Demographics of Alabama

See also: Alabama § Demographics, and Race and ethnicity in the United States

The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 30,537 and migration within the country produced a net increase of 42,641.

As of 2000, 96.7% of Alabama residents age 5 and older speak English at home and 2.2% speak Spanish. German speakers make up only 0.4% of the population, French/French Creole at 0.3%, and Chinese at 0.1%.

In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking.[1]

The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows: Christian – 86%, Non-Christian Faiths – 1%, Other faiths – 1%, Unaffiliated (religious "nones") – 12%

As of 2000, 25.3% of residents of the state were under 18, 6.7% were under 5, and 13.0% were over 65.

51.7% of Alabamians are female and 48.3% are male; there is a surplus of 600,000 women in the age range of 25–44.

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1800 | 1,250| —
1810 | 9,046| +623.7%
1820 | 144,317| +1495.4%
1830 | 309,527| +114.5%
1840 | 590,756| +90.9%
1850 | 771,623| +30.6%
1860 | 964,201| +25.0%
1870 | 996,992| +3.4%
1880 | 1,262,505| +26.6%
1890 | 1,513,401| +19.9%
1900 | 1,828,697| +20.8%
1910 | 2,138,093| +16.9%
1920 | 2,348,174| +9.8%
1930 | 2,646,248| +12.7%
1940 | 2,832,961| +7.1%
1950 | 3,061,743| +8.1%
1960 | 3,266,740| +6.7%
1970 | 3,444,165| +5.4%
1980 | 3,893,888| +13.1%
1990 | 4,040,587| +3.8%
2000 | 4,447,100| +10.1%
2010 | 4,779,736| +7.5%
2020 | 5,024,279| +5.1%
Sources: 1820[2], 1910–2020[3]

## Population[edit]

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The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 30,537 and migration within the country produced a net increase of 42,641.

In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking.[1]

The racial makeup of the state and comparison to the prior census:

Demographics of Alabama (csv) By race | White  | Black  | AIAN*  | Asian  | NHPI*

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2000 (total population)  | 72.56%  | 26.33%  | 1.00%  | 0.89%  | 0.07%
2000 (Hispanic only)  | 1.48%  | 0.18%  | 0.04%  | 0.02%  | 0.01%
2005 (total population)  | 72.14%  | 26.70%  | 0.98%  | 1.02%  | 0.07%
2005 (Hispanic only)  | 2.08%  | 0.17%  | 0.05%  | 0.03%  | 0.01%
Growth 2000–05 (total population)  | 1.90%  | 3.95%  | -0.06%  | 17.43%  | 4.90%
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only)  | 1.02%  | 3.97%  | -0.55%  | 17.47%  | 6.67%
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only)  | 43.85%  | 1.05%  | 11.46%  | 16.20%  | -2.17%
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

