Alabama Metropolitan Area Population, 2000
and Population Change for April 1, 1990 to April 1, 2000

                                       4/1/90      Numeric     Percent
                                       Population  Population  Population
                             2000      Estimates   Change      Change
        Metro Area Name     Census     Base*       1990-00     1990-00

  1            Anniston     112,249     116,032    -3,783      -3.3%
   Calhoun County, AL...    112,249     116,032    -3,783      -3.3%

  2      Auburn-Opelika     115,092      87,146    27,946      32.1%
   Lee County, AL.......    115,092      87,146    27,946      32.1%

  3          Birmingham     921,106     839,942    81,164       9.7%
   Blount County, AL....     51,024      39,248    11,776      30.0%
   Jefferson County, AL.    662,047     651,520    10,527       1.6%
   St. Clair County, AL.     64,742      49,811    14,931      30.0%
   Shelby County, AL....    143,293      99,363    43,930      44.2%

  4             Decatur     145,867     131,556    14,311      10.9%
   Lawrence County, AL..     34,803      31,513     3,290      10.4%
   Morgan County, AL....    111,064     100,043    11,021      11.0%

  5              Dothan     137,916     130,964     6,952       5.3%
   Dale County, AL......     49,129      49,633      -504      -1.0%
   Houston County, AL...     88,787      81,331     7,456       9.2%

  6            Florence     142,950     131,327    11,623       8.9%
   Colbert County, AL...     54,984      51,666     3,318       6.4%
   Lauderdale County, AL     87,966      79,661     8,305      10.4%

  7             Gadsden     103,459      99,840     3,619       3.6%
   Etowah County, AL....    103,459      99,840     3,619       3.6%

  8          Huntsville     342,376     293,047    49,329      16.8%
   Limestone County, AL.     65,676      54,135    11,541      21.3%
   Madison County, AL...    276,700     238,912    37,788      15.8%

  9              Mobile     540,258     476,923    63,335      13.3%
   Baldwin County, AL...    140,415      98,280    42,135      42.9%
   Mobile County, AL....    399,843     378,643    21,200       5.6%

 10          Montgomery     333,055     292,517    40,538      13.9%
   Autauga County, AL...     43,671      34,222     9,449      27.6%
   Elmore County, AL....     65,874      49,210    16,664      33.9%
   Montgomery County, AL    223,510     209,085    14,425       6.9%

 11          Tuscaloosa     164,875     150,500    14,375       9.6%
   Tuscaloosa County, AL    164,875     150,500    14,375       9.6%

*After the 1990 Census the Census Bureau calculated changes to the enumerated 
population as as processing errors were identified and corrected.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, P.L. 94-171 file. 
Release date: March, 2001.