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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 2023, at 19.6%. Prichard, AL had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 4.1% and the figure for Alabama was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest19.6Russellville, AL
Lowest0.1Prichard, AL
Median4.166 cities
Alabama3.8History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Russellville, AL: 19.6 %Russellville, AL19.6Albertville, AL: 13.4 %Albertville, AL13.4Fort Payne, AL: 10.1 %Fort Payne, AL10.1Madison, AL: 9.9 %Madison, AL9.9Auburn, AL: 9.8 %Auburn, AL9.8Gulf Shores, AL: 8.9 %Gulf Shores, AL8.9Leeds, AL: 8.5 %Leeds, AL8.5Pelham, AL: 8.3 %Pelham, AL8.3Decatur, AL: 7.9 %Decatur, AL7.9Hoover, AL: 7.7 %Hoover, AL7.7Homewood, AL: 7.5 %Homewood, AL7.5Spanish Fort, AL: 7.3 %Spanish Fort, AL7.3Boaz, AL: 7.1 %Boaz, AL7.1Huntsville, AL: 6.6 %Huntsville, AL6.6Alabaster, AL: 6.2 %Alabaster, AL6.2Foley, AL: 6.2 %Foley, AL6.2Pike Road, AL: 6.1 %Pike Road, AL6.1Vestavia Hills, AL: 6.1 %Vestavia Hills, AL6.1Rainbow City, AL: 5.6 %Rainbow City, AL5.6Enterprise, AL: 5.5 %Enterprise, AL5.5Montgomery, AL: 5.5 %Montgomery, AL5.5Hueytown, AL: 5.4 %Hueytown, AL5.4Athens, AL: 5.3 %Athens, AL5.3Opelika, AL: 4.9 %Opelika, AL4.9Irondale, AL: 4.9 %Irondale, AL4.9Tuscaloosa, AL: 4.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL4.7Ozark, AL: 4.7 %Ozark, AL4.7Calera, AL: 4.5 %Calera, AL4.5Birmingham, AL: 4.4 %Birmingham, AL4.4Daphne, AL: 4.3 %Daphne, AL4.3Phenix City, AL: 4.3 %Phenix City, AL4.3Oxford, AL: 4.2 %Oxford, AL4.2Gadsden, AL: 4.1 %Gadsden, AL4.1Fairhope, AL: 4.1 %Fairhope, AL4.1Florence, AL: 4 %Florence, AL4Helena, AL: 3.9 %Helena, AL3.9Prattville, AL: 3.9 %Prattville, AL3.9Northport, AL: 3.8 %Northport, AL3.8Mobile, AL: 3.8 %Mobile, AL3.8Center Point, AL: 3.8 %Center Point, AL3.8Russellville, AL: 19.6 %Russellville, AL19.6Albertville, AL: 13.4 %Albertville, AL13.4Fort Payne, AL: 10.1 %Fort Payne, AL10.1Madison, AL: 9.9 %Madison, AL9.9Auburn, AL: 9.8 %Auburn, AL9.8Gulf Shores, AL: 8.9 %Gulf Shores, AL8.9Leeds, AL: 8.5 %Leeds, AL8.5Pelham, AL: 8.3 %Pelham, AL8.3Decatur, AL: 7.9 %Decatur, AL7.9Hoover, AL: 7.7 %Hoover, AL7.7Homewood, AL: 7.5 %Homewood, AL7.5Spanish Fort, AL: 7.3 %Spanish Fort, AL7.3Boaz, AL: 7.1 %Boaz, AL7.1Huntsville, AL: 6.6 %Huntsville, AL6.6Alabaster, AL: 6.2 %Alabaster, AL6.2Foley, AL: 6.2 %Foley, AL6.2Pike Road, AL: 6.1 %Pike Road, AL6.1Vestavia Hills, AL: 6.1 %Vestavia Hills, AL6.1Rainbow City, AL: 5.6 %Rainbow City, AL5.6Enterprise, AL: 5.5 %Enterprise, AL5.5Montgomery, AL: 5.5 %Montgomery, AL5.5Hueytown, AL: 5.4 %Hueytown, AL5.4Athens, AL: 5.3 %Athens, AL5.3Opelika, AL: 4.9 %Opelika, AL4.9Irondale, AL: 4.9 %Irondale, AL4.9Tuscaloosa, AL: 4.