There are 72 cities in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 1 | 195,400 | 200,375 | -0.63% | 1,329 | 147.1 | City |
| Tuscaloosa | 2 | 113,711 | 104,217 | 2.13% | 1,830 | 62.1 | City |
| Hoover | 3 | 92,351 | 92,738 | -0.1% | 1,871 | 49.4 | City |
| Vestavia Hills | 4 | 37,650 | 39,129 | -0.97% | 1,880 | 20.0 | City |
| Alabaster | 5 | 34,345 | 33,392 | 0.7% | 1,308 | 26.2 | City |
| Homewood | 6 | 27,879 | 27,394 | 0.44% | 3,374 | 8.3 | City |
| Trussville | 7 | 26,961 | 26,196 | 0.71% | 764 | 35.3 | City |
| Pelham | 8 | 25,412 | 24,247 | 1.16% | 656 | 38.7 | City |
| Bessemer | 9 | 24,711 | 26,014 | -1.3% | 610 | 40.5 | City |
| Helena | 10 | 22,459 | 21,091 | 1.55% | 1,017 | 22.1 | City |
| Mountain Brook | 11 | 21,480 | 22,508 | -1.18% | 1,673 | 12.8 | City |
| Chelsea | 12 | 17,287 | 15,223 | 3.08% | 524 | 33.0 | City |
| McCalla | 13 | 16,927 | 12,077 | 7.69% | 501 | 33.8 | CDP |
| Gardendale | 14 | 16,128 | 15,999 | 0.2% | 701 | 23.0 | City |
| Hueytown | 15 | 16,008 | 16,782 | -1.2% | 801 | 20.0 | City |
| Center Point | 16 | 15,484 | 16,367 | -1.41% | 2,491 | 6.2 | City |
| Moody | 17 | 13,717 | 13,229 | 0.9% | 559 | 24.5 | City |
| Irondale | 18 | 13,537 | 13,491 | 0.08% | 782 | 17.3 | City |
| Leeds | 19 | 12,444 | 12,330 | 0.23% | 546 | 22.8 | City |
| Clay | 20 | 10,188 | 10,318 | -0.32% | 904 | 11.3 | City |
| Fultondale | 21 | 9,531 | 9,875 | -0.89% | 785 | 12.1 | City |
| Fairfield | 22 | 9,447 | 9,985 | -1.41% | 2,727 | 3.5 | City |
| Meadowbrook | 23 | 9,433 | 10,110 | 0.51% | 2,166 | 4.4 | CDP |
| Pleasant Grove | 24 | 9,340 | 9,538 | -0.53% | 951 | 9.8 | City |
| Forestdale | 25 | 8,967 | 8,688 | -0.95% | 1,329 | 6.7 | CDP |
| Brook Highland | 26 | 8,218 | 7,545 | 1.29% | 2,981 | 2.8 | CDP |
| Pinson | 27 | 7,691 | 7,939 | -0.8% | 645 | 11.9 | City |
| Highland Lakes | 28 | 5,912 | 5,973 | 2.46% | 1,575 | 3.8 | CDP |
| Tarrant | 29 | 5,743 | 6,103 | -1.54% | 902 | 6.4 | City |
| Grayson Valley | 30 | 5,689 | 5,808 | -0.07% | 3,044 | 1.9 | CDP |
| Odenville | 31 | 5,485 | 4,953 | 2.48% | 393 | 14.0 | City |
| Springville | 32 | 5,372 | 4,814 | 2.66% | 559 | 9.6 | City |
| Midfield | 33 | 4,883 | 5,191 | -1.55% | 1,838 | 2.7 | City |
| Kimberly | 34 | 4,527 | 4,271 | 1.43% | 618 | 7.3 | City |
| Argo | 35 | 4,388 | 4,379 | 0.05% | 410 | 10.7 | Town |
| Mount Olive | 36 | 4,248 | 4,052 | 0.28% | 457 | 9.3 | CDP |
