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

Tuscaloosa, AL had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 66 cities in 2023, at 6.6%. Spanish Fort, AL had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 2.2% and the figure for Alabama was 2.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest6.6Tuscaloosa, AL
Lowest0.2Spanish Fort, AL
Median2.266 cities
Alabama2.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Tuscaloosa, AL: 6.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL6.6Enterprise, AL: 6.4 %Enterprise, AL6.4Gulf Shores, AL: 6.3 %Gulf Shores, AL6.3Jacksonville, AL: 5.6 %Jacksonville, AL5.6Homewood, AL: 5.5 %Homewood, AL5.5Auburn, AL: 5.3 %Auburn, AL5.3Foley, AL: 5.2 %Foley, AL5.2Cullman, AL: 4.8 %Cullman, AL4.8Florence, AL: 4.8 %Florence, AL4.8Phenix City, AL: 4.8 %Phenix City, AL4.8Madison, AL: 4.6 %Madison, AL4.6Pike Road, AL: 4.4 %Pike Road, AL4.4Huntsville, AL: 4.3 %Huntsville, AL4.3Valley, AL: 4.1 %Valley, AL4.1Montgomery, AL: 3.4 %Montgomery, AL3.4Daphne, AL: 3.2 %Daphne, AL3.2Troy, AL: 3.2 %Troy, AL3.2Ozark, AL: 3 %Ozark, AL3Pelham, AL: 3 %Pelham, AL3Prattville, AL: 2.9 %Prattville, AL2.9Dothan, AL: 2.9 %Dothan, AL2.9Pell City, AL: 2.9 %Pell City, AL2.9Fairhope, AL: 2.8 %Fairhope, AL2.8Athens, AL: 2.7 %Athens, AL2.7Birmingham, AL: 2.7 %Birmingham, AL2.7Saraland, AL: 2.7 %Saraland, AL2.7Albertville, AL: 2.6 %Albertville, AL2.6Mobile, AL: 2.6 %Mobile, AL2.6Irondale, AL: 2.4 %Irondale, AL2.4Northport, AL: 2.3 %Northport, AL2.3Opelika, AL: 2.3 %Opelika, AL2.3Vestavia Hills, AL: 2.2 %Vestavia Hills, AL2.2Talladega, AL: 2.2 %Talladega, AL2.2Gadsden, AL: 2.1 %Gadsden, AL2.1Helena, AL: 2 %Helena, AL2Anniston, AL: 2 %Anniston, AL2Bessemer, AL: 1.9 %Bessemer, AL1.9Chelsea, AL: 1.9 %Chelsea, AL1.9Trussville, AL: 1.9 %Trussville, AL1.9Hoover, AL: 1.8 %Hoover, AL1.8Tuscaloosa, AL: 6.6 %Tuscaloosa, AL6.6Enterprise, AL: 6.4 %Enterprise, AL6.4Gulf Shores, AL: 6.3 %Gulf Shores, AL6.3Jacksonville, AL: 5.6 %Jacksonville, AL5.6Homewood, AL: 5.5 %Homewood, AL5.5Auburn, AL: 5.3 %Auburn, AL5.3Foley, AL: 5.2 %Foley, AL5.2Cullman, AL: 4.8 %Cullman, AL4.8Florence, AL: 4.8 %Florence, AL4.8Phenix City, AL: 4.8 %Phenix City, AL4.8Madison, AL: 4.6 %Madison, AL4.6Pike Road, AL: 4.4 %Pike Road, AL4.4Huntsville, AL: 4.3 %Huntsville, AL4.3Valley, AL: 4.1 %Valley, AL4.1Montgomery, AL: 3.4 %Montgomery, AL3.4Daphne, AL: 3.2 %Daphne, AL3.2Troy, AL: 3.2 %Troy, AL3.2Ozark, AL: 3 %Ozark, AL3Pelham, AL: 3 %Pelham, AL3Prattville, AL: 2.9 %Prattville, AL2.9Dothan, AL: 2.9 %Dothan, AL2.9Pell City, AL: 2.9 %Pell City, AL2.9Fairhope, AL: 2.8 %Fairhope, AL2.8Athens, AL: 2.7 %Athens, AL2.7Birmingham, AL: 2.7 %Birmingham, AL2.7Saraland, AL: 2.7 %Saraland, AL2.7Albertville, AL: 2.6 %Albertville, AL2.6Mobile, AL: 2.6 %Mobile, AL2.6Irondale, AL: 2.4 %Irondale, AL2.4Northport, AL: 2.3 %Northport, AL2.3Opelika, AL: 2.3 %Opelika, AL2.3Vestavia Hills, AL: 2.2 %Vestavia Hills, AL2.2Talladega, AL: 2.2 %Talladega, AL2.2Gadsden, AL: 2.1 %Gadsden, AL2.1Helena, AL: 2 %Helena, AL2Anniston, AL: 2 %Anniston, AL2Bessemer, AL: 1.9 %Bessemer, AL1.9Chelsea, AL: 1.9 %Chelsea, AL1.9Trussville, AL: 1.9 %Trussville, AL1.9Hoover, AL: 1.8 %Hoover, AL1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Tuscaloosa, AL6.6-0.9 pts
