Northwest Alabama

Northwest Alabama is a subdivision of the North Alabama region, and includes the cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Russellvile, Hamilton, Haleyville, and their surrounding areas in the state of Alabama. The region includes one metropolitan area, the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area. The county inclusion varies, usually only consisting of the counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Marion and Winston. Fayette, Lamar, and Lawrence counties are sometimes included, however these areas are usually associated with a separate geographic subdivision of the state, such as West Alabama (Fayette and Lamar) and North Central Alabama (Lawrence). When all county populations are combined, the entire five county region is constituted of 234,101 people.

Metropolitan Areas

Metro Area	Population 2013 estimates
Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Area	147,317

Major Cities

Rank	City	Population 2013 estimates
1	Florence	39,319
2	Muscle Shoals	13,146
3	Russellville	9,830
4	Sheffield	9,039
5	Tuscumbia	8,423
6	Hamilton	6,885
7	Winfield	4,717
8	Haleyville	4,173
9	Red Bay	3,158
10	Guin	2,376

Counties

Rank	County	Population 2013 estimates	County seat
1	Lauderdale	92,709	Florence
2	Colbert	54,428	Tuscumbia
3	Franklin	31,704	Russellville
4	Marion	30,776	Hamilton
5	Winston	24,484	Double Springs

Major highways

• Interstate 22
• U.S. Highway 43
• U.S. Highway 72
• U.S. Highway 78
• U.S. Highway 278
• State Route 24

See also

• Geography of Alabama

Sources