The interactive map and tables below displays data for Alabama dentists, aggregated by community. Alabama has 14 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Nine are based on large cities and the other five are based on clusters of two or three smaller cities that are in close proximity. A physician practicing in a community that falls into an MSA is classified as urban; otherwise she is classified as rural. A community is also classified by the US Census Bureau as either a city, a town, or a place.

Map

The map shows Alabama as a base layer. Click on the state to see summary information. Alabma communities can be added or removed as an overlay using the layer control. Alabama communities in blue have physicians; communities in orange do not. Click on a community to see summary information. The MSAs can also be added as an overlay using the layer control. Click on an MSA for summary information.

Tables

Community Table

Click on rows in the table to place pushpins in the corresponding communities in the map above. Click a selected row again to de-select and remove the pushpin.

Summary by MSA

Click on rows in the table to see the corresponding MSAs highlighted in the map above. Click on a selected row again to de-select the row and remove the highlighting. Make sure that the MSA layer has been added to the map with the layer control.

Community Type

The following table gives the distribution of physicians by community type. The types, based on the US Census Bureau classification are city, town, place, and unincorporated.