| Adamsville | 37 | 4,109 | 4,360 | -1.51% | 157 | 26.2 | City |
| Lake View | 38 | 3,867 | 3,573 | 1.92% | 1,840 | 2.1 | Town |
| Eagle Point | 39 | 3,204 | 2,745 | 7.7% | 1,450 | 2.2 | CDP |
| Warrior | 40 | 3,176 | 3,218 | -0.34% | 325 | 9.8 | City |
| Remlap | 41 | 2,981 | 2,563 | 7.7% | 183 | 16.3 | CDP |
| Sumiton | 42 | 2,513 | 2,573 | -0.59% | 436 | 5.8 | City |
| Indian Springs Village | 43 | 2,492 | 2,492 | 0% | 643 | 3.9 | City |
| Brookwood | 44 | 2,419 | 2,502 | -0.86% | 289 | 8.4 | Town |
| Dora | 45 | 2,243 | 2,289 | -0.53% | 284 | 7.9 | City |
| Morris | 46 | 2,240 | 2,274 | -0.4% | 694 | 3.2 | Town |
| Brighton | 47 | 2,206 | 2,328 | -1.39% | 1,559 | 1.4 | City |
| Lipscomb | 48 | 1,981 | 2,079 | -1.25% | 1,685 | 1.2 | City |
| Graysville | 49 | 1,834 | 1,938 | -1.4% | 114 | 16.1 | City |
| Concord | 50 | 1,675 | 1,575 | -0.65% | 498 | 3.4 | CDP |
| Woodstock | 51 | 1,612 | 1,480 | 2.09% | 228 | 7.1 | Town |
| Sylvan Springs | 52 | 1,584 | 1,662 | -1.25% | 170 | 9.3 | Town |
| Smoke Rise | 53 | 1,450 | 1,852 | -1.83% | 253 | 5.7 | CDP |
| Rock Creek | 54 | 1,444 | 1,530 | -0.07% | 479 | 3.0 | CDP |
| Hayden | 55 | 1,359 | 1,342 | 0.29% | 316 | 4.3 | Town |
| Locust Fork | 56 | 1,241 | 1,209 | 0.65% | 319 | 3.9 | Town |
| Brookside | 57 | 1,185 | 1,245 | -1.25% | 188 | 6.3 | Town |
| Dunnavant | 58 | 1,160 | 1,150 | 1.13% | 60 | 19.3 | CDP |
| Shoal Creek | 59 | 1,133 | 1,231 | -1.65% | 225 | 5.0 | CDP |
| Minor | 60 | 944 | 832 | -1.05% | 1,422 | 0.7 | CDP |
| Edgewater | 61 | 778 | 832 | -1.02% | 671 | 1.2 | CDP |
| Mulga | 62 | 759 | 787 | -0.91% | 855 | 0.9 | Town |
| McDonald Chapel | 63 | 681 | 662 | -0.29% | 640 | 1.1 | CDP |
| Trafford | 64 | 583 | 617 | -1.52% | 213 | 2.7 | Town |
| Garden City | 65 | 545 | 528 | 0.74% | 241 | 2.3 | Town |
| West Jefferson | 66 | 482 | 416 | 3.43% | 257 | 1.9 | Town |
| Nectar | 67 | 387 | 381 | 0.26% | 214 | 1.8 | Town |
| Sipsey | 68 | 350 | 356 | -0.57% | 728 | 0.5 | Town |
| County Line | 69 | 318 | 316 | 0% | 407 | 0.8 | Town |
| Maytown | 70 | 310 | 318 | -0.64% | 114 | 2.7 | Town |
| North Johns | 71 | 125 | 127 | -0.79% | 758 | 0.2 | Town |
| Cardiff | 72 | 51 | 54 | -1.92% | 244 | 0.2 | Town |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Birmingham is the largest city in Jefferson County.
Cardiff is the smallest city in Jefferson County.
There are 72 cities in Jefferson County, Alabama.