,137 | none | none |
| none | none | Eufaula, AL-GA μSA | 26,865 24,585 (AL) | Barbour County, Alabama | 24,585 | none | none |
| none | none | Eufaula, AL-GA μSA | 26,865 24,585 (AL) | Quitman County, Georgia | 2,280 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Covington County, Alabama | 37,952 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Escambia County, Alabama | 36,558 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Marion County, Alabama | 29,244 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Cherokee County, Alabama | 25,666 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Winston County, Alabama | 23,611 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Randolph County, Alabama | 22,786 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Clarke County, Alabama | 22,337 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Monroe County, Alabama | 19,229 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Marengo County, Alabama | 18,684 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Butler County, Alabama | 18,382 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Fayette County, Alabama | 15,967 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Cleburne County, Alabama | 15,639 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Washington County, Alabama | 15,022 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Clay County, Alabama | 14,111 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Lamar County, Alabama | 13,661 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Crenshaw County, Alabama | 13,101 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Choctaw County, Alabama | 12,252 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Sumter County, Alabama | 11,727 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Conecuh County, Alabama | 11,174 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Wilcox County, Alabama | 9,944 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Bullock County, Alabama | 9,897 | none | none |
| none | none | none | none | Perry County, Alabama | 7,738 | none | none |
| State of Alabama | State of Alabama | State of Alabama | State of Alabama | State of Alabama | 5,108,468 | none | none |

## 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 :
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Core-based statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 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 |
| | Eufaula, AL-GA μSA | 26,865 | −2.16% | 27,458 | −8.38% | 29,970 |
| | LaGrange, GA-AL μSA | 104,821 | +0.60% | 104,198 | +2.90% | 101,259 |

## 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 :
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | Population | Population | Population | Population | Population |
| 2023 rank | Combined statistical area | 2023 estimate | Change | 2020 Census | Change | 2010 Census |
| 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 |
| | Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA | 7,241,538 | +3.53% | 6,994,671 | +14.41% | 6,113,835 |
| | Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA | 1,003,363 | +2.89% | 975,226 | +4.93% | 929,449 |
| | Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA | 566,030 | +0.37% | 563,967 | +10.34% | 511,103 |
| | Huntsville-Decatur-Albertivlle, AL-TN CSA | 895,383 | +5.00% | 852,756 | +10.90% | 768,911 |