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Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Jacksonville, AL had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 66 cities in 2023, at 14.5%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 1.4%. The median was 5.2% and the figure for Alabama was 5.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.5Jacksonville, AL
Lowest1.4Mountain Brook, AL
Median5.266 cities
Alabama5.3History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Jacksonville, AL: 14.5 %Jacksonville, AL14.5Florence, AL: 12.7 %Florence, AL12.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 11.9 %Tuscaloosa, AL11.9Auburn, AL: 11.2 %Auburn, AL11.2Troy, AL: 10.8 %Troy, AL10.8Talladega, AL: 10.1 %Talladega, AL10.1Enterprise, AL: 9.7 %Enterprise, AL9.7Pell City, AL: 9.1 %Pell City, AL9.1Cullman, AL: 9 %Cullman, AL9Muscle Shoals, AL: 9 %Muscle Shoals, AL9Homewood, AL: 8.9 %Homewood, AL8.9Ozark, AL: 8.6 %Ozark, AL8.6Phenix City, AL: 7.8 %Phenix City, AL7.8Huntsville, AL: 7.6 %Huntsville, AL7.6Prattville, AL: 7.6 %Prattville, AL7.6Pelham, AL: 7.6 %Pelham, AL7.6Foley, AL: 7.5 %Foley, AL7.5Millbrook, AL: 7.3 %Millbrook, AL7.3Gulf Shores, AL: 7.1 %Gulf Shores, AL7.1Montgomery, AL: 6.6 %Montgomery, AL6.6Pike Road, AL: 6.4 %Pike Road, AL6.4Valley, AL: 6.4 %Valley, AL6.4Hoover, AL: 6.3 %Hoover, AL6.3Madison, AL: 6.3 %Madison, AL6.3Birmingham, AL: 5.9 %Birmingham, AL5.9Dothan, AL: 5.8 %Dothan, AL5.8Albertville, AL: 5.8 %Albertville, AL5.8Gadsden, AL: 5.8 %Gadsden, AL5.8Opelika, AL: 5.5 %Opelika, AL5.5Alabaster, AL: 5.4 %Alabaster, AL5.4Irondale, AL: 5.3 %Irondale, AL5.3Jasper, AL: 5.3 %Jasper, AL5.3Selma, AL: 5.3 %Selma, AL5.3Daphne, AL: 5.2 %Daphne, AL5.2Rainbow City, AL: 5.1 %Rainbow City, AL5.1Chelsea, AL: 5 %Chelsea, AL5Trussville, AL: 5 %Trussville, AL5Vestavia Hills, AL: 4.8 %Vestavia Hills, AL4.8Athens, AL: 4.8 %Athens, AL4.8Oxford, AL: 4.8 %Oxford, AL4.8Jacksonville, AL: 14.5 %Jacksonville, AL14.5Florence, AL: 12.7 %Florence, AL12.7Tuscaloosa, AL: 11.9 %Tuscaloosa, AL11.9Auburn, AL: 11.2 %Auburn, AL11.2Troy, AL: 10.8 %Troy, AL10.8Talladega, AL: 10.1 %Talladega, AL10.1Enterprise, AL: 9.7 %Enterprise, AL9.7Pell City, AL: 9.1 %Pell City, AL9.1Cullman, AL: 9 %Cullman, AL9Muscle Shoals, AL: 9 %Muscle Shoals, AL9Homewood, AL: 8.9 %Homewood, AL8.9Ozark, AL: 8.6 %Ozark, AL8.6Phenix City, AL: 7.8 %Phenix City, AL7.8Huntsville, AL: 7.6 %Huntsville, AL7.6Prattville, AL: 7.6 %Prattville, AL7.6Pelham, AL: 7.6 %Pelham, AL7.6Foley, AL: 7.5 %Foley, AL7.5Millbrook, AL: 7.3 %Millbrook, AL7.3Gulf Shores, AL: 7.1 %Gulf Shores, AL7.1Montgomery, AL: 6.6 %Montgomery, AL6.6Pike Road, AL: 6.4 %Pike Road, AL6.4Valley, AL: 6.4 %Valley, AL6.4Hoover, AL: 6.3 %Hoover, AL6.3Madison, AL: 6.3 %Madison, AL6.3Birmingham, AL: 5.9 %Birmingham, AL5.9Dothan, AL: 5.8 %Dothan, AL5.8Albertville, AL: 5.8 %Albertville, AL5.8Gadsden, AL: 5.8 %Gadsden, AL5.8Opelika, AL: 5.5 %Opelika, AL5.5Alabaster, AL: 5.4 %Alabaster, AL5.4Irondale, AL: 5.3 %Irondale, AL5.3Jasper, AL: 5.3 %Jasper, AL5.3Selma, AL: 5.3 %Selma, AL5.3Daphne, AL: 5.2 %Daphne, AL5.2Rainbow City, AL: 5.1 %Rainbow City, AL5.1Chelsea, AL: 5 %Chelsea, AL5Trussville, AL: 5 %Trussville, AL5Vestavia Hills, AL: 4.8 %Vestavia Hills, AL4.8Athens, AL: 4.8 %Athens, AL4.8Oxford, AL: 4.8 %Oxford, AL4.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jacksonville, AL14.5+0.8 pts
2Florence, AL12.7-0.3 pts
3Tuscaloosa, AL11.9-1 pts
4Auburn, AL11.2-1.4 pts
5Troy, AL10.8-0.7 pts
6Talladega, AL10.1+0.1 pts
7Enterprise, AL9.7+0.8 pts
8Pell City, AL9.1-0.9 pts
9Cullman, AL9-1.5 pts
9Muscle Shoals, AL9+0.5 pts
11Homewood, AL8.9-0.9 pts
12Ozark, AL8.6+0.3 pts
13Phenix City, AL7.8-0.1 pts
14Huntsville, AL7.6-0.5 pts
15Prattville, AL7.6-0.6 pts
16Pelham, AL7.6+1.2 pts
17Foley, AL7.5+0.1 pts
18Millbrook, AL7.3-0.1 pts
19Gulf Shores, AL7.1-0.6 pts
20Montgomery, AL6.6+0.4 pts
21Pike Road, AL6.4-0.3 pts
22Valley, AL6.4+0.6 pts
23Hoover, AL6.3-0.6 pts
24Madison, AL6.3+0.4 pts
25Birmingham, AL5.9-0.2 pts
26Dothan, AL5.8+0.3 pts
27Albertville, AL5.8+1.6 pts
27Gadsden, AL5.8+0.3 pts
29Opelika, AL5.5+2.2 pts
30Alabaster, AL5.4+0.1 pts
31Irondale, AL5.3+0.9 pts
32Jasper, AL5.3-1 pts
32Selma, AL5.3+1.3 pts
34Daphne, AL5.2-2 pts
35Rainbow City, AL5.1+0.2 pts
36Chelsea, AL5+0.2 pts
37Trussville, AL5+1.7 pts
38Vestavia Hills, AL4.8+1.3 pts
39Athens, AL4.8+0.5 pts
39Oxford, AL4.8-0.4 pts
41Decatur, AL4.5-0 pts
42Moody, AL4.5-0.8 pts
43Boaz, AL4.4+0.2 pts
44Calera, AL4.4-1.4 pts
45Fairhope, AL4.3+0.3 pts
46Mobile, AL4.2+0.4 pts
47Alexander City, AL4.2-0.6 pts
48Northport, AL4.1-0.8 pts
49Sylacauga, AL4-1.1 pts
50Helena, AL3.9-1.3 pts
51Saraland, AL3.9+0.2 pts
52Hartselle, AL3.6+1.1 pts
53Anniston, AL3.4-0.4 pts
54Gardendale, AL3.1-0.9 pts
55Leeds, AL3-0.6 pts
56Center Point, AL2.9+0.5 pts
57Bessemer, AL2.8+0.2 pts
58Fort Payne, AL2.6+0.3 pts
59Spanish Fort, AL2.2-0.1 pts
60Hueytown, AL2-0.6 pts
61Clay, AL1.9+0.8 pts
62Prichard, AL1.9-0 pts
63Scottsboro, AL1.8+0.1 pts
64Eufaula, AL1.6-0.4 pts
65Russellville, AL1.6-0.1 pts
66Mountain Brook, AL1.4-1.7 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, 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-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/alabama-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2023}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Jacksonville, AL, with 14.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 1.4% 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 B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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