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Cities in Alabama by population

Huntsville, AL had the highest population of 66 cities in 2020, at 216,292. Pike Road, AL had the lowest, at 9,536. The median was 18,876 and the figure for Alabama was 5.03 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest216,292Huntsville, AL
Lowest9,536Pike Road, AL
Median18,87666 cities
Alabama5,032,962History

Top 40 cities, 2020

Huntsville, AL: 216,292 personsHuntsville, AL216,292Mobile, AL: 206,485 personsMobile, AL206,485Birmingham, AL: 200,226 personsBirmingham, AL200,226Montgomery, AL: 200,038 personsMontgomery, AL200,038Tuscaloosa, AL: 105,564 personsTuscaloosa, AL105,564Hoover, AL: 92,624 personsHoover, AL92,624Auburn, AL: 77,119 personsAuburn, AL77,119Dothan, AL: 71,110 personsDothan, AL71,110Madison, AL: 57,236 personsMadison, AL57,236Decatur, AL: 57,131 personsDecatur, AL57,131Florence, AL: 40,585 personsFlorence, AL40,585Vestavia Hills, AL: 39,210 personsVestavia Hills, AL39,210Phenix City, AL: 38,821 personsPhenix City, AL38,821Prattville, AL: 37,836 personsPrattville, AL37,836Gadsden, AL: 33,874 personsGadsden, AL33,874Alabaster, AL: 33,398 personsAlabaster, AL33,398Northport, AL: 31,204 personsNorthport, AL31,204Opelika, AL: 31,087 personsOpelika, AL31,087Enterprise, AL: 28,842 personsEnterprise, AL28,842Daphne, AL: 27,766 personsDaphne, AL27,766Homewood, AL: 27,396 personsHomewood, AL27,396Trussville, AL: 26,219 personsTrussville, AL26,219Bessemer, AL: 25,936 personsBessemer, AL25,936Athens, AL: 25,719 personsAthens, AL25,719Pelham, AL: 24,242 personsPelham, AL24,242Fairhope, AL: 23,084 personsFairhope, AL23,084Mountain Brook, AL: 22,508 personsMountain Brook, AL22,508Albertville, AL: 22,407 personsAlbertville, AL22,407Helena, AL: 22,293 personsHelena, AL22,293Oxford, AL: 22,128 personsOxford, AL22,128Anniston, AL: 21,504 personsAnniston, AL21,504Foley, AL: 20,975 personsFoley, AL20,975Prichard, AL: 19,283 personsPrichard, AL19,283Cullman, AL: 18,469 personsCullman, AL18,469Selma, AL: 17,824 personsSelma, AL17,824Troy, AL: 17,660 personsTroy, AL17,660Hueytown, AL: 16,772 personsHueytown, AL16,772Calera, AL: 16,627 personsCalera, AL16,627Millbrook, AL: 16,557 personsMillbrook, AL16,557Gardendale, AL: 16,408 personsGardendale, AL16,408Huntsville, AL: 216,292 personsHuntsville, AL216,292Mobile, AL: 206,485 personsMobile, AL206,485Birmingham, AL: 200,226 personsBirmingham, AL200,226Montgomery, AL: 200,038 personsMontgomery, AL200,038Tuscaloosa, AL: 105,564 personsTuscaloosa, AL105,564Hoover, AL: 92,624 personsHoover, AL92,624Auburn, AL: 77,119 personsAuburn, AL77,119Dothan, AL: 71,110 personsDothan, AL71,110Madison, AL: 57,236 personsMadison, AL57,236Decatur, AL: 57,131 personsDecatur, AL57,131Florence, AL: 40,585 personsFlorence, AL40,585Vestavia Hills, AL: 39,210 personsVestavia Hills, AL39,210Phenix City, AL: 38,821 personsPhenix City, AL38,821Prattville, AL: 37,836 personsPrattville, AL37,836Gadsden, AL: 33,874 personsGadsden, AL33,874Alabaster, AL: 33,398 personsAlabaster, AL33,398Northport, AL: 31,204 personsNorthport, AL31,204Opelika, AL: 31,087 personsOpelika, AL31,087Enterprise, AL: 28,842 personsEnterprise, AL28,842Daphne, AL: 27,766 personsDaphne, AL27,766Homewood, AL: 27,396 personsHomewood, AL27,396Trussville, AL: 26,219 personsTrussville, AL26,219Bessemer, AL: 