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In 2025, there were 5.19 million people living in Alabama. That makes Alabama the 24th-most populous state, home to 1.5% of people living in the US.

5.19M

population of Alabama (2025)

1.5%

Alabama share of the US population (2025)
The population of Alabama was about 2.8 times higher than it was in 1900. Between 2024 and 2025, the population of Alabama grew by about 30,000 people.

About 5.19 million people lived in Alabama in 2025. That's about 2.8 times more than in 1900.

Annual population estimates

What are Alabama's age demographics?

About 955,900 Alabama residents were aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 18.6% of the state’s population compared with 18% in the US overall.
Another 1.13 million Alabama residents, or 22.1% of the state’s population, were aged under 18. For comparison, children account for 21.6% of the US population.

A higher share of Alabama's population is is 65 and older than the US overall.

Population share by age group (2024)

What are Alabama's racial and ethnic demographics?

A state’s population may have racial and ethnic differences compared with the US overall. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census Bureau reporting standards.
Non-Hispanic white residents make up 63.6% of Alabama’s population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Alabama also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic Black or African American (26.1%) than the US overall (12.6%).
In contrast, Alabama’s Hispanic population accounted for 6%, below the 20% share nationwide. The non-Hispanic Asian population makes up 1.7% of the state, compared with 6.5% nationally.

A lower share of Alabama's population is is Hispanic than the US overall.

Population share by race and ethnicity (2024)

What are Alabama's most populous counties?

In 2024, eight out of 67 counties accounted for over half of Alabama’s population:
  • Jefferson County, 664,700 (12.9% of the population)
  • Madison County, 423,400 (8.2%)
  • Mobile County, 412,300 (8%)
  • Baldwin County, 261,600 (5.1%)
  • Tuscaloosa County, 241,200 (4.7%)
  • Shelby County, 236,000 (4.6%)
  • Montgomery County, 225,900 (4.4%)
  • Lee County, 187,800 (3.6%)

In 2024, Jefferson County was the most populous county in Alabama.

Population estimates

What are Alabama's most populous cities?

The largest city in Alabama is Huntsville with about 230,400 residents in 2024.

Cities and counties in Alabama ranked by population

Cities and counties in Alabama ranked by population
1.

Huntsville 

230,402
2.

Mobile 

201,367
3.

Birmingham 

196,357
4.

Montgomery 

195,818
5.

Tuscaloosa 

114,288
6.

Hoover 

93,013
7.

Auburn 

83,757
8.

Dothan 

71,650
9.

Madison 

64,029
10.

Decatur 

57,974

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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