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Cities in Alabama by population

Huntsville, AL had the highest population of 66 cities in 2024, at 230,347. Clay, AL had the lowest, at 10,249. The median was 19,564 and the figure for Alabama was 5.16 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest230,347Huntsville, AL
Lowest10,249Clay, AL
Median19,56466 cities
Alabama5,163,055History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Huntsville, AL: 230,347 personsHuntsville, AL230,347Mobile, AL: 201,612 personsMobile, AL201,612Birmingham, AL: 196,789 personsBirmingham, AL196,789Montgomery, AL: 195,872 personsMontgomery, AL195,872Tuscaloosa, AL: 114,211 personsTuscaloosa, AL114,211Hoover, AL: 93,071 personsHoover, AL93,071Auburn, AL: 83,813 personsAuburn, AL83,813Dothan, AL: 71,840 personsDothan, AL71,840Madison, AL: 63,811 personsMadison, AL63,811Decatur, AL: 58,073 personsDecatur, AL58,073Florence, AL: 42,651 personsFlorence, AL42,651Prattville, AL: 40,172 personsPrattville, AL40,172Phenix City, AL: 38,573 personsPhenix City, AL38,573Vestavia Hills, AL: 38,322 personsVestavia Hills, AL38,322Opelika, AL: 35,029 personsOpelika, AL35,029Alabaster, AL: 34,463 personsAlabaster, AL34,463Gadsden, AL: 33,284 personsGadsden, AL33,284Athens, AL: 32,627 personsAthens, AL32,627Northport, AL: 31,470 personsNorthport, AL31,470Daphne, AL: 30,832 personsDaphne, AL30,832Enterprise, AL: 30,793 personsEnterprise, AL30,793Foley, AL: 28,147 personsFoley, AL28,147Homewood, AL: 28,001 personsHomewood, AL28,001Trussville, AL: 27,138 personsTrussville, AL27,138Fairhope, AL: 26,437 personsFairhope, AL26,437Pelham, AL: 25,408 personsPelham, AL25,408Bessemer, AL: 25,080 personsBessemer, AL25,080Albertville, AL: 23,522 personsAlbertville, AL23,522Helena, AL: 23,318 personsHelena, AL23,318Oxford, AL: 22,106 personsOxford, AL22,106Mountain Brook, AL: 21,805 personsMountain Brook, AL21,805Anniston, AL: 21,094 personsAnniston, AL21,094Cullman, AL: 20,326 personsCullman, AL20,326Prichard, AL: 18,801 personsPrichard, AL18,801Calera, AL: 18,546 personsCalera, AL18,546Troy, AL: 17,743 personsTroy, AL17,743Muscle Shoals, AL: 17,486 personsMuscle Shoals, AL17,486Millbrook, AL: 17,420 personsMillbrook, AL17,420Gulf Shores, AL: 17,347 personsGulf Shores, AL17,347Chelsea, AL: 17,287 personsChelsea, AL17,287Huntsville, AL: 230,347 personsHuntsville, AL230,347Mobile, AL: 201,612 personsMobile, AL201,612Birmingham, AL: 196,789 personsBirmingham, AL196,789Montgomery, AL: 195,872 personsMontgomery, AL195,872Tuscaloosa, AL: 114,211 personsTuscaloosa, AL114,211Hoover, AL: 93,071 personsHoover, AL93,071Auburn, AL: 83,813 personsAuburn, AL83,813Dothan, AL: 71,840 personsDothan, AL71,840Madison, AL: 63,811 personsMadison, AL63,811Decatur, AL: 58,073 personsDecatur, AL58,073Florence, AL: 42,651 personsFlorence, AL42,651Prattville, AL: 40,172 personsPrattville, AL40,172Phenix City, AL: 38,573 personsPhenix City, AL38,573Vestavia Hills, AL: 38,322 personsVestavia Hills, AL38,322Opelika, AL: 35,029 personsOpelika, AL35,029Alabaster, AL: 34,463 personsAlabaster, AL34,463Gadsden, AL: 33,284 personsGadsden, AL33,284Athens, AL: 32,627 personsAthens, AL32,627Northport, AL: 31,470 personsNorthport, AL31,470Daphne, AL: 30,832 personsDaphne, AL30,832Enterprise, AL: 30,793 personsEnterprise, AL30,793Foley, AL: 28,147 personsFoley, AL28,147Homewood, AL: 28,001 personsHomewood, AL28,001Trussville, AL: 27,138 personsTrussville, AL27,138Fairhope, AL: 26,437 personsFairhope, AL26,437Pelham, AL: 25,408 personsPelham, AL25,408Bessemer, AL: 25,080 personsBessemer, AL25,080Albertville, AL: 23,522 personsAlbertville, AL23,522Helena, AL: 23,318 personsHelena, AL23,318Oxford, AL: 22,106 personsOxford, AL22,106Mountain Brook, AL: 21,805 personsMountain Brook, AL21,805Anniston, AL: 21,094 personsAnniston, AL21,094Cullman, AL: 20,326 personsCullman, AL20,326Prichard, AL: 18,801 personsPrichard, AL18,801Calera, AL: 18,546 personsCalera, AL18,546Troy, AL: 17,743 personsTroy, AL17,743Muscle Shoals, AL: 17,486 personsMuscle Shoals, AL17,486Millbrook, AL: 17,420 personsMillbrook, AL17,420Gulf Shores, AL: 17,347 personsGulf Shores, AL17,347Chelsea, AL: 17,287 personsChelsea, AL17,287
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

