The answer to this depends on how you define "city". Here's a chart that shows the top populated cities in Alabama, found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Alabama - this sight also has a list of every town and city in Alabama. Major cities by population City Population < 200,000 * Birmingham - 231,483 * Montgomery - 200,127 City Population 199,999–150,000 * Mobile - 191,544 * Huntsville - 166,313 City Population 149,999&nbdash;65,000 * Tuscaloosa - 81,358 * Hoover - 67,469 City Population 64,999–50,000 * Dothan - 62,713 * Decatur - 54,909 City Population 49,999–30,000 * Auburn - 49,928 * Gadsden - 37,405 * Florence - 36,480 * Madison - 35,893 * Vestavia Hills - 31,022 * Prattville - 30,043 City Population 29,999–20,000 * Phenix City - 29,460 * Bessemer - 28,641 * Prichard - 27,963 * Alabaster - 27,512 * Homewood - 23,963 * Opelika - 23,804 * Anniston - 23,741 * Enterprise - 22,892 * Northport - 21,216 * Mountain Brook - 20,821 So if you define city by population of more than 20,000 then there are 24 cities.