Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety41#547/924
Economy43#529/925
Housing97#30/925
Health28#664/925
Healthcare32#629/923
Environment42#529/917
Education47#491/925
Infrastructure11#823/925
Community29#654/925
Leisure & amenities54#428/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Effective property tax rate · low0.31%
97/100Alabama 0.37%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Pharmacies · high2.8 /10k
96/100Alabama 2.3 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Cost of buying a home today · low24.0%
91/100Alabama 26.3%United States 34.1%Aug 2026Zillow Research
Rent-burdened households · low38.7%
90/100Alabama 48.8%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Unemployment rate · low3.1%
88/100Alabama 2.8%United States 4.3%2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPartial year
Rent as share of income · low25.6%
87/100Alabama 29.5%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071

Weaknesses

Broadband subscriptions · low83.9%
12/100Alabama 87.5%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Mammography screening · low38.4%
14/100Alabama 43.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Suicide rate · high24.5 /100k
15/100Alabama 17.0 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Preventable hospital stays · high3,676 /100k
16/100Alabama 3,481 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Distance to an Amtrak station · high102 mi
16/100Alabama 51 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
Drug overdose deaths · high25.8 /100k
16/100Alabama 16.1 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
0% (2021) → 53% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+53 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Violent crime rateWorsening
171 /100k (2020) → 293 /100k (2025)
+71%5 yearsUS 389 /100k → 328 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
71.5% (2015-2019) → 83.9% (2020-2024)
+12 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Suicide rateWorsening
15.2 /100k (2021) → 24.5 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+62%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k
New business applicationsImproving
6.7 /1k (2020) → 10.5 /1k (2025)
+57%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
48.5% (2010 & 2021) → 58.8% (2022 & 2024)
+10 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area improved on 15 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 8. 7 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved15

Restaurants+21%7.2 /10k → 8.7 /10k
Bachelor's++5.2 points21.5% → 26.7%
Rent burden−5.4 points44.1% → 38.7%
Rent / income−2.2 points27.8% → 25.6%
Traffic deaths−18%20.4 /100k → 16.6 /100k

Declined8

Overdose deaths+132%11.1 /100k → 25.8 /100k
Violent crime+71%171 /100k → 293 /100k
Suicides+30%18.8 /100k → 24.5 /100k
Pharmacies−22%3.5 /10k → 2.7 /10k
Libraries−5.2%0.6 /10k → 0.6 /10k

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	3.1 /10k2020	3.5 /10k2025	+13%	Improved	61%
Average commute time	24.0 min2015-2019	24.6 min2020-2024	+0.6 min	Within the margin of error	42%
Average weekly wage	$8312020	$1,0272025	+24%	Improved	54%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%2015-2019	26.7%2020-2024	+5.2 points	Improved	93%
Broadband subscriptions	71.5%2015-2019	83.9%2020-2024	+12 points	Improved	80%
Child poverty rate	19.2%2015-2019	21.5%2020-2024	+2.3 points	Within the margin of error	8%
Distance to an airport	51 mi2020	51 mi2025	+0 mi	Little change	20%
Drug overdose deaths	11.1 /100k2020	25.8 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+132%	Declined	2%
Effective property tax rate	0.32%2015-2019	0.31%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	12%
Firearm deaths	19.1 /100k2020	17.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−8.6%	Improved	63%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−7.8%	Declined	27%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.4 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−13%	Declined	24%
High school diploma or higher	86.5%2015-2019	89.3%2020-2024	+2.8 points	Within the margin of error	77%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	3.0×2020-2024	+0.2×	Declined	79%
Homicide rate	6.6 /100k2020	3.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−48%	Improved	76%
Income adjusted for local prices	$46,4482019	$58,1092024	+25%	Improved	9%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4562015-2019	0.4582020-2024	+0.003	Within the margin of error	45%
Median household income	$48,0842015-2019	$61,8912020-2024	+29%	Improved	58%
New business applications	6.7 /1k2020	10.5 /1k2025	+57%	Improved	66%
Pharmacies	3.5 /10k2020	2.7 /10k2025	−22%	Declined	16%
Poverty rate	14.9%2015-2019	14.1%2020-2024	−0.8 points	Within the margin of error	44%
Property crime rate	1,323 /100k2020	1,223 /100k2025	−7.6%	Improved	11%
Public libraries	0.6 /10k2019	0.6 /10k2024	−5.2%	Declined	24%
Rent as share of income	27.8%2015-2019	25.6%2020-2024	−2.2 points	Improved	88%
Rent-burdened households	44.1%2015-2019	38.7%2020-2024	−5.4 points	Improved	90%
Restaurants and bars	7.2 /10k2020	8.7 /10k2025	+21%	Improved	93%
Suicide rate	18.8 /100k2020	24.5 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+30%	Declined	16%
Traffic deaths	20.4 /100k2015-2019	16.6 /100k2020-2024	−18%	Improved	87%
Unemployment rate	6.4%2020	3.1%2025	−3.3 points	Improved	60%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.3%2015-2019	10.5%2020-2024	+0.3 points	Within the margin of error	34%
Violent crime rate	171 /100k2020	293 /100k2025	+71%	Declined	2%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area itself moved −2.1 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