### 2020 census[edit]

Autauga County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 41,582  | 70.71%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 11,352  | 19.3%
Native American | 184  | 0.31%
Asian | 873  | 1.48%
Pacific Islander | 22  | 0.04%
Other/Mixed | 2,675  | 4.55%
Hispanic or Latino | 2,117  | 3.6%
Baldwin County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 186,495  | 80.47%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 18,001  | 7.77%
Native American | 1,291  | 0.56%
Asian | 2,029  | 0.88%
Pacific Islander | 122  | 0.05%
Other/Mixed | 11,143  | 4.81%
Hispanic or Latino | 12,686  | 5.47%
Barbour County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 11,086  | 43.95%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 11,850  | 46.98%
Native American | 58  | 0.23%
Asian | 103  | 0.41%
Other/Mixed | 616  | 2.44%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,510  | 5.99%
Bibb County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 16,442  | 73.75%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 4,390  | 19.69%
Native American | 39  | 0.17%
Asian | 26  | 0.12%
Pacific Islander | 9  | 0.04%
Other/Mixed | 647  | 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino | 740  | 3.32%
Blount County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 49,764  | 84.15%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 826  | 1.4%
Native American | 188  | 0.32%
Asian | 174  | 0.29%
Pacific Islander | 11  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 2,400  | 4.06%
Hispanic or Latino | 5,771  | 9.76%
Bullock County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 2,281  | 22.02%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 7,388  | 71.33%
Native American | 1  | 0.01%
Asian | 9  | 0.09%
Pacific Islander | 7  | 0.07%
Other/Mixed | 168  | 1.62%
Hispanic or Latino | 503  | 4.86%
Butler County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 9,679  | 50.81%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 8,389  | 44.03%
Native American | 23  | 0.12%
Asian | 143  | 0.75%
Pacific Islander | 5  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 552  | 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino | 250  | 1.36%
Calhoun County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 79,519  | 68.29%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 25,365  | 21.78%
Native American | 386  | 0.33%
Asian | 1,164  | 1.0%
Pacific Islander | 112  | 0.1%
Other/Mixed | 4,885  | 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino | 5,010  | 4.3%
Chambers County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 18,616  | 53.54%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 13,441  | 38.65%
Native American | 71  | 0.2%
Asian | 385  | 1.11%
Pacific Islander | 11  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 1,011  | 2.91%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,237  | 3.56%
Cherokee County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 22,563  | 90.36%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 987  | 3.95%
Native American | 109  | 0.44%
Asian | 55  | 0.22%
Pacific Islander | 1  | 0.0%
Other/Mixed | 856  | 3.43%
Hispanic or Latino | 400  | 1.6%
Chilton County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 34,878  | 77.48%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 4,040  | 8.97%
Native American | 112  | 0.25%
Asian | 176  | 0.39%
Pacific Islander | 5  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed | 1,385  | 3.08%
Hispanic or Latino | 4,418  | 9.81%
Choctaw County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 7,039  | 55.58%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 5,217  | 41.19%
Native American | 24  | 0.19
Asian | 19  | 0.15%
Other/Mixed | 253  | 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino | 113  | 0.89%
Clarke County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 11,970  | 51.85%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 10,223  | 44.28%
Native American | 74  | 0.32%
Asian | 91  | 0.39%
Pacific Islander | 1  | 0.0%
Other/Mixed | 522  | 2.26%
Hispanic or Latino | 206  | 0.89%
Clay County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 11,261  | 79.1%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 1,942  | 13.64%
Native American | 45  | 0.32%
Asian | 46  | 0.32%
Pacific Islander | 4  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 489  | 3.43%
Hispanic or Latino | 449  | 3.15%
Cleburne County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 13,740  | 91.26%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 457  | 3.04%
Native American | 42  | 0.28%
Asian | 21  | 0.14%
Pacific Islander | 2  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed | 510  | 3.39%
Hispanic or Latino | 284  | 1.89%
Coffee County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 35,759  | 66.88%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 8,643  | 16.17%
Native American | 405  | 0.76%
Asian | 892  | 1.67%
Pacific Islander | 57  | 0.11%
Other/Mixed | 2,822  | 5.28%
Hispanic or Latino | 4,887  | 9.14%
Colbert County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 43,241  | 75.56%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 9,222  | 16.11%
Native American | 223  | 0.39%
Asian | 432  | 0.75%
Pacific Islander | 9  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 2,368  | 4.14%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,732  | 3.03%
Conecuh County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 5,835  | 50.31%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 5,096  | 43.94%
Native American | 71  | 0.61%
Asian | 33  | 0.28%
Other/Mixed | 306  | 2.64%
Hispanic or Latino | 256  | 2.21%
Coosa County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 6,807  | 65.53%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 3,000  | 28.88%
Native American | 25  | 0.24%
Asian | 8  | 0.08%
Other/Mixed | 346  | 3.33%
Hispanic or Latino | 201  | 1.94%
Covington County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 30,657  | 81.6%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 4,563  | 12.15%
Native American | 140  | 0.37%
Asian | 240  | 0.64%
Other/Mixed | 1,316  | 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino | 654  | 1.74%
Crenshaw County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 9,333  | 70.74%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 3,085  | 23.38%
Native American | 48  | 0.36%
Asian | 83  | 0.63%
