State of Alabama

Alabama, abbreviated "AL", is in the East South Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Montgomery.

There were 4,447,100 people in Alabama as of the 2000 census.

The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 14, 1819.

Please explore the cities and towns of Alabama, below.

200 Largest Alabama Cities and Towns (population 1,382 and up)

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City or TownPop.County
Abbeville2,987Henry
Adamsville4,965Jefferson
Alabaster22,619Shelby
Albertville17,247Marshall
Alexander City15,008Tallapoosa
Aliceville2,567Pickens
Andalusia8,794Covington
Anniston24,276Calhoun
Arab7,174Marshall
Ashford1,853Houston
Ashland1,965Clay
Ashville2,260St Clair
Athens18,967Limestone
Atmore7,676Escambia
Attalla6,592Etowah
Auburn42,987Lee
Bay Minette7,820Baldwin
Bayou La Batre2,313Mobile
Bessemer29,672Jefferson
Birmingham242,820Jefferson
Blountsville1,768Blount
Boaz7,411Marshall
Brent4,024Bibb
Brewton5,498Escambia
Bridgeport2,728Jackson
Brighton3,640Jefferson
Brookside1,393Jefferson
Brookwood1,483Tuscaloosa
Brundidge2,341Pike
Butler1,952Choctaw
Calera3,158Shelby
Camden2,257Wilcox
Carbon Hill2,071Walker
Cedar Bluff1,467Cherokee
Centre3,216Cherokee
Centreville2,466Bibb
Chelsea2,949Shelby
Chickasaw6,364Mobile
Childersburg4,927Talladega
Citronelle3,659Mobile
Clanton7,800Chilton
Clayton1,475Barbour
Clio2,206Barbour
Collinsville1,644De Kalb
Columbiana3,316Shelby
Coosada1,382Elmore
Cordova2,423Walker
Cowarts1,546Houston
Creola2,002Mobile
Crossville1,431De Kalb
Cullman13,995Cullman
Dadeville3,212Tallapoosa
Daleville4,653Dale
Daphne16,581Baldwin
Decatur53,929Morgan
Demopolis7,540Marengo
Dora2,413Walker
Dothan57,737Houston
East Brewton2,496Escambia
Elba4,185Coffee
Enterprise21,178Coffee
Eufaula13,908Barbour
Eutaw1,878Greene
Evergreen3,630Conecuh
Fairfield12,381Jefferson
Fairhope12,480Baldwin
Fayette4,922Fayette
Flomaton1,588Escambia
Florala1,964Covington
Florence36,264Lauderdale
Foley7,590Baldwin
Fort Payne12,938De Kalb
Frisco City1,460Monroe
Fultondale6,595Jefferson
Gadsden38,978Etowah
Gardendale11,626Jefferson
Geneva4,388Geneva
Georgiana1,737Butler
Glencoe5,152Etowah
Goodwater1,633Coosa
Gordo1,677Pickens
Graysville2,344Jefferson
Greensboro2,731Hale
Greenville7,228Butler
Grove Hill1,438Clarke
Guin2,389Marion
Gulf Shores5,044Baldwin
Guntersville7,395Marshall
Hackleburg1,527Marion
Haleyville4,182Winston
Hamilton6,786Marion
Hanceville2,951Cullman
Harpersville1,620Shelby
Hartford2,369Geneva
Hartselle12,019Morgan
Headland3,523Henry
Heflin3,002Cleburne
Helena10,296Shelby
Henagar2,400De Kalb
Hokes Bluff4,149Etowah
Homewood25,043Jefferson
Hoover62,742Jefferson
Hueytown15,364Jefferson
Huntsville158,216Madison
Indian Springs Village2,225Shelby
Irondale9,813Jefferson
Jackson5,419Clarke
Jacksonville8,404Calhoun
Jasper14,052Walker
Jemison2,248Chilton
Kimberly1,801Jefferson
Kinsey1,796Houston
Lanett7,897Chambers
Leeds10,455Jefferson
Level Plains1,544Dale
Lincoln4,577Talladega
Linden2,424Marengo
Lineville2,401Clay
Livingston3,297Sumter
Luverne2,635Crenshaw
Madison29,329Madison
Marion3,511Perry
Midfield5,626Jefferson
Midland City1,703Dale
Millbrook10,386Elmore
Mobile198,915Mobile
Monroeville6,862Monroe
Montevallo4,825Shelby
Montgomery201,568Montgomery
Moody8,053St Clair
Morris1,827Jefferson
Moulton3,260Lawrence
Moundville1,809Hale
Mountain Brook20,604Jefferson
Muscle Shoals11,924Colbert
New Hope2,539Madison
Newton1,708Dale
Northport19,435Tuscaloosa
Oneonta5,576Blount
Opelika23,498Lee
Opp6,607Covington
Orange Beach3,784Baldwin
Oxford14,592Calhoun
Ozark15,119Dale
Pelham14,369Shelby
Pell City9,565St Clair
Phenix City28,265Russell
Piedmont5,120Calhoun
Pleasant Grove9,983Jefferson
Prattville24,303Autauga
Prichard28,633Mobile
Ragland1,918St Clair
Rainbow City8,428Etowah
Rainsville4,499De Kalb
Red Bay3,374Franklin
Reform1,978Pickens
Riverside1,564St Clair
Roanoke6,563Randolph
Robertsdale3,782Baldwin
Russellville8,971Franklin
Samson2,071Geneva
Saraland12,288Mobile
Sardis City1,438Etowah
Satsuma5,687Mobile
Scottsboro14,762Jackson
Selma20,512Dallas
Sheffield9,652Colbert
Slocomb2,052Geneva
Southside7,036Etowah
Spanish Fort5,423Baldwin
Springville2,521St Clair
Stevenson1,770Jackson
Sulligent2,151Lamar
Sumiton2,665Walker
Sylacauga12,616Talladega
Sylvan Springs1,465Jefferson
Talladega15,143Talladega
Tallassee4,934Elmore
Tarrant7,022Jefferson
Taylor1,898Houston
Thomasville4,649Clarke
Thorsby1,820Chilton
Trinity1,841Morgan
Troy13,935Pike
Trussville12,924Jefferson
Tuscaloosa77,906Tuscaloosa
Tuscumbia7,856Colbert
Tuskegee11,846Macon
Union Springs3,670Bullock
Uniontown1,636Perry
Valley9,198Chambers
Vernon2,143Lamar
Vestavia Hills24,476Jefferson
Vincent1,853Shelby
Warrior3,169Jefferson
Weaver2,619Calhoun
Wetumpka5,726Elmore
Wilsonville1,551Shelby
Winfield4,540Marion
York2,854Sumter

