RANKING · 2024 ACS · 121 SHOWN OF 121

Highest Medicare coverage, Alabama cities

Alabama cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 121 cities in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 121 is 20.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Attalla, AL, up 58 places to #5.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲3Foley, ALAL30,35434.2%+2.5 pts

02▲14Brewton, ALAL5,11330.7%+4.9 pts

03▲7Hamilton, ALAL6,76930.0%+3.6 pts

04▲3Sheffield, ALAL9,41628.4%+0.1 pts

05▲58Attalla, ALAL5,80728.1%+8.2 pts

06▲3Demopolis, ALAL6,64128.0%+1.2 pts

07▲4Anniston, ALAL20,93027.7%+1.5 pts

08▲18Roanoke, ALAL5,44027.3%+3.7 pts

09▲6Gulf Shores, ALAL17,39427.0%+1.2 pts

10▲10Fairhope, ALAL26,62526.9%+1.4 pts

11▲32Forestdale, ALAL9,74226.6%+4.9 pts

12▼11Semmes, ALAL6,25926.6%−15.9 pts

13▲9Atmore, ALAL8,36026.3%+1.3 pts

14▲10Bessemer, ALAL24,98426.2%+1.6 pts

15▲40Clanton, ALAL9,28926.2%+5.9 pts

16▼4Ozark, ALAL14,26926.0%0.0 pts

17▼14Springville, ALAL5,59726.0%−6.3 pts

18▲21Rainsville, ALAL6,02025.9%+3.4 pts

19▲10Saraland, ALAL16,65225.8%+2.7 pts

20▲16Alexander City, ALAL14,51525.1%+2.4 pts

21▼4Scottsboro, ALAL16,12324.8%−1.0 pts

22▲23Monroeville, ALAL5,75824.7%+3.4 pts

23▼9Sylacauga, ALAL12,05524.7%−1.2 pts

24▼19Opp, ALAL6,73824.6%−6.6 pts

25▼17Southside, ALAL9,71824.5%−3.4 pts

26▲12Andalusia, ALAL8,76324.3%+1.7 pts

27▲47Satsuma, ALAL6,85124.3%+6.0 pts

28▲5Tuscumbia, ALAL9,33224.1%+1.2 pts

29▼10Talladega, ALAL14,84024.0%−1.6 pts

30▲1Guntersville, ALAL9,39423.8%+0.8 pts

31▼29Orange Beach, ALAL8,79823.8%−8.9 pts

32▼5Eufaula, ALAL12,43723.6%+0.2 pts

33▼15Saks, ALAL10,68123.5%−2.1 pts

34▼13Oneonta, ALAL7,02222.8%−2.2 pts

35▼7Columbiana, ALAL5,10622.7%−0.4 pts

36▼1Jasper, ALAL14,58522.4%−0.3 pts

37▲21Tarrant, ALAL5,63922.2%+1.9 pts

38▲24Moody, ALAL13,55922.0%+2.0 pts

39▲20McCalla, ALAL13,25321.8%+1.6 pts

40▼34Glencoe, ALAL5,42621.7%−7.7 pts

41▲11Pleasant Grove, ALAL9,34621.5%+0.9 pts

42▼5Prichard, ALAL18,82521.5%−1.1 pts

43▲41Rainbow City, ALAL10,40621.4%+3.7 pts

44▼14Clay, ALAL10,19821.2%−1.8 pts

45▼11Greenville, ALAL6,91221.2%−1.6 pts

46▼2Dothan, ALAL72,06021.1%−0.3 pts

47▲32Lincoln, ALAL8,11021.1%+3.0 pts

48▲12Highland Lakes, ALAL5,86620.9%+0.9 pts

49▲28Fairfield, ALAL9,48320.9%+2.7 pts

50▼18Gadsden, ALAL33,36720.9%−2.0 pts

51▲16Selma, ALAL16,07720.9%+1.4 pts

52▼10Decatur, ALAL58,05620.8%−1.1 pts

53▲8Opelika, ALAL35,76520.8%+0.8 pts

54▲3Muscle Shoals, ALAL17,66620.6%+0.3 pts

55▼8Florence, ALAL42,58120.5%−0.6 pts

56▼5Hueytown, ALAL16,15920.4%−0.2 pts

57▼11Pell City, ALAL14,32020.4%−0.8 pts

58▼45Lanett, ALAL6,78120.3%−5.7 pts

