Alabama statistical areas

An enlargeable map of the 27 core-based statistical areas in Alabama.^[1]

The U.S. State of Alabama currently has 36 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On March 6, 2020, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and 14 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama.^[1]

Statistical areas[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 "a statistical geographic entity consisting of the county or counties (or county-equivalents) associated with at least one core^[a] of at least 10,000 population, 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 into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that have "a population of at least 50,000" and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) that have "a population of at least 10,000, but less than 50,000."^[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as "a geographic entity consisting of two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas with employment interchange measures^[b] of 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.

Table[edit]

The table below describes the 36 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Alabama with the following information:^[3]

The combined statistical area (CSA) as designated by the OMB.^[1]
The CSA population according to the 2020 US Census.^[4]
The core based statistical area (CBSA)^[2] as designated by the OMB.^[1]
The CBSA population according to the 2020 US Census.^[4]
The county name.
The county population according to the 2020 US Census.^[4]

The 36 United States statistical areas and 67 counties of the State of Alabama
Combined Statistical Area	2020 Population	Core Based Statistical Area	2020 Population	County	2020 Population
Birmingham-Hoover-Talladega, AL CSA	1,350,646	Birmingham-Hoover, AL MSA	1,115,289	Jefferson County, Alabama	674,721
				Shelby County, Alabama	223,024
				St. Clair County, Alabama	91,103
				Blount County, Alabama	59,134
				Chilton County, Alabama	45,014
				Bibb County, Alabama	22,293
		Cullman, AL μSA	87,866	Cullman County, Alabama	87,866
		Talladega-Sylacauga, AL μSA	82,149	Talladega County, Alabama	82,149
		Jasper, AL μSA	65,342	Walker County, Alabama	65,342
Mobile-Daphne-Fairhope, AL CSA	661,964	Mobile, AL MSA	430,197	Mobile County, Alabama	414,809
		Mobile, AL MSA	430,197	Washington County, Alabama	15,388
		Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL MSA	231,767	Baldwin County, Alabama	231,767
Huntsville-Decatur, AL CSA	648,217	Huntsville, AL MSA	491,723	Madison County, Alabama	388,153
		Huntsville, AL MSA	491,723	Limestone County, Alabama	103,570
		Decatur, AL MSA	156,494	Morgan County, Alabama	123,421
		Decatur, AL MSA	156,494	Lawrence County, Alabama	33,073
Montgomery-Alexander City-Selma, AL CSA	476,207	Montgomery, AL MSA	386,047	Montgomery County, Alabama	228,954
				Elmore County, Alabama	87,977
				Autauga County, Alabama	58,805
				Lowndes County, Alabama	10,311
		Alexander City, AL μSA	51,698	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	41,311
		Alexander City, AL μSA	51,698	Coosa County, Alabama	10,387
		Selma, AL μSA	38,462	Dallas County, Alabama	38,462
none		Tuscaloosa, AL MSA	268,674	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	227,036
				Pickens County, Alabama	19,123
				Hale County, Alabama	14,785
				Greene County, Alabama	7,730
Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL CSA	503,124 233,424	Columbus, GA-AL MSA	328,883 59,183	Muscogee County, Georgia	206,922
				Russell County, Alabama	59,183
				Harris County, Georgia	34,668
				Chattahoochee County, Georgia	9,565
				Marion County, Georgia	7,498
				Stewart County, Georgia	5,733
				Talbot County, Georgia	5,314
		Auburn-Opelika, AL MSA	174,241	Lee County, Alabama	174,241
Dothan-Ozark, AL CSA	200,333	Dothan, AL MSA	151,007	Houston County, Alabama	107,202
				Geneva County, Alabama	26,659
				Henry County, Alabama	17,146
		Ozark, AL μSA	49,326	Dale County, Alabama	49,326
none		Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA	150,791	Lauderdale County, Alabama	93,564
none		Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL MSA	150,791	Colbert County, Alabama	57,227
Scottsboro-Fort Payne, AL CSA	124,187	Fort Payne, AL μSA	71,608	DeKalb County, Alabama	71,608
Scottsboro-Fort Payne, AL CSA	124,187	Scottsboro, AL μSA	52,579	Jackson County, Alabama	52,579
none		Anniston-Oxford, AL MSA	116,441	Calhoun County, Alabama	116,441
		Gadsden, AL MSA	103,436	Etowah County, Alabama	103,436
		Albertville, AL μSA	97,612	Marshall County, Alabama	97,612
		Enterprise, AL μSA	53,465	Coffee County, Alabama	53,465
Pensacola-Ferry Pass, FL-AL CSA	546,662 36,757	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA	509,905	Escambia County, Florida	321,905
		Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL MSA	509,905	Santa Rosa County, Florida	188,000
		Atmore, AL μSA	36,757	Escambia County, Alabama	36,757
Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA-AL CSA	6,930,423 34,772	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA MSA	6,089,815	Fulton County, Georgia	1,066,710
				Gwinnett County, Georgia	957,062
				Cobb County, Georgia	766,149
				DeKalb County, Georgia	764,382
				Clayton County, Georgia	297,595
				Cherokee County, Georgia	266,620
				Forsyth County, Georgia	251,283
				Henry County, Georgia	240,712
				Paulding County, Georgia	168,661
				Coweta County, Georgia	146,158
				Douglas County, Georgia	144,237
				Fayette County, Georgia	119,194
				Carroll County, Georgia	119,148
				Newton County, Georgia	112,483/span>
				Bartow County, Georgia	108,901
				Walton County, Georgia	96,673
				Rockdale County, Georgia	93,570
				Barrow County, Georgia	83,505
				Spalding County, Georgia	67,306
				Pickens County, Georgia	33,216
				Haralson County, Georgia	29,919
				Dawson County, Georgia	26,798
				Butts County, Georgia	25,434
				Meriwether County, Georgia	20,613
				Morgan County, Georgia	20,097
				Pike County, Georgia	18,889
				Lamar County, Georgia	18,500
				Jasper County, Georgia	14,588
				Heard County, Georgia	11,412
		Athens-Clarke County, GA MSA	215,415	Clarke County, Georgia	128,671
				Oconee County, Georgia	41,799
				Madison County, Georgia	30,120
				Oglethorpe County, Georgia	14,825
		Gainesville, GA MSA	203,136	Hall County, Georgia	203,136
		LaGrange, GA-AL μSA	104,198 34,772	Troup County, Georgia	69,426
		LaGrange, GA-AL μSA	104,198 34,772	Chambers County, Alabama	34,772
		Rome, GA MSA	98,584	Floyd County, Georgia	98,584
		Jefferson, GA μSA	75,907	Jackson County, Georgia	75,907
		Cornelia, GA μSA	46,031	Habersham County, Georgia	46,031
		Cedartown, GA μSA	42,853	Polk County, Georgia	42,853
		Thomaston, GA μSA	27,700	Upson County, Georgia	27,700
		Toccoa, GA μSA	26,784	Stephens County, Georgia	26,784
none		Troy, AL μSA	33,009	Pike County, Alabama	33,009
		Eufaula, AL-GA μSA	27,458 25,223	Barbour County, Alabama	25,223
		Eufaula, AL-GA μSA	27,458 25,223	Quitman County, Georgia	2,235
		none		Covington County, Alabama	37,570
				Franklin County, Alabama	32,113
				Marion County, Alabama	29,341
				Cherokee County, Alabama	24,971
				Winston County, Alabama	23,540
				Clarke County, Alabama	23,087
				Randolph County, Alabama	21,967
				Monroe County, Alabama	19,772
				Macon County, Alabama	19,532
				Marengo County, Alabama	19,323
				Butler County, Alabama	19,051
				Fayette County, Alabama	16,321
				Cleburne County, Alabama	15,056
				Clay County, Alabama	14,236
				Lamar County, Alabama	13,972
				Crenshaw County, Alabama	13,194
				Choctaw County, Alabama	12,665
				Sumter County, Alabama	12,345
				Conecuh County, Alabama	11,597
				Wilcox County, Alabama	10,600
				Bullock County, Alabama	10,357
				Perry County, Alabama	8,511
State of Alabama					5,024,279

Notes[edit]

^ The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."^[2]
^ The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (March 6, 2020). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 20-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved December 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c "2020 Census Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau. September 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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Coordinates: 32°46′46″N 86°49′43″W / 32.7794°N 86.8287°W / 32.7794; -86.8287 (State of Alabama)

[3] The OMB defines a core as "a densely settled concentration of population, comprising an Urban Area (of 10,000 or more population) delineated by the Census Bureau, around which a core-based statistical area is delineated."^[2]

[4] The OMB defines the employment interchange measure as "the sum of the percentage of workers living in the smaller entity who work in the larger entity plus the percentage of employment in the smaller entity that is accounted for by workers who reside in the larger entity."^[2]

[OMB_20200306-1] Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (March 6, 2020). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 20-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved December 6, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[CBSA-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

[5] 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.

[PopCBSA-6] "2020 Census Redistricting Data". United States Census Bureau. September 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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