# Alabama in the Data: 22 US Datasets Ranked by State | InstaMaps > How Alabama ranks among the states on wind turbines, coal plants, tornadoes, Superfund sites, prisons, gun dealers and more. Maps to embed, CSVs and sources, free to cite. Source: https://get-instamaps.com/data/alabama [InstaMaps](/) [Store locator](/store-locator)[All tools](/tools)[Blog](/blog)[ Get Started Free ](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/instamaps/103204565785?utm%5Fsource=get-instamaps&utm%5Fmedium=site&utm%5Fcampaign=toolheader) [← Data room: every dataset](/data) # Alabama in the data Alabama in 22 US datasets from named public sources, ranked against the other states by count and per person. Every row links to Alabama's own map, which you can embed, and a CSV. ## Key takeaways: Alabama * Alabama has more Army bases than any other state: 21, or 6.3% of the US total. * Alabama ranks #5 in the US for military bases by count, with 30. * Alabama ranks #8 in the US for Navy bases by count, with 6. * Alabama ranks #9 in the US for tornadoes by count, with 2,681. * Alabama ranks #10 in the US for heliports per person, with 147. * Alabama ranks #10 in the US for federal prisons per person, with 5. [#1by count: Army bases21 in Alabama, 6.3% of the US](/rankings/army-bases/alabama)[#5by count: military bases30 in Alabama, 3.9% of the US](/rankings/military-bases/alabama) | Dataset | AL | Share of US | Rank | Per person | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ---- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | [Army bases](/rankings/army-bases/alabama)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 21 | 6.3% | #1 | #7 | [CSV](/downloads/army-bases/alabama.csv) | | [Military bases](/rankings/military-bases/alabama)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 30 | 3.9% | #5 | #10 | [CSV](/downloads/military-bases/alabama.csv) | | [Navy bases](/rankings/navy-bases/alabama)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 6 | 3.2% | #8 | #12 | [CSV](/downloads/navy-bases/alabama.csv) | | [Tornadoes](/rankings/tornadoes/alabama)NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025 | 2,681 | 3.7% | #9 | #11 | [CSV](/downloads/tornadoes/alabama.csv) | | [Heliports](/rankings/heliports/alabama)FAA airport data, 2026 | 147 | 2.6% | #12 | #10 | [CSV](/downloads/heliports/alabama.csv) | | [Federal prisons](/rankings/federal-prisons/alabama)HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025 | 5 | 2.6% | #12 | #10 | [CSV](/downloads/federal-prisons/alabama.csv) | | [Closed Big Lots stores](/rankings/big-lots-closed/alabama)AllThePlaces, June 2025 | 22 | 1.9% | #20 | #11 | [CSV](/downloads/big-lots-closed/alabama.csv) | | [Prisons and jails](/rankings/prisons-jails/alabama)HIFLD Prison Boundaries, 2025 | 133 | 2.7% | #12 | #15 | [CSV](/downloads/prisons-jails/alabama.csv) | | [Licensed gun dealers](/rankings/gun-dealers/alabama)ATF Federal Firearms Listings, May 2026 | 1,014 | 2% | #24 | #25 | [CSV](/downloads/gun-dealers/alabama.csv) | | [Coal plants still running](/rankings/coal-plants/alabama)EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026 | 3 | 1.5% | #28 | #26 | [CSV](/downloads/coal-plants/alabama.csv) | | [Golf courses](/rankings/golf-courses/alabama)OpenStreetMap, October 2026 | 200 | 1.2% | #27 | #37 | [CSV](/downloads/golf-courses/alabama.csv) | | [Air Force bases](/rankings/air-force-bases/alabama)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 3 | 1.4% | #29 | #32 | [CSV](/downloads/air-force-bases/alabama.csv) | | [Superfund sites](/rankings/superfund-sites/alabama)EPA National Priorities List, September 2026 | 12 | 0.9% | #35 | #39 | [CSV](/downloads/superfund-sites/alabama.csv) | | [Ski resorts](/rankings/ski-resorts/alabama)OpenSkiMap, October 2026 | 1 | 0.2% | #35 | #35 | [CSV](/downloads/ski-resorts/alabama.csv) | | [Closed Joann stores](/rankings/joann-closed/alabama)AllThePlaces, January 2025 (before the closures) | 6 | 0.7% | #36 | #48 | [CSV](/downloads/joann-closed/alabama.csv) | | [Critical access hospitals](/rankings/critical-access-hospitals/alabama)Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, July 2026 | 9 | 0.7% | #41 | #38 | [CSV](/downloads/critical-access-hospitals/alabama.csv) | | [Amtrak stations](/rankings/amtrak-stations/alabama)Amtrak Stations, National Transportation Atlas Database, October 2026 | 4 | 0.7% | #41 | #42 | [CSV](/downloads/amtrak-stations/alabama.csv) | | [Solar farms](/rankings/solar-farms/alabama)U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database v4.0, 2026 | 11 | 0.2% | #43 | #48 | [CSV](/downloads/solar-farms/alabama.csv) | | [Wind turbines](/rankings/wind-turbines/alabama)U.S. Wind Turbine Database v9.1, September 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Marine Corps bases](/rankings/marine-corps-bases/alabama)DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas, 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Licensed cannabis dispensaries](/rankings/cannabis-dispensaries/alabama)State cannabis regulators’ licence lists, September–October 2026 | 0 | – | – | – | | | [Closed Rite Aid stores](/rankings/rite-aid-closed/alabama)AllThePlaces, January 2025 (before the closures) | 0 | – | – | – | | Rank is out of 51 (the 50 states and DC). Per person uses US Census Bureau 2024 population estimates. ## Cite this Name the source in the row and add "mapped by InstaMaps", with a link to the page you used. Each source's licence and caveats are on its map page. Questions, or a county or radius cut: [gbade@get-instamaps.com](mailto:gbade@get-instamaps.com).