Foreign migration to Alabama declined by about 60% in 2025, according to a recent report by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA).
According to the PARCA analysis released on Thursday, international migration to Alabama declined from 22,102 in 2024 to 8,946 in 2025.
"Population growth in Alabama and across the country has slowed, particularly when it comes to immigrants coming from abroad, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The estimates cover the period between July 2024 and July 2025," Thomas Spencer, of PARCA, stated. "Domestic migration into Alabama also decreased but remains higher compared to rates seen in the first two decades of the century. Due to an aging population and lower birth rates, deaths continue to outnumber births in the state. Thus, without in-migration, Alabama's population would be declining modestly."
Spencer continued, "The Census Bureau estimates that by July 2025, Alabama was home to 5.2 million people, an increase of about 30,000 people or 1% compared to 2024. Alabama ranked No. 15 among U.S. states in population growth and No. 20 in percentage population increase over the period."
"After a surge of immigration in the early years of the Biden Administration, new policies drove down unauthorized crossings sharply in 2024," Spencer said. "That trend has continued and accelerated under the Trump Administration, along with a decline in authorized immigration. Thus, the current decline in international immigration is likely to continue."
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