59▼18Hartselle, ALAL16,31220.2%−1.7 pts

60▲37Spanish Fort, ALAL11,20320.2%+4.6 pts

61▲3Mobile, ALAL200,82420.0%+0.1 pts

62▼22Athens, ALAL34,20919.7%−2.5 pts

63▲23Oxford, ALAL22,19919.7%+2.4 pts

64▲28Vestavia Hills, ALAL38,30619.7%+3.2 pts

65▲1Birmingham, ALAL195,89319.5%0.0 pts

66▼41Cullman, ALAL20,79919.4%−5.0 pts

67▲14Irondale, ALAL13,54519.3%+1.3 pts

68▲22Leeds, ALAL12,83119.2%+2.4 pts

69▲7Pelham, ALAL25,66419.2%+1.0 pts

70▲35Millbrook, ALAL17,62319.1%+4.5 pts

71▲12Prattville, ALAL40,58219.1%+1.2 pts

72▲10Enterprise, ALAL31,21118.9%+0.9 pts

73▲15Gardendale, ALAL16,42518.9%+2.0 pts

74▲35Chickasaw, ALAL6,16618.8%+5.1 pts

75Montgomery, ALAL195,30018.8%+0.5 pts

76▲22Robertsdale, ALAL7,76118.6%+3.1 pts

77▼23Tillmans Corner, ALAL17,67718.5%−1.8 pts

78▼9Valley, ALAL10,29418.4%−0.8 pts

79▼29Headland, ALAL5,60318.3%−2.3 pts

80▲7Albertville, ALAL23,71018.0%+1.1 pts

81▲13Pinson, ALAL7,83017.9%+1.7 pts

82▲7Trussville, ALAL27,27317.9%+1.1 pts

83▼60Smiths Station, ALAL5,59617.8%−7.2 pts

84▼36Arab, ALAL9,06117.6%−3.5 pts

85▼32Daphne, ALAL31,39617.4%−3.1 pts

86▼8Huntsville, ALAL233,62717.4%−0.7 pts

87▼15Moores Mill, ALAL6,37817.2%−1.4 pts

88▲3Bay Minette, ALAL8,55517.2%+0.6 pts

89▲10Fultondale, ALAL9,30717.1%+1.9 pts

90▲18Chelsea, ALAL17,71617.0%+3.0 pts

91▼42Fort Payne, ALAL15,18917.0%−3.8 pts

92▼27Harvest, ALAL5,95516.8%−2.9 pts

93▲18Russellville, ALAL10,90416.7%+3.3 pts

94▲1Hoover, ALAL93,55016.6%+0.6 pts

95▼24Mountain Brook, ALAL21,66116.4%−2.3 pts

96▼23Wetumpka, ALAL7,53516.4%−2.2 pts

97▼29Tuskegee, ALAL8,64416.3%−3.0 pts

98▼28Holtville, ALAL5,15816.2%−3.0 pts

99▲15Odenville, ALAL6,02315.8%+4.2 pts

100▼4Phenix City, ALAL38,34415.4%−0.5 pts

101▲11Alabaster, ALAL34,74815.2%+1.9 pts

102▲1Jacksonville, ALAL14,40015.1%+0.3 pts

103▼23Montevallo, ALAL7,87215.1%−3.0 pts

104▲2Meridianville, ALAL11,15014.9%+0.4 pts

105▼12Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,31614.8%−1.5 pts

106▲7Meadowbrook, ALAL9,11714.3%+1.9 pts

107▼51Boaz, ALAL10,61914.3%−6.0 pts

108▼1Northport, ALAL31,64814.3%+0.1 pts

109▼8Troy, ALAL18,02214.3%−0.9 pts

110▲11Triana, ALAL5,24414.0%+7.2 pts

111▼7Center Point, ALAL15,53813.9%−0.9 pts

112▲4Brook Highland, ALAL8,14613.5%+2.4 pts

113▲4Pike Road, ALAL11,89913.5%+2.9 pts

114▼14Helena, ALAL23,38813.0%−2.2 pts

115▼30Grayson Valley, ALAL6,07712.8%−4.5 pts

116▼6Madison, ALAL67,96812.2%−1.3 pts

117▼2Homewood, ALAL28,11811.6%+0.1 pts

118▲1Margaret, ALAL7,14911.0%+1.4 pts

119▲1Auburn, ALAL85,11310.2%+1.1 pts

120▼2Calera, ALAL18,99210.1%−0.5 pts

121▼19Loxley, ALAL6,1319.5%−5.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES