# List of census divisions of Alberta

Statistics Canada divides the province of Alberta into nineteen census divisions. Unlike in some other provinces, census divisions do not reflect the organization of local government in Alberta. These areas exist solely for the purposes of statistical analysis and presentation; they have no government of their own.
Alberta's census divisions consist of numerous census subdivisions. The types of census subdivisions within an Alberta census division may include:
* cities, towns, villages, and summer villages (urban municipalities);
* specialized municipalities;
* municipal districts, special areas, and improvement districts (rural municipalities);
* Indian reserves; and
* Indian settlements.

## List of census divisions

The following is a list of Alberta's census divisions. Population, area, and density figures are from the 2016 Census.
| Div. | Pop. | Area (km$^2$) | Density (/km$^2$) | Largest urban community | Specialized/rural municipalities |
| 1 | 82,627 | 20,558.81 | 4.0 | Medicine Hat | Cypress County County of Forty Mile No. 8 |
| 2 | 169,729 | 17,673.32 | 9.6 | Lethbridge | Lethbridge County County of Newell Municipal District of Taber County of Warner No. 5 |
| 3 | 38,956 | 13,887.06 | 2.8 | Claresholm | Cardston County Improvement District No. 4 Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 |
| 4 | 9,573 | 21,479.85 | 0.4 | Hanna | Acadia MD Special Area 2 Special Area 3 Special Area 4 |
| 5 | 55,708 | 16,795.05 | 3.3 | Strathmore | Kneehill County Starland County Vulcan County Wheatland County |
| 6 | 1,498,778 | 12,655.32 | 118.4 | Calgary | Foothills County Mountain View County Rocky View County |
| 7 | 41,574 | 19,227.61 | 2.2 | Wainwright | Flagstaff County County of Paintearth No. 18 Provost MD Stettler County Wainwright MD |
| 8 | 209,395 | 9,939.43 | 21.1 | Red Deer | Lacombe County Ponoka County Red Deer County |
| 9 | 20,869 | 18,913.39 | 1.1 | Rocky Mountain House | Clearwater County |
| 10 | 97,449 | 20,466.09 | 4.8 | Lloydminster | Beaver County Camrose County Improvement District 13 Lamont County County of Minburn No. 27 County of Two Hills No. 21 County of Vermilion River |
| 11 | 1,366,050 | 15,783.77 | 86.5 | Edmonton | Brazeau County Leduc County Parkland County Strathcona County Sturgeon County County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 |
| 12 | 67,120 | 31,981.64 | 2.1 | Cold Lake | Bonnyville MD Lac La Biche County Smoky Lake County St. Paul County |
| 13 | 71,016 | 24,385.17 | 2.9 | Whitecourt | Athabasca County County of Barrhead No. 11 Lac Ste. Anne County Thorhild County Westlock County Woodlands County |
| 14 | 29,291 | 26,962.03 | 1.1 | Hinton | Improvement District 25 Yellowhead County |
| 15 | 38,594 | 28,403.35 | 1.4 | Canmore | Bighorn MD Crowsnest Pass Improvement District 9 Improvement District 12 Jasper Kananaskis I.D. Ranchland MD |
| 16 | 73,988 | 95,348.40 | 0.8 | Fort McMurray | Improvement District 24 Wood Buffalo |
| 17 | 61,590 | 192,152.54 | 0.3 | Slave Lake | Big Lakes County Clear Hills County Northern Sunrise County Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 Mackenzie County County of Northern Lights Opportunity MD |
| 18 | 14,488 | 33,200.73 | 0.4 | Grande Cache | Greenview MD |
| 19 | 120,380 | 20,516.90 | 5.9 | Grande Prairie | Birch Hills County Fairview MD County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Peace MD Saddle Hills County Smoky River MD Spirit River MD |