Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Alabama has 1,655 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Adamsville is 2, in Alabaster is 14, in Albertville is 18, in Alexander City is 10, in Aliceville is 5, in Andalusia is 10, in Anniston is 37, in Arab is 7, in Ashford is 3, in Ashland is 5, in Athens is 21, in Atmore is 13, in Auburn is 14, in Bay Minette is 5, in Bessemer is 20, in Birmingham is 219, in Boaz is 11, in Butler is 3, in Calera is 2, in Carrollton is 5, in Centre is 8, in Chatom is 4, in Chelsea is 1, in Clanton is 5, in Columbiana is 7, in Courtland is 2, in Cullman is 26, in Daphne is 24, in Decatur is 38, in Demopolis is 10, in Dothan is 38, in Elberta is 5, in Enterprise is 9, in Eutaw is 1, in Fairfield is 5, in Fairhope is 14, in Fayette is 8, in Florence is 19, in Foley is 17, in Gadsden is 59, in Gardendale is 8, in Geneva is 5, in Graysville is 2, in Greensboro is 5, in Greenville is 5, in Grove Hill is 5, in Gulf Shores is 16, in Guntersville is 14, in Haleyville is 9, in Hartselle is 9, in Helena is 2, in Homewood is 2, in Hoover is 12, in Huntsville is 167, in Jackson is 8, in Jacksonville is 7, in Jasper is 28, in Killen is 4, in Madison is 40, in Mobile is 95, in Monroeville is 10, in Montevallo is 1, in Montgomery is 109, in Moody is 3, in Moulton is 9, in Mountain Brook is 10, in Northport is 23, in Oneonta is 7, in Opelika is 15, in Opp is 9, in Orange Beach is 4, in Oxford is 11, in Ozark is 11, in Pelham is 13, in Phenix City is 15, in Pleasant Grove is 1, in Prattville is 28, in Prichard is 1, in Rainbow City is 8, in Red Bay is 2, in Roanoke is 4, in Robertsdale is 3, in Rogersville is 3, in Russellville is 7, in Saraland is 12, in Scottsboro is 25, in Selma is 23, in Sheffield is 9, in Spanish Fort is 6, in Springville is 2, in Summerdale is 1, in Troy is 11, in Trussville is 3, in Tuscaloosa is 122, in Tuscumbia is 7, in Valley is 7, in Vestavia Hills is 1, in Wetumpka is 7, in Winfield is 5, and in Woodland is 3.

Montgomery is the capital city of this southern state, though Birmingham is its largest city. Population in 2005 was 4,557,808. Alabama is the birthplace of historical figures Hank Aaron, Helen Keller, and George Washington Carver. Take an airboat tour on the Mobile river delta, see the Alabama Civil Rights museum in Mantua, or tour the Jazz Hall of Fame in Birmingham. Visit the Shakespeare Festival Theater Complex in Montgomery, or play a round of golf at one of Alabama’s many acclaimed courses. From the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in the state’s north to the Gulf coast beaches in the south, Alabama’s scenery includes a varied and diverse landscape.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Alabama has a population of 4,557,808. Of this population, 1,074,627 are under the age of 18 and 600,258 are at or above the age of 65.