The interactive map and tables below give information on Alabama counties, based on the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) urban-rural classification scheme. Please see the Introduction for definitions of terms and abbreviations and for additional user-interface instructions.

Maps

In the map on the left, 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. In the map on the right, the black belt counties are in the darker gray and the other counties in the lighter gray. For both maps, the red dots are the county seats. Click on a county to see summary information for the county.

Tables and Graphs

County Table

Click on rows in the table below to see the corresponding counties highlighted in the map above. Click on a selected row again to de-select and remove the highlight.

County Types

Black Belt Counties