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The Birmingham metropolitan area, sometimes known as Greater Birmingham, is a metropolitan area in north central Alabama centered on Birmingham, Alabama, United States.. As of 2023, the federal government defines the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area as consisting of seven counties (Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Jefferson, St. Clair, Shelby, and Walker) centered on Birmingham. [2]
The following is a list of the largest metropolitan areas in the US state of Alabama. [1] As of 2020, Birmingham has the biggest metropolitan area and urban area in Alabama followed by Huntsville. The table data is from the US census in 2010 and 2020. [2] [3]
[a] The broader Birmingham metropolitan area had a 2020 population of 1,115,289, [4] and is the largest metropolitan area in Alabama as well as the 47th-most populous in the US. Birmingham serves as an important regional hub and is associated with the Deep South, Piedmont, and Appalachian regions of the nation.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated nine combined statistical areas, 13 metropolitan statistical areas, and 13 micropolitan statistical areas in Alabama. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Birmingham-Cullman-Talladega, AL CSA , encompassing the area around the state's largest city, Birmingham .
[12] [13] The modern metropolitan statistical area was created in 1983 amid a large increase in the number of eligible markets, which grew from 172 in 1950 to 288 in 1980; [12] [14] the core based statistical area (CBSA) was introduced in 2000 and defined in 2003 with a minimum population of 10,000 required for micropolitan areas and 50,000 for ...
Here’s a look at the 10 largest metro growth areas last year, as judged by numeric population growth: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas – 152,598 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas – 139,789
Metropolitan statistical area Population Per capita income 1 ... Birmingham, Alabama MSA 921,106 $21,410 75 Peoria–Pekin, Illinois MSA 347,387 $21,402 76
The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state.