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Cities in Alabama by foreign-born share of the population

Russellville, AL had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 66 cities in 2022, at 18.7%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Alabama was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.7Russellville, AL
Lowest0Prichard, AL
Median3.966 cities
Alabama3.5History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Russellville, AL: 18.7 %Russellville, AL18.7Albertville, AL: 13.3 %Albertville, AL13.3Madison, AL: 10.2 %Madison, AL10.2Auburn, AL: 9.3 %Auburn, AL9.3Fort Payne, AL: 8.5 %Fort Payne, AL8.5Boaz, AL: 8.1 %Boaz, AL8.1Decatur, AL: 7.8 %Decatur, AL7.8Hoover, AL: 7.7 %Hoover, AL7.7Gulf Shores, AL: 7.1 %Gulf Shores, AL7.1Pelham, AL: 7.1 %Pelham, AL7.1Homewood, AL: 6.7 %Homewood, AL6.7Leeds, AL: 6.3 %Leeds, AL6.3Huntsville, AL: 6.2 %Huntsville, AL6.2Rainbow City, AL: 6.1 %Rainbow City, AL6.1Foley, AL: 6 %Foley, AL6Alabaster, AL: 5.8 %Alabaster, AL5.8Vestavia Hills, AL: 5.8 %Vestavia Hills, AL5.8Irondale, AL: 5.3 %Irondale, AL5.3Montgomery, AL: 5.1 %Montgomery, AL5.1Ozark, AL: 5.1 %Ozark, AL5.1Enterprise, AL: 5 %Enterprise, AL5Troy, AL: 4.9 %Troy, AL4.9Pike Road, AL: 4.6 %Pike Road, AL4.6Athens, AL: 4.5 %Athens, AL4.5Opelika, AL: 4.5 %Opelika, AL4.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 4.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL4.4Spanish Fort, AL: 4.4 %Spanish Fort, AL4.4Oxford, AL: 4.3 %Oxford, AL4.3Calera, AL: 4.3 %Calera, AL4.3Daphne, AL: 4.2 %Daphne, AL4.2Florence, AL: 4 %Florence, AL4Phenix City, AL: 4 %Phenix City, AL4Birmingham, AL: 3.9 %Birmingham, AL3.9Prattville, AL: 3.9 %Prattville, AL3.9Mobile, AL: 3.6 %Mobile, AL3.6Chelsea, AL: 3.4 %Chelsea, AL3.4Hueytown, AL: 3.3 %Hueytown, AL3.3Muscle Shoals, AL: 3.3 %Muscle Shoals, AL3.3Gadsden, AL: 3.3 %Gadsden, AL3.3Dothan, AL: 3.1 %Dothan, AL3.1Russellville, AL: 18.7 %Russellville, AL18.7Albertville, AL: 13.3 %Albertville, AL13.3Madison, AL: 10.2 %Madison, AL10.2Auburn, AL: 9.3 %Auburn, AL9.3Fort Payne, AL: 8.5 %Fort Payne, AL8.5Boaz, AL: 8.1 %Boaz, AL8.1Decatur, AL: 7.8 %Decatur, AL7.8Hoover, AL: 7.7 %Hoover, AL7.7Gulf Shores, AL: 7.1 %Gulf Shores, AL7.1Pelham, AL: 7.1 %Pelham, AL7.1Homewood, AL: 6.7 %Homewood, AL6.7Leeds, AL: 6.3 %Leeds, AL6.3Huntsville, AL: 6.2 %Huntsville, AL6.2Rainbow City, AL: 6.1 %Rainbow City, AL6.1Foley, AL: 6 %Foley, AL6Alabaster, AL: 5.8 %Alabaster, AL5.8Vestavia Hills, AL: 5.8 %Vestavia Hills, AL5.8Irondale, AL: 5.3 %Irondale, AL5.3Montgomery, AL: 5.1 %Montgomery, AL5.1Ozark, AL: 5.1 %Ozark, AL5.1Enterprise, AL: 5 %Enterprise, AL5Troy, AL: 4.9 %Troy, AL4.9Pike Road, AL: 4.6 %Pike Road, AL4.6Athens, AL: 4.5 %Athens, AL4.5Opelika, AL: 4.5 %Opelika, AL4.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 4.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL4.4Spanish Fort, AL: 4.4 %Spanish Fort, AL4.4Oxford, AL: 4.3 %Oxford, AL4.3Calera, AL: 4.3 %Calera, AL4.3Daphne, AL: 4.2 %Daphne, AL4.2Florence, AL: 4 %Florence, AL4Phenix City, AL: 4 %Phenix City, AL4Birmingham, AL: 3.9 %Birmingham, AL3.9Prattville, AL: 3.9 %Prattville, AL3.9Mobile, AL: 3.6 %Mobile, AL3.6Chelsea, AL: 3.4 %Chelsea, AL3.4Hueytown, AL: 3.3 %Hueytown, AL3.3Muscle Shoals, AL: 3.3 %Muscle Shoals, AL3.3Gadsden, AL: 3.3 %Gadsden, AL3.3Dothan, AL: 3.1 %Dothan, AL3.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Russellville, AL18.7-2.8 pts
