Cities in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023
Prichard, AL had the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate of 66 cities in 2023, at 12.8%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 7.9%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Top 40 cities, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2023 (%) | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prichard, AL | 12.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 2 | Gadsden, AL | 12 | +0.5 pts |
| 3 | Eufaula, AL | 11.6 | 0 pts |
| 4 | Ozark, AL | 11.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 5 | Russellville, AL | 10.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 5 | Sylacauga, AL | 10.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 7 | Fort Payne, AL | 10.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 7 | Selma, AL | 10.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 9 | Scottsboro, AL | 10.3 | -1 pts |
| 10 | Anniston, AL | 10.2 | -1 pts |
| 10 | Boaz, AL | 10.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 12 | Alexander City, AL | 10.1 | -1 pts |
| 13 | Bessemer, AL | 9.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 14 | Valley, AL | 9.5 | -1 pts |
| 15 | Center Point, AL | 9.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 15 | Dothan, AL | 9.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 17 | Oxford, AL | 9.1 | -1 pts |
| 17 | Talladega, AL | 9.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 19 | Decatur, AL | 9 | -0.6 pts |
| 19 | Jasper, AL | 9 | -0.8 pts |
| 21 | Florence, AL | 8.9 | -1 pts |
| 21 | Foley, AL | 8.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 21 | Hueytown, AL | 8.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 21 | Phenix City, AL | 8.9 | -0.3 pts |
| 21 | Rainbow City, AL | 8.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 26 | Cullman, AL | 8.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 27 | Albertville, AL | 8.5 | -0.5 pts |
| 28 | Birmingham, AL | 8.4 | -0.5 pts |
| 28 | Pell City, AL | 8.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 30 | Athens, AL | 8.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 31 | Enterprise, AL | 8.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 32 | Opelika, AL | 8 | -0.8 pts |
| 33 | Montgomery, AL | 7.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 34 | Mobile, AL | 7.8 | -0.9 pts |
| 35 | Clay, AL | 7.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 36 | Hartselle, AL | 7.5 | -1.3 pts |
| 37 | Saraland, AL | 7.4 | -0.4 pts |
| 38 | Leeds, AL | 7.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 38 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 7.3 | -1 pts |
| 40 | Fairhope, AL | 7.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 40 | Gulf Shores, AL | 7.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 40 | Moody, AL | 7.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 43 | Millbrook, AL | 7.1 | -1 pts |
| 44 | Jacksonville, AL | 7 | -0.5 pts |
| 45 | Gardendale, AL | 6.8 | -1.2 pts |
| 45 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 6.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 47 | Prattville, AL | 6.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 48 | Northport, AL | 6.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 48 | Troy, AL | 6.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 50 | Huntsville, AL | 6.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 51 | Daphne, AL | 5.8 | -1.3 pts |
| 52 | Irondale, AL | 5.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 53 | Alabaster, AL | 5.4 | -0.7 pts |
| 53 | Trussville, AL | 5.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 55 | Pelham, AL | 5.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 55 | Spanish Fort, AL | 5.3 | -0.3 pts |
| 57 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 5.2 | -0.1 pts |
| 58 | Calera, AL | 5.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 59 | Chelsea, AL | 5 | -0.6 pts |
| 60 | Auburn, AL | 4.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 61 | Hoover, AL | 4.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 62 | Helena, AL | 4.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 62 | Pike Road, AL | 4.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 64 | Madison, AL | 4.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 65 | Homewood, AL | 4 | -0.6 pts |
| 65 | Mountain Brook, AL | 4 | -0.8 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Percentage of adults who have ever been told by a doctor, nurse or other health professional that they had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.
US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.
Citation styles
APA 7
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/
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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-copd-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{centers_cities_in_alabama_by_2023,
author = {{Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}},
title = {{PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence: Cities in Alabama by COPD in adults, local model estimate, 2023}},
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Questions
Which city has the highest COPD in adults, local model estimate?
Prichard, AL, with 12.8% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Which city has the lowest COPD in adults, local model estimate?
Mountain Brook, AL, with 4% in 2023.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), copd in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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