Alabama (AL)

Capital: Montgomery

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2023	5,108,548
Population 2022	5,074,296
Population 2021	5,039,877
Population 2020	4,921,532
Population 2019	4,907,965
Population 2018	4,887,871
Population 2017	4,875,120
Population 2016	4,864,745
Below Poverty 2022	16.2
Below Poverty 2021	16.1
Below Poverty 2020	16
Below Poverty 2019	16.9
Below Poverty 2018	16
Below Poverty 2017	16.9
Below Poverty 2016	16.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2022	54.7
Employment – Population Ratio 2021	54.6
Employment – Population Ratio 2020	55.6
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	56.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	54.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	54.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	52.7
Unemployed 2023	3
Unemployed 2022	3.1
Unemployed 2021	4
Unemployed 2020	3.9
Unemployed 2019	3
Unemployed 2018	3.9
Unemployed 2017	4.4
Unemployed 2016	6
Foreclosure Rate 2024	1 of 2,223
Foreclosure Rate 2021	1 of 925
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 1,790
Median Household Income 2021	54,943
Median Individual Income 2022	52,138
High School Graduation Rate 2018	90
High School Graduation Rate 2019	91.7
High School Graduation Rate 2020	90.6
High School Graduation Rate 2021	90.7
High School Graduation Rate 2022	88.2
Median Mortgage Payment 2021	1,223
GDP 2023	241.75 Billion
GDP 2022	235.81 Billion
GDP 2021	231.89 Billion
GDP 2020	222.08 Billion
GDP 2019	224.94 Billion
GDP 2018	220.81 Billion

STATE FACTS
The word “Alabama” means tribal town in the Creek Indian Language.
The Monarch butterfly (Danaus pleipuss) is the state’s official insect.
Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.

Government

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Kay Ivey (R)
Lieutenant Governor	Will Ainsworth (R)
Attorney General	Steve Marshall (R)
Secretary of State	Wes Allen (R)
State Senate Control	R – 27; D – 8
State House Control	R – 77; D – 28

State Regulators

Legislative Process

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	February 6, 2024
Sine Die Adjournment	May 9, 2024
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Six days, Sundays excepted
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	10 days, or it is pocket vetoed
Veto Override	Simple majority
Legislation Effective Date	Upon enactment