Alabama has 21 Army bases: 6.3% of the US total of 332. That ranks #1 by count and #7 per person (0.41 per 100,000 residents) of 51.
Source: DoD Military Installations, Ranges and Training Areas (MIRTA), via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 2026. Every active installation the DoD lists under the Army, including its Reserve and National Guard sites, at the centre of its boundary, with its area in acres. Joint bases are listed under the branch that reports them.
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<iframe src="https://get-instamaps.com/embed/rankings/army-bases/alabama" width="100%" height="440" style="border:2px solid #111" loading="lazy" title="Alabama army bases map — InstaMaps"></iframe>| # | Name | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allen Stagefield AL | Army · 113 acres |
| 2 | Anniston Army Depot | Army · 15,680 acres |
| 3 | Brown 4b Stagefield AL | Army · 164 acres |
| 4 | Cairns Basefield AL | Army · 1,294 acres |
| 5 | Fort Novosel | Army · 58,305 acres |
| 6 | Goldberg Stagefield AL | Army · 103 acres |
| 7 | Highbluff Stagefield AL | Army · 188 acres |
| 8 | Hunt Stagefield AL | Army · 129 acres |
| 9 | Louisville Stagefield AL | Army · 104 acres |
| 10 | NG AASF02 Birmingham | Army National Guard · 22 acres |
| 11 | NG Clarke Range Complex | Army National Guard · 22,282 acres |
| 12 | NG Fort McClellan ARNG Tng Center | Army National Guard · 808 acres |
| 13 | NG Montgomery JFHQ AFRC / CSMS 01 | Army National Guard · 67 acres |
| 14 | NG RW Shepherd Hope Hull | Army National Guard · 73 acres |
| 15 | Redstone Arsenal | Army · 38,271 acres |
| 16 | Runkle Stagefield AL | Army · 263 acres |
| 17 | Shell Basefield AL | Army · 245 acres |
| 18 | Skelly Stagefield AL | Army · 150 acres |
| 19 | Stinson 5AB Stagefield AL | Army · 174 acres |
| 20 | Tac X Stagefield AL | Army · 51 acres |
| 21 | Toth Stagefield AL | Army · 122 acres |
Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.
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