Methodology: We crunched data from the Census department & NOAA to show places & census tracts adjacent to the ocean coast line. This is a novel analysis & for the first time these places & census tracts most likely to be impacted by rising sea levels are available to the public for free.
Click here for other states| No | Place | Number of Ocean Adjacent Census Tracts | Total Population Living In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Total Houses In Census Tracts Adjacent to the Ocean | Census tract GEOID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Foley | 2 | 20,170 | 10,900 | 1400000US01003011403, 1400000US01003011401 |
| 2 | Spanish Fort | 2 | 17,216 | 7,516 | 1400000US01003010701, 1400000US01003010705 |
| 3 | Mobile | 4 | 13,012 | 5,945 | 1400000US01097001800, 1400000US01097007000, 1400000US01097007400, 1400000US01097001901 |
| 4 | Point Clear | 2 | 10,810 | 5,321 | 1400000US01003011202, 1400000US01003011300 |
| 5 | Gulf Shores | 3 | 9,250 | 16,626 | 1400000US01003011406, 1400000US01003011408, 1400000US01003011407 |
| 6 | Daphne | 1 | 7,645 | 2,884 | 1400000US01003010800 |
| 7 | Summerdale | 1 | 6,445 | 2,958 | 1400000US01003011601 |
| 8 | Prichard | 1 | 6,442 | 751 | 1400000US01097001200 |
| 9 | Perdido Beach | 1 | 5,724 | 3,309 | 1400000US01003011602 |
| 10 | Grand Bay | 1 | 5,574 | 2,123 | 1400000US01097006600 |
| 11 | Fairhope | 1 | 4,715 | 2,241 | 1400000US01003011201 |
| 12 | Bayou La Batre | 1 | 4,042 | 1,620 | 1400000US01097007300 |
| 13 | Orange Beach | 1 | 3,709 | 7,791 | 1400000US01003011405 |
| 14 | Belle Fontaine | 1 | 3,556 | 1,540 | 1400000US01097007103 |
| 15 | Dauphin Island | 1 | 2,462 | 2,611 | 1400000US01097007202 |