Alabama, abbreviated "AL", is in the East South Central region of the U.S. Its capital is Montgomery.
There were 4,447,100 people in Alabama as of the 2000 census.
The state ratified the US Constitution and officially became part of the country on December 14, 1819.
Please explore the cities and towns of Alabama, below.
(The 20 cities and towns with the most colleges.)
Note: Student counts are with available data; actual counts may be higher.
| Rank | City or Town | Colleges | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Colleges | 14 | 37,545 |
| 2 | Montgomery Colleges | 9 | 16,737 |
| 3 | Mobile Colleges | 8 | 19,857 |
| 4 | Huntsville Colleges | 7 | 16,398 |
| 5 | Tuscaloosa Colleges | 3 | 31,782 |
| 6 | Florence Colleges | 2 | 7,187 |
| 7 | Dothan Colleges | 2 | 3,707 |
| 8 | Selma Colleges | 2 | 2,336 |
| 9 | Marion Colleges | 2 | 708 |
| 10 | Troy Colleges | 1 | 28,955 |
| 11 | Auburn Colleges | 1 | 24,137 |
| 12 | Jacksonville Colleges | 1 | 9,077 |
| 13 | Gadsden Colleges | 1 | 5,514 |
| 14 | Hanceville Colleges | 1 | 5,247 |
| 15 | Wadley Colleges | 1 | 4,936 |
| 16 | Livingston Colleges | 1 | 4,011 |
| 17 | Sumiton Colleges | 1 | 3,986 |
| 18 | Muscle Shoals Colleges | 1 | 3,678 |
| 19 | Bay Minette Colleges | 1 | 3,612 |
| 20 | Athens Colleges | 1 | 3,072 |
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| City or Town | Pop. | County |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville | 2,987 | Henry |
| Adamsville | 4,965 | Jefferson |
| Alabaster | 22,619 | Shelby |
| Albertville | 17,247 | Marshall |
| Alexander City | 15,008 | Tallapoosa |
| Aliceville | 2,567 | Pickens |
| Andalusia | 8,794 | Covington |
| Anniston | 24,276 | Calhoun |
| Arab | 7,174 | Marshall |
| Ashford | 1,853 | Houston |
| Ashland | 1,965 | Clay |
| Ashville | 2,260 | St Clair |
| Athens | 18,967 | Limestone |
| Atmore | 7,676 | Escambia |
| Attalla | 6,592 | Etowah |
| Auburn | 42,987 | Lee |
| Bay Minette | 7,820 | Baldwin |
| Bayou La Batre | 2,313 | Mobile |
| Bessemer | 29,672 | Jefferson |
| Birmingham | 242,820 | Jefferson |
| Blountsville | 1,768 | Blount |
| Boaz | 7,411 | Marshall |
| Brent | 4,024 | Bibb |
| Brewton | 5,498 | Escambia |
| Bridgeport | 2,728 | Jackson |
| Brighton | 3,640 | Jefferson |
| Brookside | 1,393 | Jefferson |
| Brookwood | 1,483 | Tuscaloosa |
| Brundidge | 2,341 | Pike |
| Butler | 1,952 | Choctaw |
| Calera | 3,158 | Shelby |
| Camden | 2,257 | Wilcox |
| Carbon Hill | 2,071 | Walker |
| Cedar Bluff | 1,467 | Cherokee |
| Centre | 3,216 | Cherokee |
| Centreville | 2,466 | Bibb |
| Chelsea | 2,949 | Shelby |
| Chickasaw | 6,364 | Mobile |
| Childersburg | 4,927 | Talladega |
| Citronelle | 3,659 | Mobile |
| Clanton | 7,800 | Chilton |
| Clayton | 1,475 | Barbour |
| Clio | 2,206 | Barbour |
| Collinsville | 1,644 | De Kalb |
| Columbiana | 3,316 | Shelby |
| Coosada | 1,382 | Elmore |
| Cordova | 2,423 | Walker |
| Cowarts | 1,546 | Houston |
| Creola | 2,002 | Mobile |
| Crossville | 1,431 | De Kalb |
| Cullman | 13,995 | Cullman |
| Dadeville | 3,212 | Tallapoosa |
| Daleville | 4,653 | Dale |
| Daphne | 16,581 | Baldwin |
| Decatur | 53,929 | Morgan |
| Demopolis | 7,540 | Marengo |
| Dora | 2,413 | Walker |
| Dothan | 57,737 | Houston |
| East Brewton | 2,496 | Escambia |
| Elba | 4,185 | Coffee |
| Enterprise | 21,178 | Coffee |
| Eufaula | 13,908 | Barbour |
| Eutaw | 1,878 | Greene |
| Evergreen | 3,630 | Conecuh |
| Fairfield | 12,381 | Jefferson |
| Fairhope | 12,480 | Baldwin |
| Fayette | 4,922 | Fayette |
| Flomaton | 1,588 | Escambia |
| Florala | 1,964 | Covington |
| Florence | 36,264 | Lauderdale |
| Foley | 7,590 | Baldwin |
| Fort Payne | 12,938 | De Kalb |
| Frisco City | 1,460 | Monroe |
| Fultondale | 6,595 | Jefferson |
| Gadsden | 38,978 | Etowah |
| Gardendale | 11,626 | Jefferson |
| Geneva | 4,388 | Geneva |
| Georgiana | 1,737 | Butler |
| Glencoe | 5,152 | Etowah |
