Alabama Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Alabama ranks 27th nationally with 535,398 companies — 0.8% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• Birmingham is the state’s largest business hub, with 77,819 companies — 14.5% of every company in Alabama.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville together hold 26.4% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 147,717 companies (27.6%), across 9 tracked sectors.

How Alabama ranks nationally

Alabama and its closest neighbours by total company count. Select a state to open its own study.

Top Alabama cities by number of companies

These 10 cities account for 42.2% of all companies in Alabama. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Alabama companies by industry

Every company is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Select a sector to see those Alabama companies.

What the numbers show

Alabama’s 535,398 companies place it 27th nationally, 0.8% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville alone account for 26.4% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 27.6%. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers and manufacturers sit in a handful of cities and one or two sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.

Methodology

Figures reflect companies listed in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of 2026, classified by headquarters city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. “Companies” includes manufacturers, suppliers, and B2B businesses of all sizes; counts are directory totals, not official census figures, and percentages are computed against the Alabama directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.