Pacific Islander | 2  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 456  | 3.46%
Hispanic or Latino | 187  | 1.42%
Cullman County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 78,298  | 89.11%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 914  | 1.04%
Native American | 287  | 0.33%
Asian | 522  | 0.59%
Pacific Islander | 64  | 0.07%
Other/Mixed | 3,635  | 4.14%
Hispanic or Latino | 4,146  | 4.72%
Dale County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 32,602  | 66.09%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 10,100  | 20.48%
Native American | 217  | 0.44%
Asian | 648  | 1.31%
Pacific Islander | 42  | 0.09%
Other/Mixed | 2,463  | 4.99%
Hispanic or Latino | 3,254  | 6.6%
Dallas County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 10,363  | 26.94%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 26,812  | 69.71%
Native American | 56  | 0.15%
Asian | 145  | 0.38%
Pacific Islander | 12  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 778  | 2.02%
Hispanic or Latino | 296  | 0.77%
DeKalb County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 54,529  | 76.15%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 1,019  | 1.42%
Native American | 715  | 1.0%
Asian | 237  | 0.33%
Pacific Islander | 16  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 3,348  | 4.68%
Hispanic or Latino | 11,744  | 16.4%
Elmore County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 62,540  | 71.09%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 18,126  | 20.6%
Native American | 270  | 0.31%
Asian | 669  | 0.76%
Pacific Islander | 28  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 3,551  | 4.04%
Hispanic or Latino | 2,793  | 3.17%
Escambia County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 22,004  | 59.86%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 10,922  | 29.71%
Native American | 1,488  | 4.05%
Asian | 108  | 0.29%
Pacific Islander | 22  | 0.06%
Other/Mixed | 1,462  | 3.98%
Hispanic or Latino | 751  | 2.04%
Etowah County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 77,731  | 75.15%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 14,999  | 14.5%
Native American | 332  | 0.32%
Asian | 921  | 0.89%
Pacific Islander | 39  | 0.04%
Other/Mixed | 4,519  | 4.37%
Hispanic or Latino | 4,895  | 4.73%
Fayette County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 13,552  | 83.03%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 1,720  | 10.54%
Native American | 43  | 0.26%
Asian | 49  | 0.3%
Pacific Islander | 1  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed | 560  | 3.43%
Hispanic or Latino | 396  | 2.43%
Franklin County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 23,581  | 73.43%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 1,139  | 3.55%
Native American | 128  | 0.4%
Asian | 67  | 0.21%
Pacific Islander | 2  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed | 937  | 2.92%
Hispanic or Latino | 6,259  | 19.49%
Geneva County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 21,654  | 81.23%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 2,231  | 8.37%
Native American | 166  | 0.62%
Asian | 86  | 0.32%
Pacific Islander | 7  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 1,219  | 4.57%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,296  | 4.86%
Greene County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 1,285  | 16.62%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 6,227  | 80.56%
Native American | 5  | 0.06%
Asian | 7  | 0.09%
Other/Mixed | 145  | 1.88%
Hispanic or Latino | 61  | 0.79%
Hale County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 5,972  | 40.39%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 8,313  | 56.23%
Native American | 34  | 0.23%
Asian | 18  | 0.12%
Pacific Islander | 5  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 294  | 1.99%
Hispanic or Latino | 149  | 1.01%
Henry County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 11,842  | 69.07%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 4,232  | 24.68%
Native American | 50  | 0.29%
Asian | 73  | 0.43%
Other/Mixed | 615  | 3.59%
Hispanic or Latino | 334  | 1.95%
Houston County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 68,251  | 63.67%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 28,232  | 26.34%
Native American | 321  | 0.3%
Asian | 1,260  | 1.18%
Pacific Islander | 59  | 0.06%
Other/Mixed | 4,598  | 4.29%
Hispanic or Latino | 4,481  | 4.18%
Jackson County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 45,123  | 85.82%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 1,624  | 3.09%
Native American | 680  | 1.29%
Asian | 214  | 0.41%
Pacific Islander | 2  | 0.0%
Other/Mixed | 3,255  | 6.19%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,681  | 3.2%
Jefferson County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 324,252  | 48.06%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 280,112  | 41.52%
Native American | 1,207  | 0.18%
Asian | 13,043  | 1.95%
Pacific Islander | 311  | 0.05%
Other/Mixed | 20,940  | 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino | 34,856  | 5.17%
Lamar County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 11,924  | 85.34%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 1,421  | 10.17%
Native American | 28  | 0.2%
Asian | 6  | 0.04%
Pacific Islander | 2  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 382  | 2.73%
Hispanic or Latino | 208  | 1.49%
Lauderdale County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 76,491  | 81.75%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 9,164  | 9.79%
Native American | 295  | 0.32%
Asian | 748  | 0.8%
Pacific Islander | 31  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 3,757  | 4.02%
Hispanic or Latino | 3,078  | 3.29%
Lawrence County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 24,714  | 74.73%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 3,302  | 9.98%
Native American | 1,440  | 4.35%
Asian | 84  | 0.25%
Pacific Islander | 7  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 2,631  | 7.96%
Hispanic or Latino | 895  | 2.71%
Lee County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 109,795  | 63.01%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 39,252  | 22.53%
Native American | 365  | 0.21%
Asian | 8,544  | 4.9%
Pacific Islander | 108  | 0.06%
Other/Mixed | 7,042  | 4.04%
Hispanic or Latino | 9,135  | 5.24%
Limestone County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 75,692  | 73.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 13,177  | 12.72%