| Goodwater | 1,633 | Coosa |
| Gordo | 1,677 | Pickens |
| Graysville | 2,344 | Jefferson |
| Greensboro | 2,731 | Hale |
| Greenville | 7,228 | Butler |
| Grove Hill | 1,438 | Clarke |
| Guin | 2,389 | Marion |
| Gulf Shores | 5,044 | Baldwin |
| Guntersville | 7,395 | Marshall |
| Hackleburg | 1,527 | Marion |
| Haleyville | 4,182 | Winston |
| Hamilton | 6,786 | Marion |
| Hanceville | 2,951 | Cullman |
| Harpersville | 1,620 | Shelby |
| Hartford | 2,369 | Geneva |
| Hartselle | 12,019 | Morgan |
| Headland | 3,523 | Henry |
| Heflin | 3,002 | Cleburne |
| Helena | 10,296 | Shelby |
| Henagar | 2,400 | De Kalb |
| Hokes Bluff | 4,149 | Etowah |
| Homewood | 25,043 | Jefferson |
| Hoover | 62,742 | Jefferson |
| Hueytown | 15,364 | Jefferson |
| Huntsville | 158,216 | Madison |
| Indian Springs Village | 2,225 | Shelby |
| Irondale | 9,813 | Jefferson |
| Jackson | 5,419 | Clarke |
| Jacksonville | 8,404 | Calhoun |
| Jasper | 14,052 | Walker |
| Jemison | 2,248 | Chilton |
| Kimberly | 1,801 | Jefferson |
| Kinsey | 1,796 | Houston |
| Lanett | 7,897 | Chambers |
| Leeds | 10,455 | Jefferson |
| Level Plains | 1,544 | Dale |
| Lincoln | 4,577 | Talladega |
| Linden | 2,424 | Marengo |
| Lineville | 2,401 | Clay |
| Livingston | 3,297 | Sumter |
| Luverne | 2,635 | Crenshaw |
| Madison | 29,329 | Madison |
| Marion | 3,511 | Perry |
| Midfield | 5,626 | Jefferson |
| Midland City | 1,703 | Dale |
| Millbrook | 10,386 | Elmore |
| Mobile | 198,915 | Mobile |
| Monroeville | 6,862 | Monroe |
| Montevallo | 4,825 | Shelby |
| Montgomery | 201,568 | Montgomery |
| Moody | 8,053 | St Clair |
| Morris | 1,827 | Jefferson |
| Moulton | 3,260 | Lawrence |
| Moundville | 1,809 | Hale |
| Mountain Brook | 20,604 | Jefferson |
| Muscle Shoals | 11,924 | Colbert |
| New Hope | 2,539 | Madison |
| Newton | 1,708 | Dale |
| Northport | 19,435 | Tuscaloosa |
| Oneonta | 5,576 | Blount |
| Opelika | 23,498 | Lee |
| Opp | 6,607 | Covington |
| Orange Beach | 3,784 | Baldwin |
| Oxford | 14,592 | Calhoun |
| Ozark | 15,119 | Dale |
| Pelham | 14,369 | Shelby |
| Pell City | 9,565 | St Clair |
| Phenix City | 28,265 | Russell |
| Piedmont | 5,120 | Calhoun |
| Pleasant Grove | 9,983 | Jefferson |
| Prattville | 24,303 | Autauga |
| Prichard | 28,633 | Mobile |
| Ragland | 1,918 | St Clair |
| Rainbow City | 8,428 | Etowah |
| Rainsville | 4,499 | De Kalb |
| Red Bay | 3,374 | Franklin |
| Reform | 1,978 | Pickens |
| Riverside | 1,564 | St Clair |
| Roanoke | 6,563 | Randolph |
| Robertsdale | 3,782 | Baldwin |
| Russellville | 8,971 | Franklin |
| Samson | 2,071 | Geneva |
| Saraland | 12,288 | Mobile |
| Sardis City | 1,438 | Etowah |
| Satsuma | 5,687 | Mobile |
| Scottsboro | 14,762 | Jackson |
| Selma | 20,512 | Dallas |
| Sheffield | 9,652 | Colbert |
| Slocomb | 2,052 | Geneva |
| Southside | 7,036 | Etowah |
| Spanish Fort | 5,423 | Baldwin |
| Springville | 2,521 | St Clair |
| Stevenson | 1,770 | Jackson |
| Sulligent | 2,151 | Lamar |
| Sumiton | 2,665 | Walker |
| Sylacauga | 12,616 | Talladega |
| Sylvan Springs | 1,465 | Jefferson |
| Talladega | 15,143 | Talladega |
| Tallassee | 4,934 | Elmore |
| Tarrant | 7,022 | Jefferson |
| Taylor | 1,898 | Houston |
| Thomasville | 4,649 | Clarke |
| Thorsby | 1,820 | Chilton |
| Trinity | 1,841 | Morgan |
| Troy | 13,935 | Pike |
| Trussville | 12,924 | Jefferson |
| Tuscaloosa | 77,906 | Tuscaloosa |
| Tuscumbia | 7,856 | Colbert |
| Tuskegee | 11,846 | Macon |
| Union Springs | 3,670 | Bullock |
| Uniontown | 1,636 | Perry |
| Valley | 9,198 | Chambers |
| Vernon | 2,143 | Lamar |
| Vestavia Hills | 24,476 | Jefferson |
| Vincent | 1,853 | Shelby |
| Warrior | 3,169 | Jefferson |
| Weaver | 2,619 | Calhoun |
| Wetumpka | 5,726 | Elmore |
| Wilsonville | 1,551 | Shelby |
| Winfield | 4,540 | Marion |
| York | 2,854 | Sumter |
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