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Cities in Alabama by population

Huntsville, AL had the highest population of 66 cities in 2022, at 222,237. Valley, AL had the lowest, at 10,271. The median was 19,092 and the figure for Alabama was 5.08 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest222,237Huntsville, AL
Lowest10,271Valley, AL
Median19,09266 cities
Alabama5,076,868History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Huntsville, AL: 222,237 personsHuntsville, AL222,237Mobile, AL: 202,772 personsMobile, AL202,772Montgomery, AL: 197,141 personsMontgomery, AL197,141Birmingham, AL: 196,972 personsBirmingham, AL196,972Tuscaloosa, AL: 112,018 personsTuscaloosa, AL112,018Hoover, AL: 92,337 personsHoover, AL92,337Auburn, AL: 80,526 personsAuburn, AL80,526Dothan, AL: 71,272 personsDothan, AL71,272Madison, AL: 59,730 personsMadison, AL59,730Decatur, AL: 57,246 personsDecatur, AL57,246Florence, AL: 41,688 personsFlorence, AL41,688Prattville, AL: 38,756 personsPrattville, AL38,756Vestavia Hills, AL: 38,358 personsVestavia Hills, AL38,358Phenix City, AL: 38,273 personsPhenix City, AL38,273Alabaster, AL: 33,890 personsAlabaster, AL33,890Gadsden, AL: 33,305 personsGadsden, AL33,305Opelika, AL: 32,784 personsOpelika, AL32,784Northport, AL: 31,044 personsNorthport, AL31,044Enterprise, AL: 29,758 personsEnterprise, AL29,758Daphne, AL: 29,750 personsDaphne, AL29,750Athens, AL: 28,651 personsAthens, AL28,651Homewood, AL: 27,895 personsHomewood, AL27,895Trussville, AL: 26,504 personsTrussville, AL26,504Bessemer, AL: 25,150 personsBessemer, AL25,150Pelham, AL: 24,762 personsPelham, AL24,762Fairhope, AL: 24,277 personsFairhope, AL24,277Foley, AL: 23,917 personsFoley, AL23,917Helena, AL: 23,060 personsHelena, AL23,060Albertville, AL: 22,788 personsAlbertville, AL22,788Oxford, AL: 22,023 personsOxford, AL22,023Mountain Brook, AL: 21,989 personsMountain Brook, AL21,989Anniston, AL: 21,186 personsAnniston, AL21,186Cullman, AL: 19,264 personsCullman, AL19,264Prichard, AL: 18,920 personsPrichard, AL18,920Calera, AL: 17,893 personsCalera, AL17,893Troy, AL: 17,719 personsTroy, AL17,719Millbrook, AL: 17,074 personsMillbrook, AL17,074Muscle Shoals, AL: 17,054 personsMuscle Shoals, AL17,054Selma, AL: 17,015 personsSelma, AL17,015Gardendale, AL: 16,617 personsGardendale, AL16,617Huntsville, AL: 222,237 personsHuntsville, AL222,237Mobile, AL: 202,772 personsMobile, AL202,772Montgomery, AL: 197,141 personsMontgomery, AL197,141Birmingham, AL: 196,972 personsBirmingham, AL196,972Tuscaloosa, AL: 112,018 personsTuscaloosa, AL112,018Hoover, AL: 92,337 personsHoover, AL92,337Auburn, AL: 80,526 personsAuburn, AL80,526Dothan, AL: 71,272 personsDothan, AL71,272Madison, AL: 59,730 personsMadison, AL59,730Decatur, AL: 57,246 personsDecatur, AL57,246Florence, AL: 41,688 personsFlorence, AL41,688Prattville, AL: 38,756 personsPrattville, AL38,756Vestavia Hills, AL: 38,358 personsVestavia Hills, AL38,358Phenix City, AL: 38,273 personsPhenix City, AL38,273Alabaster, AL: 33,890 personsAlabaster, AL33,890Gadsden, AL: 33,305 personsGadsden, AL33,305Opelika, AL: 32,784 personsOpelika, AL32,784Northport, AL: 31,044 personsNorthport, AL31,044Enterprise, AL: 29,758 personsEnterprise, AL29,758Daphne, AL: 29,750 personsDaphne, AL29,750Athens, AL: 28,651 personsAthens, AL28,651Homewood, AL: 27,895 personsHomewood, AL27,895Trussville, AL: 26,504 personsTrussville, AL26,504Bessemer, AL: 25,150 personsBessemer, AL25,150Pelham, AL: 24,762 personsPelham, AL24,762Fairhope, AL: 24,277 personsFairhope, AL24,277Foley, AL: 23,917 personsFoley, AL23,917Helena, AL: 23,060 personsHelena, AL23,060Albertville, AL: 22,788 personsAlbertville, AL22,788Oxford, AL: 22,023 personsOxford, AL22,023Mountain Brook, AL: 21,989 personsMountain Brook, AL21,989Anniston, AL: 21,186 personsAnniston, AL21,186Cullman, AL: 19,264 personsCullman, AL19,264Prichard, AL: 18,920 personsPrichard, AL18,920Calera, AL: 17,893 personsCalera, AL17,893Troy, AL: 17,719 personsTroy, AL17,719Millbrook, AL: 17,074 personsMillbrook, AL17,074Muscle Shoals, AL: 17,054 personsMuscle Shoals, AL17,054Selma, AL: 17,015 personsSelma, AL17,015Gardendale, AL: 16,617 personsGardendale, AL16,617
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