Native American | 458  | 0.44%
Asian | 1,857  | 1.79%
Pacific Islander | 70  | 0.07%
Other/Mixed | 5,068  | 4.89%
Hispanic or Latino | 7,248  | 7.0%
Lowndes County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 2,807  | 27.22%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 7,149  | 69.33%
Native American | 9  | 0.09%
Asian | 15  | 0.15%
Other/Mixed | 191  | 1.85%
Hispanic or Latino | 140  | 1.36%
Macon County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 3,187  | 16.32%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 15,395  | 78.82%
Native American | 48  | 0.25%
Asian | 74  | 0.38%
Pacific Islander | 4  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 463  | 2.37%
Hispanic or Latino | 361  | 1.85%
Madison County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 237,497  | 61.19%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 91,079  | 23.46%
Native American | 2,132  | 0.55%
Asian | 10,179  | 2.62%
Pacific Islander | 450  | 0.12%
Other/Mixed | 21,880  | 5.64%
Hispanic or Latino | 24,936  | 6.42%
Marengo County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 8,375  | 43.34%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 10,133  | 52.44%
Native American | 6  | 0.03%
Asian | 54  | 0.28%
Pacific Islander | 1  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed | 386  | 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino | 368  | 1.9%
Marion County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 26,093  | 88.93%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 1,094  | 3.73%
Native American | 82  | 0.28%
Asian | 75  | 0.26%
Pacific Islander | 14  | 0.05%
Other/Mixed | 1,120  | 3.82%
Hispanic or Latino | 863  | 2.94%
Marshall County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 74,666  | 76.49%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 2,293  | 2.35%
Native American | 418  | 0.43%
Asian | 579  | 0.59%
Pacific Islander | 128  | 0.13%
Other/Mixed | 3,870  | 3.96%
Hispanic or Latino | 15,658  | 16.04%
Mobile County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 226,703  | 54.65%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 145,435  | 35.06%
Native American | 3,743  | 0.9%
Asian | 8,515  | 2.05%
Pacific Islander | 216  | 0.05%
Other/Mixed | 16,772  | 4.04%
Hispanic or Latino | 13,425  | 3.24%
Monroe County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 10,334  | 52.27%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 8,253  | 41.74%
Native American | 281  | 1.42%
Asian | 88  | 0.45%
Other/Mixed | 609  | 3.08%
Hispanic or Latino | 207  | 1.05%
Montgomery County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 73,354  | 32.04%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 129,801  | 56.69%
Native American | 364  | 0.16%
Asian | 7,952  | 3.47%
Pacific Islander | 119  | 0.05%
Other/Mixed | 6,680  | 2.92%
Hispanic or Latino | 10,684  | 4.67%
Morgan County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 88,238  | 71.49%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 15,307  | 12.4%
Native American | 631  | 0.51%
Asian | 829  | 0.67%
Pacific Islander | 79  | 0.06%
Other/Mixed | 5,960  | 4.83%
Hispanic or Latino | 12,377  | 10.03%
Perry County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 2,345  | 27.55%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 5,914  | 69.49%
Native American | 15  | 0.18%
Asian | 10  | 0.12%
Pacific Islander | 1  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed | 137  | 1.61%
Hispanic or Latino | 89  | 1.05%
Pickens County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 10,066  | 52.64%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 7,448  | 38.95%
Native American | 23  | 0.12%
Asian | 78  | 0.41%
Other/Mixed | 455  | 2.38%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,053  | 5.51%
Pike County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 18,036  | 54.64%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 12,068  | 36.56%
Native American | 169  | 0.51%
Asian | 577  | 1.75%
Pacific Islander | 9  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 1,245  | 3.77%
Hispanic or Latino | 905  | 2.74%
Randolph County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 16,629  | 75.7%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 3,814  | 17.36%
Native American | 50  | 0.23%
Asian | 86  | 0.39%
Pacific Islander | 1  | 0.0%
Other/Mixed | 782  | 3.56%
Hispanic or Latino | 605  | 2.75%
Russell County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 26,679  | 45.08%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 25,930  | 43.81%
Native American | 180  | 0.3%
Asian | 408  | 0.69%
Pacific Islander | 128  | 0.22%
Other/Mixed | 2,663  | 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino | 3,195  | 5.4%
St. Clair County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 74,962  | 82.28%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 8,617  | 9.46%
Native American | 249  | 0.27%
Asian | 655  | 0.72%
Pacific Islander | 20  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 4,025  | 4.42%
Hispanic or Latino | 2,575  | 2.83%
Shelby County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 162,712  | 72.96%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 28,711  | 12.87%
Native American | 478  | 0.21%
Asian | 5,114  | 2.29%
Pacific Islander | 91  | 0.04%
Other/Mixed | 9,458  | 4.24%
Hispanic or Latino | 16,460  | 7.38%
Sumter County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 2,937  | 23.79%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 8,955  | 72.54%
Native American | 26  | 0.21%
Asian | 102  | 0.83%
Pacific Islander | 3  | 0.02%
Other/Mixed | 191  | 1.55%
Hispanic or Latino | 131  | 1.06%
Talladega County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 50,732  | 61.76%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 26,340  | 32.06%
Native American | 184  | 0.22%
Asian | 395  | 0.48%
Pacific Islander | 27  | 0.03%
Other/Mixed | 2,692  | 3.28%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,779  | 2.17%
Tallapoosa County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 28,252  | 68.39%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 10,366  | 25.09%
Native American | 84  | 0.2%
Asian | 222  | 0.54%
Other/Mixed | 1,243  | 3.01%
Hispanic or Latino | 1,144  | 2.77%
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - Demographic Profile(NH = Non-Hispanic)  Race / Ethnicity  | Pop 2010  | Pop 2020  | % 2010  | % 2020

