The interactive map and table below display data for Alabama hospitals, aggregated by county. The NCHS field refers to the NCHS rural-urban classification discussed in the Introduction.
The base layer consists of the 67 counties in Alabama. Counties in shades of blue are urban and counties in shades of orange are rural. Jefferson County in dark blue, is Alabama's only large central metro county. The counties in blue are large fringe metro counties; the counties in the lighter blue are medium metro counties; the counties in the lightest blue are small metro counties. The counties in light orange are micropolitan counties; and the counties in the darker orange are noncore counties.Click on a county to see summary information for the county. Hospitals of various types can be added as point layers using the layer control.
The table below displays hospital data aggregated by county. Click on rows in the table to see the corresponding areas highlighted in the map above.
| Name | Seat | NCHS | Area | Population | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The table below displays hospital data aggregated by NCHS rural-urban classification. Totals for Alabama are given in the table footer.
| NCHS | Area | Population | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|