2Albertville, AL13.3-1.8 pts
3Madison, AL10.2+0.5 pts
4Auburn, AL9.3-0.4 pts
5Fort Payne, AL8.5+0.5 pts
6Boaz, AL8.1+1.7 pts
7Decatur, AL7.8+1.3 pts
8Hoover, AL7.7-0.5 pts
9Gulf Shores, AL7.1+2.4 pts
9Pelham, AL7.1-0.1 pts
11Homewood, AL6.7+0.3 pts
12Leeds, AL6.3+2.8 pts
13Huntsville, AL6.2-0.1 pts
14Rainbow City, AL6.1+0.5 pts
15Foley, AL6+0.1 pts
16Alabaster, AL5.8+0.2 pts
17Vestavia Hills, AL5.8-0.1 pts
18Irondale, AL5.3+1 pts
19Montgomery, AL5.1-0 pts
20Ozark, AL5.1-0.3 pts
21Enterprise, AL5-0.2 pts
22Troy, AL4.9+0.2 pts
23Pike Road, AL4.6-0.8 pts
24Athens, AL4.5-0 pts
25Opelika, AL4.5+0.8 pts
26Tuscaloosa, AL4.4-0.1 pts
27Spanish Fort, AL4.4-1.1 pts
28Oxford, AL4.3-1 pts
29Calera, AL4.3+0.1 pts
30Daphne, AL4.2-0 pts
31Florence, AL4+0.4 pts
32Phenix City, AL4-0.6 pts
33Birmingham, AL3.9-0.2 pts
34Prattville, AL3.9+0.5 pts
35Mobile, AL3.6+0.2 pts
36Chelsea, AL3.4+0.5 pts
37Hueytown, AL3.3+1 pts
38Muscle Shoals, AL3.3+0.5 pts
39Gadsden, AL3.3-0.1 pts
40Dothan, AL3.1+0.2 pts
41Talladega, AL3.1+0.4 pts
42Alexander City, AL3.1-0.3 pts
43Bessemer, AL2.9+0.6 pts
43Northport, AL2.9-0.1 pts
45Cullman, AL2.9-0.1 pts
46Eufaula, AL2.9+0.3 pts
47Fairhope, AL2.8-2 pts
48Center Point, AL2.7+0.9 pts
48Helena, AL2.7-0.8 pts
50Jacksonville, AL2.5+0.1 pts
51Trussville, AL2.5-0.3 pts
52Selma, AL2.5+0.6 pts
53Pell City, AL2.4-0 pts
54Clay, AL2.2+1 pts
55Millbrook, AL2.1-0.2 pts
56Jasper, AL1.9+0.2 pts
57Moody, AL1.9+0.9 pts
58Scottsboro, AL1.7-0.4 pts
59Mountain Brook, AL1.7-0.2 pts
60Anniston, AL1.7+0.2 pts
61Sylacauga, AL1.7-0.2 pts
62Saraland, AL1.5-0.1 pts
63Valley, AL1.2-0.8 pts
64Gardendale, AL0.8-0.1 pts
65Hartselle, AL0.7-0.8 pts
66Prichard, AL0-0 pts

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About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
  • EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat).
  • England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

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

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by foreign-born share of the population, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by foreign-born share of the population, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by foreign-born share of the population, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by foreign-born share of the population, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/alabama-cities?period=2022. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Russellville, AL, with 18.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Prichard, AL, with 0% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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