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White alone (NH)  | 126,611  | 134,880  | 65.04%  | 59.41%
Black or African American alone (NH)  | 57,401  | 68,779  | 29.49%  | 30.29%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)  | 455  | 420  | 0.23%  | 0.18%
Asian alone (NH)  | 2,293  | 3,241  | 1.18%  | 1.43%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)  | 76  | 94  | 0.04%  | 0.04%
Some Other Race alone (NH)  | 136  | 792  | 0.07%  | 0.35%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 1,735  | 6,532  | 0.89%  | 2.88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)  | 5,949  | 12,298  | 3.06%  | 5.42%
Total | 194,656 | 227,036 | 100.00% | 100.00%
Walker County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 56,394  | 86.31%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 3,889  | 5.95%
Native American | 187  | 0.29%
Asian | 283  | 0.43%
Pacific Islander | 2  | 0.0%
Other/Mixed | 2,435  | 3.73%
Hispanic or Latino | 2,152  | 3.29%
Washington County Racial Composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (non-Hispanic)  | 10,267  | 66.72%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 3,318  | 21.56%
Native American | 1,102  | 7.16%
Asian | 14  | 0.09%
Pacific Islander | 2  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed | 547  | 3.55%
Hispanic or Latino | 138  | 0.9%
Wilcox County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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|