153,852 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

153,852 residents

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

White80%123,430
Black11%17,640
Hispanic or Latino3.5%5,366

Education

106,761 residents (±353)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

No high school diploma11%11,373
High school or GED32%34,563
Some college21%22,822

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

63,559 households (±722)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

Under $25k20%12,727
$25k–50k21%13,347
$50k–75k17%11,021
$75k–100k14%8,798
$100k–150k15%9,417
$150k–200k7.3%4,639
$200k or more5.7%3,610

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−6.2 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

63,559 households (±722)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

Own70%44,370
Rent30%19,189

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

16,943 households (±1,097)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

Under $75034%5,791
$750–1,00037%6,332
$1,000–1,50024%4,092

Home values

44,370 homes (±937)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

Under $150k37%16,265
$150k–250k30%13,313
$250k–400k20%8,771

Age of homes

72,976 homes (±95)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

2010 or later13%9,377
2000–200911%8,281
1980–199926%18,708

Size of homes

72,976 homes (±95)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

Studio1.7%†1,269
1 bedroom5.8%4,256
2 bedrooms24%17,591

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

69,720 workers (±1,189)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

Drive alone80%55,651
Carpool10%7,100
Public transit0.2%†113
Walk1.2%†831
Bike0.0%†20
Work from home7.6%5,277
Other1.0%†728

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Drive alone (−9.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

64,443 workers (±1,381)

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area
United States share

Under 15 min31%20,188
15–29 min39%25,197
30–44 min14%9,343

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The 10 largest occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL employ 12,600 people. 10 pay a median below the US median.

Above the US median
Below the US median

The largest occupations in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL by employment, with median annual pay and how it compares with the United States
Occupation	Jobs	Median pay	vs USCompared with the US	Concentration
Retail Salespersons2,080 jobs	2,080	$28,980US $35,410	−18%	1.48×
Cashiers1,580 jobs	1,580	$27,310US $32,880	−17%	1.41×
Registered Nurses1,320 jobs	1,320	$66,360US $97,550	−32%	1.08×
Fast Food and Counter Workers1,310 jobs	1,310	$22,590US $31,200	−28%	0.94×
Stockers and Order Fillers1,190 jobs	1,190	$30,570US $37,330	−18%	1.16×
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive1,160 jobs	1,160	$38,850US $47,540	−18%	1.89×
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand1,130 jobs	1,130	$36,370US $40,240	−10%	1.06×
Waiters and Waitresses1,100 jobs	1,100	$25,990US $35,230	−26%	1.34×
Cooks, Fast Food900 jobs	900	$26,820US $30,890	−13%	3.87×
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers830 jobs	830	$43,960US $48,520	−9%	2.04×

Look up any occupation

Search more than 800 occupations and see what they pay in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025-05 (all industries and ownerships) bls.gov/oes

