The U.S. State of Alabama currently has 34 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas , 12 metropolitan statistical areas , and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama.[1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL combined statistical area, encompassing the area around the state's largest city, Birmingham .
Background [ edit ] The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico .[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau , planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.
The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA ) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents ) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.[2]
The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.
The 34 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Alabama [a] Combined statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Core-based statistical area[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] County 2023 population (est.)[3] Metropolitan division[1] 2023 population (est.)[3] Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA 1,367,706 Birmingham, AL MSA 1,184,290 Jefferson County, Alabama 662,895 none Shelby County, Alabama 233,000 St. Clair County, Alabama 95,552 Walker County, Alabama 64,728 Blount County, Alabama 59,816 Chilton County, Alabama 46,431 Bibb County, Alabama 21,868 Cullman, AL μSA 92,016 Cullman County, Alabama 92,016 Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA 91,400 Talladega County, Alabama 81,132 Coosa County, Alabama 10,268 Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA 895,383 859,214 Huntsville, AL MSA 527,254 Madison County, Alabama 412,600 Limestone County, Alabama 114,654 Decatur, AL MSA 158,635 Morgan County, Alabama 125,133 Lawrence County, Alabama 33,502 Albertville, AL μSA 100,756 Marshall County, Alabama 100,756 Fort Payne, AL μSA 72,569 DeKalb County, Alabama 72,569 Fayetteville, TN μSA 36,169 Lincoln County, Tennessee 36,169 Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA 665,147 Mobile, AL MSA 411,640 Mobile County, Alabama 411,640 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA 253,507 Baldwin County, Alabama 253,507 Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA 421,645 Montgomery, AL MSA 385,480 Montgomery County, Alabama 224,980 Elmore County, Alabama 90,441 Autauga County, Alabama 60,342 Lowndes County, Alabama 9,717 Selma, AL μSA 36,165 Dallas County, Alabama 36,165 Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA 566,030 301,006 Columbus, GA-AL MSA 323,768 58,744 Muscogee County, Georgia 201,877 Russell County, Alabama 58,744 Harris County, Georgia 36,654 Chattahoochee County, Georgia 8,661 Marion County, Georgia 7,440 Talbot County, Georgia 5,718 Stewart County, Georgia 4,674 Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA 201,585 Lee County, Alabama 183,215 Macon County, Alabama 18,370 Alexander City, AL μSA 40,677 Tallapoosa County, Alabama 40,677 none Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 278,290 Tuscaloosa County, Alabama 237,373 Pickens County, Alabama 18,688 Hale County, Alabama 14,888 Greene County, Alabama 7,341 Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA 256,866 Dothan, AL MSA 153,349 Houston County, Alabama 108,462 Geneva County, Alabama 26,988 Henry County, Alabama 17,899 Enterprise, AL μSA 55,643 Coffee County, Alabama 55,643 Ozark, AL μSA 49,871 Dale County, Alabama 49,871 Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA 186,977 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA 153,349 Lauderdale County, Alabama 96,814 Colbert County, Alabama 58,361 Russellville, AL μSA 31,802 Franklin County, Alabama 31,802 none Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA 116,429 Calhoun County, Alabama 116,429 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,241 Etowah County, Alabama 103,241 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363 53,467
Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA 580,971 Hamilton County, Tennessee 379,864 Walker County, Georgia 69,489 Catoosa County, Georgia 68,910 Marion County, Tennessee 29,382 Sequatchie County, Tennessee 17,161 Dade County, Georgia 16,165 Dalton, GA MSA 144,722 Whitfield County, Georgia 103,687 Murray County, Georgia 41,035 Cleveland, TN MSA 129,612 Bradley County, Tennessee 111,579 Polk County, Tennessee 18,033 Athens, TN μSA 69,369 McMinn County, Tennessee 55,678 Meigs County, Tennessee 13,691 Scottsboro, AL μSA 53,467 Jackson County, Alabama 53,467 Summerville, GA μSA 25,222 Chattooga County, Georgia 25,222 Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA 7,241,538 34,079 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA 6,327,662 Fulton County, Georgia 1,079,105 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MD 4,934,074 Gwinnett County, Georgia 983,526 DeKalb County, Georgia 762,992 Clayton County, Georgia 298,300 Forsyth County, Georgia 272,887 Henry County, Georgia 254,613 Coweta County, Georgia 155,892 Douglas County, Georgia 149,160 Carroll County, Georgia 127,098 Fayette County, Georgia 123,251 Newton County, Georgia 120,135 Walton County, Georgia 106,702 Rockdale