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Alabama Population (2000)

CategoryCountPercent
Total Population4,447,100100%
Male2,146,50448.3%
Female2,300,59651.7%
Under 181,123,42225.3%
18+3,323,67874.7%
65+579,79813%
Median Age35.8 
Average Family Size3.01 
White3,162,80871.1%
African-American1,155,93026%
Asian31,3460.7%
American Indian & Alaskan22,4300.5%
Other28,9980.7%
Mixed Race44,1791%
Hispanic (included in categories above)75,8301.7%

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Top Alabama College Towns

(The 20 places with the most colleges.)

Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.

City or TownCollegesStudents
Birmingham Colleges1235,431
Montgomery Colleges916,076
Mobile Colleges721,898
Huntsville Colleges516,495
Tuscaloosa Colleges328,351
Tuskegee Colleges22,956
Selma Colleges22,877
Marion Colleges2587
Bessemer Colleges20
Florence Colleges26,538
Daphne Colleges1548
Pelham Colleges1235
Monroeville Colleges11,281
Auburn Colleges123,333
Muscle Shoals Colleges13,633
Troy Colleges126,880
Rainbow City Colleges171
Foley Colleges1183
Midfield Colleges192
Enterprise Colleges11,738

Hot Alabama Travel Destinations

(20 places with a lot of hotels and travelers.)

RankCity or Town
1Birmingham Hotels & Travel
2Mobile Hotels & Travel
3Montgomery Hotels & Travel
4Huntsville Hotels & Travel
5Tuscaloosa Hotels & Travel
6Dothan Hotels & Travel
7Oxford Hotels & Travel
8Bessemer Hotels & Travel
9Decatur Hotels & Travel
10Prattville Hotels & Travel
11Opelika Hotels & Travel
12Cullman Hotels & Travel
13Foley Hotels & Travel
14Pelham Hotels & Travel
15Auburn Hotels & Travel
16Gadsden Hotels & Travel
17Demopolis Hotels & Travel
18Troy Hotels & Travel
19Gulf Shores Hotels & Travel
20Athens Hotels & Travel

Hot Alabama Property Towns

(20 places with lots of mortgage lenders.)

RankCity or Town
1Birmingham Mortgages & Property
2Mobile Mortgages & Property
3Huntsville Mortgages & Property
4Montgomery Mortgages & Property
5Decatur Mortgages & Property
6Dothan Mortgages & Property
7Tuscaloosa Mortgages & Property
8Daphne Mortgages & Property
9Enterprise Mortgages & Property
10Anniston Mortgages & Property
11Northport Mortgages & Property
12Cullman Mortgages & Property
13Pelham Mortgages & Property
14Jasper Mortgages & Property
15Madison Mortgages & Property
16Phenix City Mortgages & Property
17Orange Beach Mortgages & Property
18Helena Mortgages & Property
19Auburn Mortgages & Property
20Gulf Shores Mortgages & Property
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Alabama National Parks

Horseshoe Bend (Battlefield)
11288 Horseshoe Bend Road
Daviston, Alabama 36256-9751
256-234-7111

Little River Canyon (Park)
2141 Gault Avenue North
Fort Payne, Alabama 35967
256-845-9605

Russell Cave (Monument/Memorial)
3729 County Road 98
Bridgeport, Alabama 35740
256-495-2672

Selma To Montgomery (Trail)
1212 W. Montgomery Road
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama 36088
334-727-6390

Tuskegee Airmen (Historic Site)
1616 Chappie James Avenue
Tuskegee, Alabama 36083
334-724-0922

Tuskegee Institute (Historic Site)
Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site
Tuskegee Institute, Alabama 36088
334-727-3200

QuickSchools™ in Alabama

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Remington College
Strayer University
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