Introduction

The US Census Bureau defines an urban area by using housing unit density to identify densely developed territory, with the criteria for 2020 including a minimum of 5,000 people or 2,000 housing units, along with a core of census blocks meeting high-density requirements. The definition encompasses residential, commercial, and other non-residential land uses within the urban core and includes adjacent lower-density areas to connect outlying high-density territories.

The map and table below give geographic data on the 51 urban areas in that lie completely or partially in Alabama. The land and water areas are given in square miles.

Map

In the map below, the urban areas are colored blue; the rest of the state can be considered rural. The census-designated central points can be added as a point layer using the layer control. Click on a feature to see summary information about the feature. Clicking on an urban area will zoom in on that area.

Tables

Urban Areas

The link in each row of the table below is to the page with the map and tables of the census blocks for that urban area. Click on a row to zoom in on the corresponding urban area in the table.