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Cities in Alabama by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2024

Enterprise, AL had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 66 cities in 2024, at 6.8%. Alexander City, AL had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2% and the figure for Alabama was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6.8Enterprise, AL
Lowest0.2Alexander City, AL
Median266 cities
Alabama2.4History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Enterprise, AL: 6.8 %Enterprise, AL6.8Cullman, AL: 6.8 %Cullman, AL6.8Tuscaloosa, AL: 6.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL6.6Gulf Shores, AL: 6.5 %Gulf Shores, AL6.5Madison, AL: 5.6 %Madison, AL5.6Pike Road, AL: 5.5 %Pike Road, AL5.5Homewood, AL: 5.2 %Homewood, AL5.2Phenix City, AL: 5.1 %Phenix City, AL5.1Auburn, AL: 5 %Auburn, AL5Jacksonville, AL: 4.9 %Jacksonville, AL4.9Foley, AL: 4.8 %Foley, AL4.8Daphne, AL: 4.4 %Daphne, AL4.4Florence, AL: 4.1 %Florence, AL4.1Irondale, AL: 4.1 %Irondale, AL4.1Huntsville, AL: 3.7 %Huntsville, AL3.7Fairhope, AL: 3.7 %Fairhope, AL3.7Pelham, AL: 3.6 %Pelham, AL3.6Montgomery, AL: 3.5 %Montgomery, AL3.5Prattville, AL: 3.5 %Prattville, AL3.5Troy, AL: 3.4 %Troy, AL3.4Athens, AL: 3.1 %Athens, AL3.1Dothan, AL: 2.9 %Dothan, AL2.9Pell City, AL: 2.8 %Pell City, AL2.8Ozark, AL: 2.8 %Ozark, AL2.8Mobile, AL: 2.7 %Mobile, AL2.7Talladega, AL: 2.7 %Talladega, AL2.7Moody, AL: 2.7 %Moody, AL2.7Birmingham, AL: 2.6 %Birmingham, AL2.6Opelika, AL: 2.4 %Opelika, AL2.4Gardendale, AL: 2.4 %Gardendale, AL2.4Valley, AL: 2.3 %Valley, AL2.3Gadsden, AL: 2.1 %Gadsden, AL2.1Northport, AL: 2.1 %Northport, AL2.1Chelsea, AL: 2 %Chelsea, AL2Trussville, AL: 2 %Trussville, AL2Bessemer, AL: 1.9 %Bessemer, AL1.9Vestavia Hills, AL: 1.9 %Vestavia Hills, AL1.9Hoover, AL: 1.9 %Hoover, AL1.9Saraland, AL: 1.9 %Saraland, AL1.9Rainbow City, AL: 1.8 %Rainbow City, AL1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Enterprise, AL6.8+0.4 pts
2Cullman, AL6.8+1.9 pts
3Tuscaloosa, AL6.60 pts
4Gulf Shores, AL6.5+0.3 pts
5Madison, AL5.6+1 pts
6Pike Road, AL5.5+1 pts
7Homewood, AL5.2-0.4 pts
8Phenix City, AL5.1+0.3 pts
9Auburn, AL5-0.3 pts
10Jacksonville, AL4.9-0.7 pts
11Foley, AL4.8-0.5 pts
12Daphne, AL4.4+1.2 pts
13Florence, AL4.1-0.7 pts
13Irondale, AL4.1+1.7 pts
15Huntsville, AL3.7-0.6 pts
16Fairhope, AL3.7+0.9 pts
17Pelham, AL3.6+0.5 pts
18Montgomery, AL3.5+0.1 pts
19Prattville, AL3.5+0.6 pts
20Troy, AL3.4+0.2 pts
21Athens, AL3.1+0.3 pts
22Dothan, AL2.90 pts
23Pell City, AL2.8-0 pts
24Ozark, AL2.8-0.2 pts
25Mobile, AL2.7+0.1 pts
25Talladega, AL2.7+0.5 pts
27Moody, AL2.7+1.1 pts
28Birmingham, AL2.6-0.2 pts
29Opelika, AL2.4+0.1 pts
30Gardendale, AL2.4+1.3 pts
31Valley, AL2.3-1.8 pts
32Gadsden, AL2.1-0.1 pts
32Northport, AL2.1-0.3 pts
34Chelsea, AL2+0.2 pts
35Trussville, AL2+0.1 pts
36Bessemer, AL1.90 pts
37Vestavia Hills, AL1.9-0.3 pts
38Hoover, AL1.90 pts
39Saraland, AL1.9-0.8 pts
40Rainbow City, AL1.8+0.6 pts
41Eufaula, AL1.8+0.6 pts
42Muscle Shoals, AL1.80 pts
43Helena, AL1.7-0.3 pts
44Center Point, AL1.6+0.2 pts
45Anniston, AL1.5-0.4 pts
46Selma, AL1.4-0.1 pts
47Decatur, AL1.4+0.1 pts
48Hartselle, AL1.3-0.4 pts
49Hueytown, AL1.20 pts
50Oxford, AL1.2-0.5 pts
51Fort Payne, AL1.1+0.9 pts
52Calera, AL1.1+0.4 pts
53Millbrook, AL1-0.1 pts
54Boaz, AL1+0.2 pts
55Mountain Brook, AL0.9-0.2 pts
56Scottsboro, AL0.9+0.2 pts
57Leeds, AL0.9+0.3 pts
58Jasper, AL0.80 pts
59Alabaster, AL0.7-0.3 pts
60Clay, AL0.7+0.1 pts
61Sylacauga, AL0.7-0.1 pts
62Albertville, AL0.6-1.9 pts
63Spanish Fort, AL0.5+0.4 pts
64Prichard, AL0.4-0.2 pts
65Russellville, AL0.4+0.2 pts
66Alexander City, AL0.2-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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 state 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 state 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 state in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-cities. 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 state 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 state in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-cities.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Enterprise, AL, with 6.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Alexander City, AL, with 0.2% in 2024.

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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 state 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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