Reference period: 2025-05. BLS publishes metro areas, states and the nation (not counties or cities), so a county or city page shows its metro area.
Pay is not adjusted for the cost of living, so a higher median does not mean more purchasing power.
BLS caps the highest wages it publishes: where a figure is shown as “or more”, the real value is at least that much.
Some occupations (teachers, performers) are published by the hour or school year and shown here as an annual figure.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL has 3,321 employer establishments, 214 for every 10,000 residents (0.86× the US rate of 248), with 50,430 paid employees at an average annual pay of $44,465. The Census Bureau also counts 11,653 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,321; 11,653 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 214; US 248
Paid employees: 50,430
Average annual pay: $44,465; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	308	19.8	0.95×About typical	3,630	$55,891	455
Restaurants and other eating places	276	17.8	0.97×About typical	5,891	$17,555	66
Specialty trade contractors	182	11.7	0.76×Fewer than typical	2,453	$59,889	1,070
Religious organizations	167	10.8	1.94×More than typical	1,148	$20,750	—
Limited-service restaurants	145	9.3	1.16×About typical	3,281	$15,737	30
Lessors of real estate	132	8.5	0.69×Fewer than typical	402	$39,823	1,298
Offices of physicians	103	6.6	1.02×About typical	1,205	$73,512	124
Full-service restaurants	99	6.4	0.83×About typical	2,334	$19,743	25
Offices of other health practitioners	97	6.2	1.03×About typical	664	$40,464	180
Gasoline stations	93	6	1.85×More than typical	611	$27,417	11
Banks and credit unions	87	5.6	1.73×More than typical	1,086	$65,592	—
Building equipment contractors	87	5.6	0.93×About typical	1,628	$61,034	173

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 155,253 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.9M on contracts performed in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area: $12.17 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $1.9M; −90% vs FY2025
Per resident: $12.17; US $2,007
Sole-source: 2.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 15%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Defense Logistics Agency$1.5M81%
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$98.6K5.2%
Department of the Army$94K4.9%
National Park Service$54.1K2.8%
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acquisition and Property Management Division$42.1K2.2%
Public Buildings Service$34.6K1.8%
Federal Acquisition Service$15.1K0.8%
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$12.4K0.6%

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

5.6MFY2017
9.6MFY2018
8.2MFY2019
7.8MFY2020
11.6MFY2021
7.7MFY2022
8.8MFY2023
7.3M

Top industries (NAICS)

Other fabricated metal product manufacturing · 3329$1.3M70%
Plastics product manufacturing · 3261$127.2K6.7%
Specialized freight trucking · 4842$111K5.8%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$63.3K3.3%
Other general purpose machinery manufacturing · 3339$59.8K3.1%
Business schools and computer and management training · 6114$42.1K

Largest awards

NEW CONTRACT FOR AFCEC FIAR$8.3M
KAUKAHI LLC· Lauderdale County, AL· Professional services· Sep 30, 2025 – Nov 13, 2025· W912DY25C0036
METAL PARTS DELIVERY ORDER IN SUPPORT OF PM-CCS AND PINE BLUFF ARSENAL.$3M
TOOL MASTERS INC· Colbert County, AL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Sep 5, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026· W519TC24F0348
DELIVERY ORDER FOR M8 INNER COVERS, OUTER COVERS, AND CONTAINERS IN SUPPORT M8 SMOKE POT METAL PARTS PROGRAM AT PINE BLUFF ARSENAL$2.8M
TOOL MASTERS INC· Colbert County, AL· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Aug 12, 2025 – Oct 29, 2025· W519TC25F0333
COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: 2000010923/4100032784/CHICKEN CONSUMER SPLT BREAST PKG-6/5 LB

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.1B in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area: $6,960 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $1.1B; −16% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,960; US $12,975
Loan face value: $60.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.2%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$653.5M60%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$117.9M11%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$112.7M10%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$75.7M6.9%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$32.2M3.0%
84.063 · Federal Pell Grant Program$19.7M1.8%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$14.6M1.3%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$9.7M0.9%

Top recipients (organizations)

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA$13.1M1.2%
FLORENCE, AL
NORTHWEST ALABAMA REGIONAL AIRPORT$8.7M0.8%
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
NORTHWEST SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE$8.6M0.8%
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL
SHEFFIELD HOUSING AUTHORITY$4.9M0.4%
SHEFFIELD, AL
FLORENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY$3.3M

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$879.3M81%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$129.6M12%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Education$21.9M2.0%
Railroad Retirement Board$14.6M1.3%
Farm Service Agency$11.3M1.0%

Assistance by fiscal year

984.9MFY2021
979MFY2022
1BFY2023
1.1BFY2024
1.3BFY2025
1.1BFY2026

County aggregates

94%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

Counties in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Alabama

Areas based in Alabama, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved15

Declined8

Metro and micro areas like Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL metro area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Look up any occupation

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Counties in Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Alabama

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved15

Declined8

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Look up any occupation

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

By type

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought