Alabama Fast Facts

LAND
Area: 133,915 sq km (51,705 sq mi); rank: 28th.
Capital: Montgomery (1980 pop., 178,157).
Largest city: Birmingham (1980 pop., 284,413).
Counties: 67.
Elevations: highest--734 m (2,407 ft), at Cheaha Mountain; lowest--sea level; average 152 m (500 ft).

PEOPLE
Population (1980 resident): 3,890,061; rank: 22nd; density: 29.6 persons per sq km (76.6 per sq mi).
Distribution (1980): 60.0% urban, 40.0% rural.

EDUCATION
Public Enrollment (2000): elementary--471,936; secondary--221,607; higher--207,541.
Private Enrollment (2000): elementary--53,378; secondary--24,541; higher--35,734.
Percent high school graduate or higher: 75.3
Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0
Institutions of higher education: 62

ECONOMY
Median family income (1999): $34,135
Nonagricultural labor distribution (2000): manufacturing--352,566 persons; wholesale and retail trade--303,797; government--298,434; services--527,188; transportation and public utilities--101,588 ; finance, insurance, and real estate--110,743; construction--145,809; information--42,754.

GOVERNMENT (1990)
U.S. Congress: Senate--2 Democrats; House--7
Electoral college votes: 9.
State legislature: 35 senators, 105 representatives.

STATE SYMBOLS
Statehood: December 14, 1819; the 22nd state.
Nickname: Yellowhammer State; bird: yellowhammer; flower: camellia; tree: longleaf pine; motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere ("We Dare Defend Our Rights"); song: "Alabama."

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