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Alabama Municipalities Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 11
Median expenditures $129.6M
25th–75th percentile $70.5M  –  $241.8M
Total spend $967.8M
  1. #1
    Tuscaloosa
    FY 2026 pop. 111,338 est.
    Expenditures $327.0M
    Revenue $326.0M
  2. #2
    Dothan
    FY 2026 pop. 71,072 est.
    Expenditures $269.7M
    Revenue $279.6M
  3. #3
    Decatur
    FY 2026 pop. 57,938 est.
    Expenditures $101.2M
    Revenue $101.5M
  4. #4
    Anniston
    FY 2026 pop. 47,310 est.
    Expenditures $51.7M
    Revenue $50.3M