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CBSA!46220=METRO("Tuscaloosa, AL")
Tuscaloosa, AL metro area
The Tuscaloosa, AL metropolitan area spans 4 counties and had 281,963 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $15.7 billion that year.
Alabama4 counties
GDP, 2024$15.7B#207 of 387 · +3.8% nominal
Income per person, 2024$46,580#379 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.1%#45 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)87.7#341 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Tuscaloosa, ALUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 4 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | $2.1B | 13.4% | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $3.1B | 19.8% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $3.4B | 21.9% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | — | — | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | — | — | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | — | — | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | — | — | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | $1.2B | 7.8% | 5.9% | ||
| Information | — | — | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | $696M | 4.4% | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | — | — | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | — | — | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | — | — | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | $329M | 2.1% | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | $116M | 0.7% | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $502M | 3.2% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | — | — | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | — | — | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | — | — | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | Alabama | Outlying | 01063 | |
| Hale County | Alabama | Outlying | 01065 | |
| Pickens County | Alabama | Outlying | 01107 | |
| Tuscaloosa County | Alabama | Central | 01125 |