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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]
As of the 2023 census estimates, Birmingham had a population of 196,910 down 2% from the 2020 census, [3] making it Alabama's second-most populous city after Huntsville. [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.
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 .
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]
[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 ...
An enlargeable map of the 175 combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the United States (172) and Puerto Rico (3) as defined in 2020. The following table lists the 181 combined statistical areas (CSAs) of the United States with the following information: The CSA rank by population as of July 1, 2023, as estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau [4]
The average land area is 756 sq mi (1,958 km 2). The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]
As of the 2020 census, its population was 674,721. [3] Its county seat is Birmingham. [1] Its rapid growth as an industrial city in the 20th century, based on heavy manufacturing in steel and iron, established its dominance. Jefferson County is the central county of the Birmingham-Hoover, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area.