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Highest unemployment, Alabama cities

Alabama cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 121 cities in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 121 is 4.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Millbrook, AL, up 60 places to #28.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020
01▲2Atmore, ALAL8,36018.2%+5.0 pts
02Selma, ALAL16,07714.0%+0.3 pts
03▲3Talladega, ALAL14,84012.6%+1.5 pts
04Monroeville, ALAL5,75811.3%−1.4 pts
05▲2Tuskegee, ALAL8,64410.8%0.0 pts
06▲16Rainbow City, ALAL10,40610.3%+2.0 pts
07▲2Prichard, ALAL18,82510.1%−0.8 pts
08▼3Ozark, ALAL14,2699.1%−3.2 pts
09▲44Wetumpka, ALAL7,5358.9%+3.4 pts
10▲34Tillmans Corner, ALAL17,6778.9%+2.8 pts
11▲3Hueytown, ALAL16,1598.6%−0.6 pts
12▼11Bessemer, ALAL24,9848.6%−5.2 pts
13▲2Irondale, ALAL13,5458.5%−0.6 pts
14▲10Center Point, ALAL15,5388.1%+0.1 pts
15▲18Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,3167.7%+0.7 pts
16▼3Jacksonville, ALAL14,4007.5%−1.9 pts
17▲22Pell City, ALAL14,3207.4%+0.9 pts
18▲49Lanett, ALAL6,7817.3%+3.1 pts
19▲8Gadsden, ALAL33,3677.2%−0.6 pts
20▲8Tarrant, ALAL5,6397.2%−0.2 pts
21▼11Bay Minette, ALAL8,5557.2%−2.9 pts
22▲14Montevallo, ALAL7,8727.2%+0.5 pts
23▼4Clanton, ALAL9,2897.1%−1.5 pts
24▲55Semmes, ALAL6,2596.8%+3.0 pts
25▼7Andalusia, ALAL8,7636.7%−2.1 pts
26▼9Sylacauga, ALAL12,0556.7%−2.2 pts
27▲3Greenville, ALAL6,9126.6%−0.6 pts
28▲60Millbrook, ALAL17,6236.6%+3.2 pts
29▼4Fairfield, ALAL9,4836.5%−1.4 pts
30▲4Montgomery, ALAL195,3006.4%−0.4 pts
31▲30Alexander City, ALAL14,5156.4%+1.5 pts
32▼9Anniston, ALAL20,9306.4%−1.6 pts
33▲7Florence, ALAL42,5816.3%−0.1 pts
34▲50Pinson, ALAL7,8306.1%+2.7 pts
35▲2Grayson Valley, ALAL6,0776.1%−0.6 pts
36▲58Albertville, ALAL23,7106.0%+2.9 pts
37▼16Birmingham, ALAL195,8935.8%−2.5 pts
38▲11Northport, ALAL31,6485.7%0.0 pts
39▲26Moody, ALAL13,5595.7%+1.4 pts
40▲2Mobile, ALAL200,8245.6%−0.6 pts
41▲36Opelika, ALAL35,7655.6%+1.8 pts
42▲1Eufaula, ALAL12,4375.6%−0.6 pts
43▲20Attalla, ALAL5,8075.5%+1.1 pts
44▼32Forestdale, ALAL9,7425.5%−4.1 pts
45▲40Oxford, ALAL22,1995.5%+2.0 pts
46▼8Phenix City, ALAL38,3445.4%−1.2 pts
47Enterprise, ALAL31,2115.4%−0.5 pts
48▲7Sheffield, ALAL9,4165.2%−0.1 pts
49▼33Opp, ALAL6,7385.2%−3.7 pts
50▲1Satsuma, ALAL6,8515.0%−0.6 pts
51▲57Columbiana, ALAL5,1065.0%+2.8 pts
52▼26Fort Payne, ALAL15,1895.0%−2.9 pts
53▲51Holtville, ALAL5,1584.9%+2.4 pts
54▲19Russellville, ALAL10,9044.9%+1.0 pts
55▲27Chickasaw, ALAL6,1664.6%+0.9 pts
56▲51Clay, ALAL10,1984.6%+2.3 pts
