New population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau place Mobile as the state’s second-largest city, behind booming Huntsville and ahead of Birmingham and Montgomery, both of which saw population declines according to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census
The Huntsville area and Baldwin County continue to add more new residents, while growth in Shelby County and St. Clair County helped the Birmingham Metro Area return to positive growth after two years of population loss. That’s according to new
Huntsville’s population grew past Montgomery’s and crossed the 200,000 mark in 2019, making the Rocket City the second largest city in Alabama. If those estimates are accurate and current trends prevail, Huntsville will surpass Birmingham within the next three years
Alabama’s population looks noticeably different than it did in 2010, but its electorate has changed more slowly, and in different ways. Over the past 15 years, the state’s Hispanic and Asian populations have grown far faster than Alabama as a
PARCA Research Archive Tool for Comparing Performance on Alabama Public School Standardized Testing ByThomas Spencer September 30, 2026 Education Research Center The State Department of Education released the results of the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) in August. PARCA provides
Use the tabs to move between different views of the data and use the menus to focus in on the systems, schools, or subjects that you are most interested in. Growth moderated across most of Alabama cities in 2025 according
Use the tabs to move between different views of the data and use the menus to focus in on the systems, schools, or subjects that you are most interested in. Decreasing immigration from abroad slowed population growth across Alabama’s counties
Use the tabs to move between different views of the data and use the menus to focus in on the systems, schools, or subjects that you are most interested in. The average ACT score for 2025 Alabama public high school
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Population growth in Alabama and across the country has slowed, particularly when it comes to immigrants coming from abroad, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The estimates cover the period between July 2024 and July 2025.