Alabama MSA Population 2000 and Projections 2005-2025

                                                                                 Change 2000-2025
MSA                 2000       2005       2010       2015       2020       2025   Number  Percent
Alabama        4,447,100  4,644,503  4,838,812  5,028,045  5,211,248  5,385,997   938,897    21.1
Anniston         112,249    112,044    112,184    112,392    112,536    112,472       223     0.2
Auburn-Opelika   115,092    128,075    141,303    154,474    167,261    179,495    64,403    56.0
Birmingham       921,106    963,699  1,008,969  1,056,263  1,104,133  1,150,568   229,462    24.9
Decatur          145,867    152,118    157,745    162,705    167,053    170,776    24,909    17.1
Dothan           137,916    141,503    144,775    147,733    150,388    152,652    14,736    10.7
Florence         142,950    147,877    152,294    156,223    159,683    162,660    19,710    13.8
Gadsden          103,459    104,765    105,907    106,945    107,844    108,578     5,119     4.9
Huntsville       342,376    365,020    386,254    405,900    423,976    440,578    98,202    28.7
Mobile           540,258    571,041    601,895    632,539    662,811    691,989   151,731    28.1
Montgomery       333,055    352,704    372,806    393,062    413,280    433,292   100,237    30.1
Tuscaloosa       164,875    170,259    175,547    180,779    185,813    190,524    25,649    15.6

Note:  Projections in this series are based on trends between the 1990 and 2000 censuses.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau and Center for Business and Economic Research, The University of
         Alabama, August 2001.