25,936 personsBessemer, AL25,936Athens, AL: 25,719 personsAthens, AL25,719Pelham, AL: 24,242 personsPelham, AL24,242Fairhope, AL: 23,084 personsFairhope, AL23,084Mountain Brook, AL: 22,508 personsMountain Brook, AL22,508Albertville, AL: 22,407 personsAlbertville, AL22,407Helena, AL: 22,293 personsHelena, AL22,293Oxford, AL: 22,128 personsOxford, AL22,128Anniston, AL: 21,504 personsAnniston, AL21,504Foley, AL: 20,975 personsFoley, AL20,975Prichard, AL: 19,283 personsPrichard, AL19,283Cullman, AL: 18,469 personsCullman, AL18,469Selma, AL: 17,824 personsSelma, AL17,824Troy, AL: 17,660 personsTroy, AL17,660Hueytown, AL: 16,772 personsHueytown, AL16,772Calera, AL: 16,627 personsCalera, AL16,627Millbrook, AL: 16,557 personsMillbrook, AL16,557Gardendale, AL: 16,408 personsGardendale, AL16,408
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
persons
1Huntsville, AL216,292
2Mobile, AL206,485
3Birmingham, AL200,226
4Montgomery, AL200,038
5Tuscaloosa, AL105,564
6Hoover, AL92,624
7Auburn, AL77,119
8Dothan, AL71,110
9Madison, AL57,236
10Decatur, AL57,131
11Florence, AL40,585
12Vestavia Hills, AL39,210
13Phenix City, AL38,821
14Prattville, AL37,836
15Gadsden, AL33,874
16Alabaster, AL33,398
17Northport, AL31,204
18Opelika, AL31,087
19Enterprise, AL28,842
20Daphne, AL27,766
21Homewood, AL27,396
22Trussville, AL26,219
23Bessemer, AL25,936
24Athens, AL25,719
25Pelham, AL24,242
26Fairhope, AL23,084
27Mountain Brook, AL22,508
28Albertville, AL22,407
29Helena, AL22,293
30Oxford, AL22,128
31Anniston, AL21,504
32Foley, AL20,975
33Prichard, AL19,283
34Cullman, AL18,469
35Selma, AL17,824
36Troy, AL17,660
37Hueytown, AL16,772
38Calera, AL16,627
39Millbrook, AL16,557
40Gardendale, AL16,408
41Muscle Shoals, AL16,374
42Saraland, AL16,337
43Center Point, AL16,319
44Hartselle, AL15,584
45Scottsboro, AL15,577
46Gulf Shores, AL15,288
47Chelsea, AL15,247
48Talladega, AL15,137
49Fort Payne, AL14,856
50Alexander City, AL14,833
51Jasper, AL14,553
52Ozark, AL14,333
53Jacksonville, AL14,299
54Irondale, AL13,481
55Moody, AL13,229
56Pell City, AL12,973
57Eufaula, AL12,865
58Sylacauga, AL12,548
59Leeds, AL12,384
60Russellville, AL10,855
61Valley, AL10,418
62Clay, AL10,313
63Rainbow City, AL10,212
64Spanish Fort, AL10,118
65Boaz, AL10,115
66Pike Road, AL9,536

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Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals) (Cities in Alabama by population, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/

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Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Alabama by population, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/alabama-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals). Cities in Alabama by population, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/alabama-cities?period=2020.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual estimates of the resident population for incorporated places, 1 July (Population Estimates Program, subcounty totals), Cities in Alabama by population, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/alabama-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Huntsville, AL, with 216,292 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Pike Road, AL, with 9,536 in 2020.

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