57▼5Decatur, ALAL58,0564.5%−1.1 pts
58▲54Spanish Fort, ALAL11,2034.4%+2.4 pts
59▼51Triana, ALAL5,2444.4%−6.5 pts
60▼29Brewton, ALAL5,1134.3%−2.9 pts
61▼13Dothan, ALAL72,0604.3%−1.6 pts
62▼51Meridianville, ALAL11,1504.2%−5.7 pts
63▼7Huntsville, ALAL233,6274.1%−0.9 pts
64▲6Hamilton, ALAL6,7693.9%−0.1 pts
65▼45Saks, ALAL10,6813.9%−4.7 pts
66▲9McCalla, ALAL13,2533.8%0.0 pts
67▲14Orange Beach, ALAL8,7983.8%+0.1 pts
68▼18Saraland, ALAL16,6523.6%−2.0 pts
69▲49Moores Mill, ALAL6,3783.6%+2.3 pts
70▼38Lincoln, ALAL8,1103.5%−3.5 pts
71▼12Foley, ALAL30,3543.5%−1.4 pts
72▼27Jasper, ALAL14,5853.5%−2.4 pts
73▼2Hoover, ALAL93,5503.5%−0.5 pts
74▼17Fairhope, ALAL26,6253.5%−1.5 pts
75▲12Scottsboro, ALAL16,1233.5%+0.1 pts
76▲13Valley, ALAL10,2943.5%+0.2 pts
77▼36Roanoke, ALAL5,4403.4%−2.9 pts
78▲21Gardendale, ALAL16,4253.4%+0.5 pts
79▲12Fultondale, ALAL9,3073.3%+0.2 pts
80▲33Odenville, ALAL6,0233.3%+1.5 pts
81▲40Springville, ALAL5,5973.2%+3.2 pts
82▼2Auburn, ALAL85,1133.2%−0.5 pts
83▼11Arab, ALAL9,0613.2%−0.7 pts
84▲6Glencoe, ALAL5,4263.2%−0.1 pts
85▼25Chelsea, ALAL17,7163.2%−1.7 pts
86▼40Athens, ALAL34,2093.1%−2.7 pts
87▲6Hartselle, ALAL16,3123.1%0.0 pts
88▼30Guntersville, ALAL9,3943.1%−1.9 pts
89▼13Southside, ALAL9,7182.9%−0.9 pts
90▼16Cullman, ALAL20,7992.9%−1.0 pts
91▲29Calera, ALAL18,9922.7%+2.3 pts
92▼14Troy, ALAL18,0222.7%−1.1 pts
93▲21Leeds, ALAL12,8312.6%+0.9 pts
94▼30Alabaster, ALAL34,7482.5%−1.8 pts
95▼12Gulf Shores, ALAL17,3942.4%−1.1 pts
96▲7Muscle Shoals, ALAL17,6662.3%−0.2 pts
97▼35Daphne, ALAL31,3962.3%−2.2 pts
98▲4Homewood, ALAL28,1182.3%−0.5 pts
99▼2Madison, ALAL67,9682.2%−0.8 pts
100▲17Boaz, ALAL10,6192.1%+0.4 pts
101▲5Pelham, ALAL25,6642.0%−0.4 pts
102▼67Smiths Station, ALAL5,5962.0%−4.7 pts
103▲13Helena, ALAL23,3882.0%+0.3 pts
104▲11Vestavia Hills, ALAL38,3061.9%+0.2 pts
105▼19Oneonta, ALAL7,0221.8%−1.5 pts
106▼14Prattville, ALAL40,5821.8%−1.3 pts
107▼6Highland Lakes, ALAL5,8661.7%−1.0 pts
108▼40Tuscumbia, ALAL9,3321.7%−2.5 pts
109▼55Pleasant Grove, ALAL9,3461.7%−3.8 pts
110▼44Demopolis, ALAL6,6411.7%−2.5 pts
111▼6Harvest, ALAL5,9551.7%−0.7 pts
112▼16Margaret, ALAL7,1491.6%−1.4 pts
113▼84Meadowbrook, ALAL9,1171.5%−5.9 pts
114▼45Headland, ALAL5,6031.5%−2.6 pts
115▼17Loxley, ALAL6,1311.4%−1.6 pts
116▼21Trussville, ALAL27,2731.2%−1.8 pts
117▲2Mountain Brook, ALAL21,6611.2%0.0 pts
118▼18Rainsville, ALAL6,0201.0%−1.8 pts
119▼9Brook Highland, ALAL8,1460.6%−1.4 pts
120▼11Pike Road, ALAL11,8990.5%−1.6 pts
121▼10Robertsdale, ALAL7,7610.3%−1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES