PCSAs

The interactive map and tables below display data for Alabama physicians, aggregated by Primary Care Service Area (PCSA). There are 79 PCSAs, each centered at a point in a community with significant medical resources. Often this point is a general admissions hospital. The PCSA consists of the region of the state that is closer to that center point than any other, as measured by the Alabama road network.

Map

PCSAs in blue are classified as urban and PCSAs in orange are classified as rural. Click on a PCSA to see summary information.

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Tables

PCSA Table

Click on rows in the table to see the corresponding PCSAs highligted in the map above.

NameTypePopulationHouseholdsHousing UnitsPhysiciansPrimary Care
Name
Type
Population
Households
Housing Units
Physicians
Primary Care
AlabasterUrban110,70639,47442,73812129
Alexander CityRural29,03311,58315,2945419
AndalusiaRural22,8399,23211,5844513
AnnistonUrban70,26428,04733,29417950
AshlandRural13,3495,3386,711125
AthensRural68,77925,69328,9837721
AtmoreRural20,3586,6028,3962611
Bay MinetteRural32,02410,78212,8142511
BessemerUrban129,30948,41556,33410247
BirminghamUrban328,815134,173161,1684,680626
Birmingham EastUrban155,67259,11567,0078438
Birmingham GrandUrban154,87861,92268,306121
BoazRural79,96627,32931,6075318
BrewtonRural18,3317,0898,8863312
ButlerRural12,3435,0226,7384112
CamdenRural9,2033,4145,23833
CarrolltonRural19,7797,4699,41287
CentreRural25,39610,48815,700198
CentrevilleRural24,1737,7089,9093025
ChatomRural16,7126,0908,209117
ClantonRural43,07616,41419,2949236
ColumbianaRural36,71312,88915,672134
CullmanRural85,19632,32438,56715047
DadevilleRural16,0816,5469,64765
DecaturUrban71,58627,64331,03315840
DemopolisRural17,9047,2549,596208
DothanUrban136,87352,39262,22154891
EnterpriseRural57,20521,93826,06080
EufaulaRural25,2069,64613,006237
EutawRural9,8333,5685,63042
EvergreenRural9,5893,5575,34574
FairhopeUrban81,77629,19033,87131584
FayetteRural22,5449,27111,3251911
FoleyRural108,75944,07277,49317454
Fort PayneRural63,27423,43529,0306220
GadsdenUrban96,58537,02945,25023664
GenevaRural18,4577,4418,985147
GreensboroRural14,6485,1617,178106
GreenvilleRural23,0068,36411,491138
Grove HillRural7,4723,0084,11773
GuntersvilleRural54,59221,14425,0506629
HaleyvilleRural22,3618,86811,379138
HamiltonRural15,7796,4857,711135
HartselleUrban46,41217,42319,7981912
HeflinRural20,4957,9699,39243
HuntsvilleUrban432,535171,943189,7631,151237
JacksonRural14,7215,3077,09395
JacksonvilleUrban40,77115,34518,08593
JasperRural84,56632,23240,7099032
LuverneRural14,2665,4696,89453
MobileUrban416,660154,760183,6071,567258
MonroevilleRural20,3677,53410,23510215
MontgomeryUrban235,77593,039107,561901219
MoultonRural31,68412,37414,513115
OneontaRural58,72521,32324,500109
OpelikaUrban128,22849,28656,98127267
OppRural21,9868,72810,632177
OzarkRural29,38610,98313,465198
Pell CityRural83,28731,49036,4573717
Phenix CityUrban95,60736,04241,3495110
PrattvilleUrban82,13830,94333,7465325
Red BayRural6,5992,7243,40353
RussellvilleRural28,00210,08112,387146
ScottsboroRural50,87119,82524,5805624
SelmaRural42,37417,10721,3286827
ShoalsUrban137,98856,88966,25633094
SylacaugaRural38,32715,14018,0594621
TalladegaRural32,86112,57615,133308
TallasseeRural16,5856,5688,73473
ThomasvilleRural13,6505,2006,82174
TroyRural38,43614,26918,5113217
TuscaloosaUrban210,64574,01393,209551165
TuskegeeRural19,4717,75010,106128
Union SpringsRural12,9344,5625,75163
ValleyRural35,10713,71516,7582713
WedoweeRural23,9489,42212,744164
WetumpkaRural47,23716,46719,080228
WinfieldRural18,9677,8939,7852010
YorkRural11,5634,5256,04052
Totals5,023,6181,923,5402,310,74413,1672,861

Rural-Urban Classification

The following table gives summary data by the rural and urban classification of PCSAs. A PCSA is classified as rural or urban depending on whether the community at the center point is rural or urban.