RankCities2024
persons		Change on 2023
1Huntsville, AL230,347+1.9%
2Mobile, AL201,612-0.2%
3Birmingham, AL196,789-0.1%
4Montgomery, AL195,872-0%
5Tuscaloosa, AL114,211+1.1%
6Hoover, AL93,071+0.6%
7Auburn, AL83,813+1.7%
8Dothan, AL71,840+0.6%
9Madison, AL63,811+4.9%
10Decatur, AL58,073+0.5%
11Florence, AL42,651+0.5%
12Prattville, AL40,172+2%
13Phenix City, AL38,573+0.2%
14Vestavia Hills, AL38,322+0.4%
15Opelika, AL35,029+4%
16Alabaster, AL34,463+0.8%
17Gadsden, AL33,284-0%
18Athens, AL32,627+5.4%
19Northport, AL31,470+1%
20Daphne, AL30,832+1.2%
21Enterprise, AL30,793+1.6%
22Foley, AL28,147+11.9%
23Homewood, AL28,001+0.6%
24Trussville, AL27,138+1.3%
25Fairhope, AL26,437+4%
26Pelham, AL25,408+0.9%
27Bessemer, AL25,080+0.5%
28Albertville, AL23,522+1.6%
29Helena, AL23,318+0.1%
30Oxford, AL22,1060%
31Mountain Brook, AL21,805-0.1%
32Anniston, AL21,094-0.3%
33Cullman, AL20,326+2.1%
34Prichard, AL18,801-0.4%
35Calera, AL18,546+1.5%
36Troy, AL17,743-0.4%
37Muscle Shoals, AL17,486+1.3%
38Millbrook, AL17,420+0.5%
39Gulf Shores, AL17,347+2.7%
40Chelsea, AL17,287+2.7%
41Saraland, AL16,543-0%
42Gardendale, AL16,505-0%
43Selma, AL16,341-2.3%
44Hartselle, AL16,232+1.2%
45Hueytown, AL16,224-0.1%
46Scottsboro, AL16,004+0.9%
47Center Point, AL15,642-0.3%
48Fort Payne, AL15,098+1%
49Talladega, AL14,759+0.7%
50Jacksonville, AL14,632-0.1%
51Jasper, AL14,559+0.8%
52Alexander City, AL14,498-0%
53Ozark, AL14,337+0.1%
54Pell City, AL14,096+1.4%
55Moody, AL13,604+0.2%
56Irondale, AL13,598+0.5%
57Leeds, AL12,652+1.2%
58Eufaula, AL12,462-0.4%
59Sylacauga, AL12,152-0.6%
60Pike Road, AL11,437+3.1%
61Spanish Fort, AL11,085+1.5%
62Russellville, AL10,827+0.4%
63Boaz, AL10,557+1.2%
64Rainbow City, AL10,364+0.2%
65Valley, AL10,288-0.1%
66Clay, AL10,249+0.2%

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Resident population.

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  • 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/alabama-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest population?

Huntsville, AL, with 230,347 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest population?

Clay, AL, with 10,249 in 2024.

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