County, Georgia 95,987 Barrow County, Georgia 92,792 Spalding County, Georgia 69,946 Pickens County, Georgia 35,969 Lumpkin County, Georgia 35,258 Dawson County, Georgia 31,732 Butts County, Georgia 26,887 Morgan County, Georgia 21,460 Meriwether County, Georgia 20,931 Pike County, Georgia 20,461 Lamar County, Georgia 20,401 Jasper County, Georgia 16,455 Heard County, Georgia 12,034 Cobb County, Georgia 776,743 Marietta, GA MD 1,393,588 Cherokee County, Georgia 286,602 Paulding County, Georgia 183,164 Bartow County, Georgia 115,041 Haralson County, Georgia 32,038 Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA 222,060 Clarke County, Georgia 129,933 none Oconee County, Georgia 44,182 Madison County, Georgia 32,191 Oglethorpe County, Georgia 15,754 Gainesville, GA MSA 217,267 Hall County, Georgia 217,267 LaGrange, GA-AL μSA 104,821 34,079 Troup County, Georgia 70,742 Chambers County, Alabama 34,079 Rome, GA MSA 100,113 Floyd County, Georgia 100, 113 Jefferson, GA μSA 88,615 Jackson County, Georgia 88,615 Calhoun, GA μSA 59,757 Gordon County, Georgia 59,757 Cornelia, GA μSA 48,757 Habersham County, Georgia 48,757 Cedartown, GA μSA 44,223 Polk County, Georgia 44,223 Thomaston, GA μSA 28,263 Upson County, Georgia 28,263 none Troy, AL μSA 33,137 Pike County, Alabama 33,137 Eufaula, AL-GA μSA 26,865 24,585 Barbour County, Alabama 24,585 Quitman County, Georgia 2,280 none Covington County, Alabama 37,952 Escambia County, Alabama 36,558 Marion County, Alabama 29,244 Cherokee County, Alabama 25,666 Winston County, Alabama 23,611 Randolph County, Alabama 22,786 Clarke County, Alabama 22,337 Monroe County, Alabama 19,229 Marengo County, Alabama 18,684 Butler County, Alabama 18,382 Fayette County, Alabama 15,967 Cleburne County, Alabama 15,639 Washington County, Alabama 15,022 Clay County, Alabama 14,111 Lamar County, Alabama 13,661 Crenshaw County, Alabama 13,101 Choctaw County, Alabama 12,252 Sumter County, Alabama 11,727 Conecuh County, Alabama 11,174 Wilcox County, Alabama 9,944 Bullock County, Alabama 9,897 Perry County, Alabama 7,738 State of Alabama 5,108,468
Primary statistical areas [ edit ] Primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area. Of the 34 statistical areas of Alabama, 14 are PSAs comprising nine combined statistical areas, three metropolitan statistical areas, and two micropolitan statistical areas.
The 14 primary statistical areas of the State of Alabama[b] 2020 rank Primary statistical area [1] Population 2023 estimate[3] Change 2020 Census [4] Change 2010 Census [5] 1 Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA 1,367,706 +0.49 % 1,361,033 +4.51 % 1,302,283 2 Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA (AL only) 859,214 +5.11 % 817,437 +11.13 % 735,550 3 Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA 665,147 +2.87 % 646,576 +8.62 % 595,257 4 Montgomery-Selma, AL CSA 421,645 −0.67 % 424,509 +1.47 % 418,356 5 Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA (AL only) 301,006 +2.29 % 294,267 +14.83 % 256,262 6 Tuscaloosa, AL MSA 278,290 +3.58 % 268,674 +12.32 % 239,207 7 Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark, AL CSA 258,863 +2.00 % 253,798 +3.24 % 245,838 8 Florence-Muscle Shoals-Russellville, AL CSA 186,977 +2.23 % 182,904 +2.27 % 178,841 9 Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA 116,429 −0.01 % 116,441 −1.80 % 118,572 10 Gadsden, AL MSA 103,241 −0.19 % 103,436 −0.95 % 104,430 11 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA (AL only) 53,467 +1.69 % 52,579 −1.22 % 53,227 12 Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA (AL only) 34,079 −1.99 % 34,772 +1.63 % 34,215 13 Troy, AL μSA 33,137 +0.39 % 33,009 +0.33 % 32,899 14 Eufaula, AL-GA μSA (AL only) 24,585 −2.53 % 25,223 −8.14 % 27,457 Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA 7,241,538 +3.53 % 6,994,671 +14.41 % 6,113,835 Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL CSA 1,003,363 +2.89 % 975,226 +4.93 % 929,449 Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA 566,030 +0.37 % 563,967 +10.34 % 511,103 Eufaula, AL-GA μSA 26,865 −2.16 % 27,458 −8.38 % 29,970 Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL-TN CSA 895,383 +5.00 % 852,756 +10.90 % 768,911
See also [ edit ]
^ An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in teal. A teal population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. ^ For PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked. References [ edit ] ^ a b c d e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF) . Office of Management and Budget . Retrieved October 23, 2023 . {{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link ) ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas" . Office of Management and Budget . July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021 . ^ a b c d e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023" . United States Census Bureau , Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024 . ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019" . U.S. Census Bureau . 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024 . External links [ edit ]
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