RankCities2022
persons		Change on 2021
1Huntsville, AL222,237+1.6%
2Mobile, AL202,772-1%
3Montgomery, AL197,141-0.6%
4Birmingham, AL196,972-0.3%
5Tuscaloosa, AL112,018+1.3%
6Hoover, AL92,337-0.2%
7Auburn, AL80,526+1.6%
8Dothan, AL71,272+0.4%
9Madison, AL59,730+2.5%
10Decatur, AL57,246+0.7%
11Florence, AL41,688+1.5%
12Prattville, AL38,756+1.2%
13Vestavia Hills, AL38,358-1.3%
14Phenix City, AL38,273-0.4%
15Alabaster, AL33,890+0.5%
16Gadsden, AL33,305-0.7%
17Opelika, AL32,784+3.9%
18Northport, AL31,044+0.1%
19Enterprise, AL29,758+1.2%
20Daphne, AL29,750+3.2%
21Athens, AL28,651+5.9%
22Homewood, AL27,895-0.6%
23Trussville, AL26,504+0.5%
24Bessemer, AL25,150-1.5%
25Pelham, AL24,762+1%
26Fairhope, AL24,277+2.5%
27Foley, AL23,917+6.8%
28Helena, AL23,060+1.3%
29Albertville, AL22,788+1.2%
30Oxford, AL22,023-0.3%
31Mountain Brook, AL21,989-1.2%
32Anniston, AL21,186-0.8%
33Cullman, AL19,264+2.1%
34Prichard, AL18,920-1%
35Calera, AL17,893+2.8%
36Troy, AL17,719+1%
37Millbrook, AL17,074+1.1%
38Muscle Shoals, AL17,054+2.1%
39Selma, AL17,015-2.4%
40Gardendale, AL16,617-1%
41Saraland, AL16,522+0.2%
42Hueytown, AL16,349-1.1%
43Gulf Shores, AL16,304+3.1%
44Chelsea, AL16,249+3.2%
45Center Point, AL15,848-1.5%
46Hartselle, AL15,775+0.8%
47Scottsboro, AL15,670+0.2%
48Fort Payne, AL14,855-0.1%
49Talladega, AL14,670-0.3%
50Alexander City, AL14,615-0.6%
51Jacksonville, AL14,415+2.3%
52Jasper, AL14,336-0.5%
53Ozark, AL14,249-0.1%
54Pell City, AL13,597+2.4%
55Moody, AL13,564+0.6%
56Irondale, AL13,351-0.9%
57Eufaula, AL12,563-1.2%
58Leeds, AL12,410+0.7%
59Sylacauga, AL12,270-0.8%
60Russellville, AL10,785-0.3%
61Pike Road, AL10,644+7.1%
62Spanish Fort, AL10,628+2.2%
63Boaz, AL10,319+1.4%
64Clay, AL10,286-0.1%
65Rainbow City, AL10,273+0.8%
66Valley, AL10,271-1.1%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Huntsville, AL, with 222,237 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Valley, AL, with 10,271 in 2022.

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