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL4.7Ozark, AL: 4.7 %Ozark, AL4.7Calera, AL: 4.5 %Calera, AL4.5Birmingham, AL: 4.4 %Birmingham, AL4.4Daphne, AL: 4.3 %Daphne, AL4.3Phenix City, AL: 4.3 %Phenix City, AL4.3Oxford, AL: 4.2 %Oxford, AL4.2Gadsden, AL: 4.1 %Gadsden, AL4.1Fairhope, AL: 4.1 %Fairhope, AL4.1Florence, AL: 4 %Florence, AL4Helena, AL: 3.9 %Helena, AL3.9Prattville, AL: 3.9 %Prattville, AL3.9Northport, AL: 3.8 %Northport, AL3.8Mobile, AL: 3.8 %Mobile, AL3.8Center Point, AL: 3.8 %Center Point, AL3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Russellville, AL19.6+0.9 pts
2Albertville, AL13.4+0.1 pts
3Fort Payne, AL10.1+1.6 pts
4Madison, AL9.9-0.3 pts
5Auburn, AL9.8+0.5 pts
6Gulf Shores, AL8.9+1.8 pts
7Leeds, AL8.5+2.2 pts
8Pelham, AL8.3+1.2 pts
9Decatur, AL7.9+0.2 pts
10Hoover, AL7.7-0.1 pts
11Homewood, AL7.5+0.8 pts
12Spanish Fort, AL7.3+2.9 pts
13Boaz, AL7.1-1 pts
14Huntsville, AL6.6+0.3 pts
15Alabaster, AL6.2+0.3 pts
15Foley, AL6.2+0.2 pts
17Pike Road, AL6.1+1.5 pts
18Vestavia Hills, AL6.1+0.2 pts
19Rainbow City, AL5.6-0.5 pts
20Enterprise, AL5.5+0.6 pts
21Montgomery, AL5.5+0.5 pts
22Hueytown, AL5.4+2.1 pts
23Athens, AL5.3+0.7 pts
24Opelika, AL4.9+0.5 pts
25Irondale, AL4.9-0.4 pts
26Tuscaloosa, AL4.7+0.3 pts
27Ozark, AL4.7-0.4 pts
28Calera, AL4.5+0.2 pts
29Birmingham, AL4.4+0.5 pts
30Daphne, AL4.3+0.2 pts
31Phenix City, AL4.3+0.3 pts
32Oxford, AL4.2-0.2 pts
33Gadsden, AL4.1+0.8 pts
34Fairhope, AL4.1+1.3 pts
35Florence, AL4-0 pts
36Helena, AL3.9+1.2 pts
37Prattville, AL3.90 pts
38Northport, AL3.8+0.9 pts
39Mobile, AL3.8+0.2 pts
40Center Point, AL3.8+1 pts
40Troy, AL3.8-1.1 pts
42Chelsea, AL3.7+0.4 pts
43Dothan, AL3.7+0.6 pts
44Bessemer, AL3.5+0.6 pts
45Eufaula, AL3.5+0.6 pts
46Alexander City, AL3.3+0.2 pts
47Valley, AL3.2+2 pts
48Pell City, AL3.1+0.8 pts
49Selma, AL3+0.5 pts
50Clay, AL2.9+0.6 pts
51Trussville, AL2.6+0.1 pts
52Millbrook, AL2.5+0.5 pts
53Muscle Shoals, AL2.5-0.8 pts
54Moody, AL2.3+0.4 pts
55Jasper, AL2.3+0.4 pts
56Talladega, AL2.3-0.8 pts
57Cullman, AL2.2-0.7 pts
58Mountain Brook, AL2.1+0.4 pts
59Scottsboro, AL2.1+0.4 pts
60Anniston, AL1.9+0.2 pts
61Jacksonville, AL1.6-1 pts
62Sylacauga, AL1.4-0.2 pts
63Saraland, AL1.3-0.3 pts
64Hartselle, AL1.1+0.4 pts
65Gardendale, AL0.8+0.1 pts
66Prichard, AL0.1+0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Russellville, AL, with 19.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Prichard, AL, with 0.1% in 2023.

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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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