List of metropolitan areas of Alabama
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| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Population (2012 Estimate) |
Population (2010 Census) |
Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham-Hoover | 1,136,650 | 1,128,047 | Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, Walker |
| 2 | Huntsville | 430,734 | 417,593 | Limestone, Madison |
| 3 | Mobil | 413,936 | 412,992 | Mobil |
| 4 | Montgomery | 377,149 | 374,536 | Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa | 221,553 | 219,461 | Hale, Pickens County, Tuscaloosa |
| 6 | Decatur | 154,233 | 153,829 | Lawrence, Morgan |
| 7 | Dothan | 147,620 | 145,639 | Geneva, Henry, Houston |
| 8 | Auburn-Opelika | 147,257 | 140,247 | Lee |
| 9 | Florence-Muscle Shoals | 146,988 | 147,137 | Colbert, Lauderdale |
| 10 | Anniston-Oxford | 117,296 | 118,572 | Calhoun |
| 11 | Gadsden | 104,392 | 104,430 | Etowah |
| Total | 3,409,644 | 3,362,483 |
| Rank | Combined Statistical area | Population (2012 Estimate) |
Population (2010 Census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman | 1,309,818 | 1,302,283 |
| 2 | Huntsville-Decatur | 679,743 | 664,441 |
| 3 | Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope | 604,726 | 595,257 |
| 4 | Columbus-Auburn-Opelika | 491,852 | 469,327 |
| 5 | Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark | 249,316 | 245,838 |
| Total | 3,335,455 | 3,277,146 |
