There are 35 cities in Shelby 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 |
| Hoover | 2 | 92,351 | 92,738 | -0.1% | 1,871 | 49.4 | City |
| Vestavia Hills | 3 | 37,650 | 39,129 | -0.97% | 1,880 | 20.0 | City |
| Alabaster | 4 | 34,345 | 33,392 | 0.7% | 1,308 | 26.2 | City |
| Homewood | 5 | 27,879 | 27,394 | 0.44% | 3,374 | 8.3 | City |
| Pelham | 6 | 25,412 | 24,247 | 1.16% | 656 | 38.7 | City |
| Bessemer | 7 | 24,711 | 26,014 | -1.3% | 610 | 40.5 | City |
| Helena | 8 | 22,459 | 21,091 | 1.55% | 1,017 | 22.1 | City |
| Mountain Brook | 9 | 21,480 | 22,508 | -1.18% | 1,673 | 12.8 | City |
| Calera | 10 | 18,713 | 16,615 | 2.88% | 763 | 24.5 | City |
| Chelsea | 11 | 17,287 | 15,223 | 3.08% | 524 | 33.0 | City |
| McCalla | 12 | 16,927 | 12,077 | 7.69% | 501 | 33.8 | CDP |
| Pell City | 13 | 14,235 | 12,991 | 2.23% | 569 | 25.0 | City |
| Moody | 14 | 13,717 | 13,229 | 0.9% | 559 | 24.5 | City |
| Irondale | 15 | 13,537 | 13,491 | 0.08% | 782 | 17.3 | City |
| Leeds | 16 | 12,444 | 12,330 | 0.23% | 546 | 22.8 | City |
| Meadowbrook | 17 | 9,433 | 10,110 | 0.51% | 2,166 | 4.4 | CDP |
| Brook Highland | 18 | 8,218 | 7,545 | 1.29% | 2,981 | 2.8 | CDP |
| Montevallo | 19 | 7,869 | 7,224 | 2.09% | 613 | 12.8 | City |
| Highland Lakes | 20 | 5,912 | 5,973 | 2.46% | 1,575 | 3.8 | CDP |
| Columbiana | 21 | 4,908 | 4,523 | 1.99% | 280 | 17.5 | City |
| Eagle Point | 22 | 3,204 | 2,745 | 7.7% | 1,450 | 2.2 | CDP |
| Indian Springs Village | 23 | 2,492 | 2,492 | 0% | 643 | 3.9 | City |
| Vincent | 24 | 2,035 | 1,989 | 0.54% | 99 | 20.6 | Town |
| Westover | 25 | 1,950 | 1,792 | 2.04% | 98 | 19.8 | Town |
| Wilsonville | 26 | 1,948 | 1,860 | 1.14% | 183 | 10.6 | Town |
| Harpersville | 27 | 1,881 | 1,625 | 3.52% | 88 | 21.3 | Town |
| Vandiver | 28 | 1,171 | 914 | 0.17% | 58 | 20.3 | CDP |
| Dunnavant | 29 | 1,160 | 1,150 | 1.13% | 60 | 19.3 | CDP |
| Shoal Creek | 30 | 1,133 | 1,231 | -1.65% | 225 | 5.0 | CDP |
| Pea Ridge | 31 | 942 | 946 | 7.78% | 60 | 15.6 | CDP |
| Shelby | 32 | 758 | 987 | -2.7% | 40 | 18.8 | CDP |
| Sterrett | 33 | 736 | 914 | 0.14% | 32 | 22.9 | CDP |
| Brantleyville | 34 | 688 | 810 | -1.99% | 313 | 2.2 | CDP |
| Wilton | 35 | 594 | 590 | 0.17% | 621 | 1.0 | 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 Shelby County.
Wilton is the smallest city in Shelby County.
There are 35 cities in Shelby County, Alabama.