2Enterprise, AL6.4+0.2 pts
3Gulf Shores, AL6.3-0.8 pts
4Jacksonville, AL5.6-0 pts
5Homewood, AL5.5-0 pts
6Auburn, AL5.3+0.4 pts
7Foley, AL5.2-0.5 pts
8Cullman, AL4.8+0.1 pts
9Florence, AL4.8+0.4 pts
9Phenix City, AL4.8-0.4 pts
11Madison, AL4.6+0.7 pts
12Pike Road, AL4.4+1 pts
13Huntsville, AL4.3-0.3 pts
14Valley, AL4.1+0.8 pts
15Montgomery, AL3.4-0.2 pts
16Daphne, AL3.2-0.3 pts
16Troy, AL3.20 pts
18Ozark, AL30 pts
19Pelham, AL3+0.7 pts
20Prattville, AL2.9-0.4 pts
21Dothan, AL2.9-0 pts
22Pell City, AL2.9-1 pts
23Fairhope, AL2.8+0.2 pts
24Athens, AL2.7+1.1 pts
25Birmingham, AL2.70 pts
26Saraland, AL2.7-0.7 pts
27Albertville, AL2.6+0.3 pts
27Mobile, AL2.6+0.3 pts
29Irondale, AL2.4+0.4 pts
30Northport, AL2.3-0.5 pts
31Opelika, AL2.3+1.1 pts
32Vestavia Hills, AL2.2+0.6 pts
33Talladega, AL2.2-0 pts
34Gadsden, AL2.1+0.2 pts
35Helena, AL2+0.1 pts
36Anniston, AL2+0.2 pts
37Bessemer, AL1.90 pts
38Chelsea, AL1.9+1.1 pts
39Trussville, AL1.9+0.1 pts
40Hoover, AL1.8-0.1 pts
41Hartselle, AL1.8+0.8 pts
42Muscle Shoals, AL1.7-0.3 pts
43Oxford, AL1.7+0.4 pts
44Selma, AL1.5-0.9 pts
45Moody, AL1.5-0.1 pts
46Center Point, AL1.5-0.2 pts
47Decatur, AL1.3-0.4 pts
48Eufaula, AL1.2-0.4 pts
48Rainbow City, AL1.2+0.7 pts
50Hueytown, AL1.2+0.1 pts
51Mountain Brook, AL1.1-1.5 pts
52Millbrook, AL1.1-0.6 pts
53Alabaster, AL1-0.3 pts
54Gardendale, AL1-0.4 pts
55Sylacauga, AL0.8-1.2 pts
56Boaz, AL0.8+0.5 pts
56Jasper, AL0.8+0.3 pts
58Calera, AL0.7+0.4 pts
59Scottsboro, AL0.7+0.1 pts
60Prichard, AL0.7-0.1 pts
61Clay, AL0.6+0.4 pts
62Leeds, AL0.5-0 pts
63Fort Payne, AL0.3+0.1 pts
64Alexander City, AL0.2-1 pts
64Russellville, AL0.2+0.1 pts
66Spanish Fort, AL0.2-0.4 pts

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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/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 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, 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 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, 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-state/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 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, 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-state/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 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, 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-state/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Tuscaloosa, AL, with 6.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Spanish Fort, AL, with 0.2% 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 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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