List of metropolitan areas of Alabama
The following is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in the US state of Alabama. As of 2020, Birmingham has the biggest metropolitan area and urban area in Alabama followed by Huntsville. The table data is from the US census in 2010 and 2020.
| Rank | Metropolitan Area | Population (2020 census) |
Population (2010 census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 1,091,921 | 1,061,024 |
| 2 | Huntsville | 481,681 | 417,593 |
| 3 | Mobile | 428,692 | 430,573 |
| 4 | Montgomery | 372,583 | 374,536 |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa | 253,211 | 239,207 |
| 6 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | 229,287 | 182,265 |
| 7 | Auburn | 166,831 | 140,247 |
| 8 | Decatur | 152,740 | 152,829 |
| 9 | Dothan | 150,214 | 145,639 |
| 10 | Florence-Muscle Shoals | 148,779 | 147,137 |
| 11 | Anniston-Oxford | 113,469 | 118,572 |
| 12 | Gadsden | 102,371 | 104,430 |
| Rank | Combined Statistical area | Population (2020 census) |
Population (2010 census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega | 1,361,033 | 1,302,283 |
| 2 | Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville | 852,756 | 664,441 |
| 3 | Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope | 646,576 | 595,257 |
| 4 | Columbus-Auburn-Opelika | 563,967 | 469,327 |
| 5 | Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark | 253,798 | 245,838 |