Alabama grew last year, adding about 40,000 new residents. And nearly two thirds of the state’s 67 counties gained population.

And we now know more about which parts of the state grew — and which ones shrank — thanks to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau last week.

The census estimated populations for cities and towns across the United States as of July 2024. In Alabama, estimates were made for 463 places, from tiny Oak Hill — home to just nine people — to bustling Huntsville, Alabama’s largest city.

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Most Alabama cities grew, with about 58% adding people from 2023 to 2024.

In terms of total people, no city added more than Huntsville. The city added more than 4,000 people, putting its total population over 230,000. Meanwhile, Alabama’s other large cities — Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile — all lost people last year.

For growth rate, the small town of Brookside in the Birmingham area was the fastest growing in the state, with a growth of 13.2%. For large cities, Foley, in Baldwin County near the state’s beaches, was No. 1, at 12% growth.

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You can see the total population change from 2023 to 2024, and since the last decennial census in 2020, for every city and town in Alabama in the table below.

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