White (non-Hispanic)  | 2,866  | 27.04%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 7,425  | 70.05%
Native American | 11  | 0.1%
Asian | 7  | 0.07%
Pacific Islander | 5  | 0.05%
Other/Mixed | 174  | 1.64%
Hispanic or Latino | 112  | 1.06%
Winston County racial composition  Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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|

White (non-Hispanic)  | 21,598  | 91.75%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)  | 131  | 0.56%
Native American | 83  | 0.35%
Asian | 58  | 0.25%
Pacific Islander | 9  | 0.04%
Other/Mixed | 846  | 3.59%
Hispanic or Latino | 815  | 3.46%

## Birth data[edit]

Note: Births in table don't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.

Live Births by Single Race/Ethnicity of Mother  Race | 2013[4] | 2014[5] | 2015[6] | 2016[7] | 2017[8] | 2018[9] | 2019[10] | 2020[11] | 2021[12] | 2022[13]

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White:  | 38,971 (67.0%)  | 39,578 (66.6%)  | 39,845 (66.8%)  | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...  | ...
> Non-Hispanic White | 35,086 (60.3%)  | 35,929 (60.5%)  | 35,826 (60.1%)  | 34,899 (59.0%)  | 34,377 (58.3%)  | 33,776 (58.5%)  | 33,394 (57.0%)  | 32,672 (56.7%)  | 33,775 (58.2%)  | 33,725 (58.0%)
Black | 18,014 (31.0%)  | 18,417 (31.0%)  | 18,429 (30.9%)  | 17,695 (29.9%)  | 17,963 (30.5%)  | 17,597 (30.5%)  | 18,197 (31.0%)  | 17,746 (30.8%)  | 16,511 (28.4%)  | 16,067 (27.6%)
Asian | 973 (1.7%)  | 1,227 (2.1%)  | 1,193 (2.0%)  | 986 (1.7%)  | 950 (1.6%)  | 903 (1.6%)  | 886 (1.5%)  | 836 (1.5%)  | 852 (1.5%)  | 782 (1.3%)
American Indian | 209 (0.3%)  | 200 (0.3%)  | 190 (0.3%)  | 150 (0.2%)  | 175 (0.3%)  | 148 (0.2%)  | 188 (0.3%)  | 133 (0.2%)  | 155 (0.3%)  | 187 (0.3%)
Hispanic (of any race)  | 4,002 (6.9%) | 4,019 (6.8%) | 4,295 (7.2%) | 4,580 (7.7%) | 4,546 (7.7%) | 4,403 (7.6%) | 4,910 (8.4%) | 5,233 (9.1%) | 5,648 (9.7%) | 6,231 (10.7%)
Total Alabama | 58,167 (100%)  | 59,422 (100%)  | 59,657 (100%)  | 59,151 (100%)  | 58,941 (100%)  | 57,761 (100%)  | 58,615 (100%)  | 57,647 (100%)  | 58,054 (100%)  | 58,149 (100%)

* Since 2016, data for births of White Hispanic origin are not collected, but included in one Hispanic group; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

## Ancestry[edit]

See also: African Americans in Alabama

Largest ancestry groups in Alabama by county

[14][15]

Historically, African Americans were brought to Alabama as slaves, in greatest numbers in the cotton-producing plantation region known as the Black Belt. This region remains predominantly African American, where many freedmen settled to work at agriculture after the Civil War. The northern part of the state, originally settled by small farmers with fewer slaves, is predominantly European American. The Port of Mobile, founded by the French and subsequently controlled by England, Spain, and the United States, has long had an ethnically diverse population. It has long served as an entry point for various groups settling in other parts of the state. Those citing "American" ancestry in Alabama are of overwhelmingly English extraction, however most English Americans identify simply as having American ancestry because their roots have been in North America for so long, in many cases since the early sixteen hundreds. Demographers estimate that a minimum of 20–23% of people in Alabama are of predominantly English ancestry and state that the figure is probably much higher. In the 1980 census 1,139,976 people in Alabama cited that they were of English ancestry out of a total state population of 2,824,719 making them 41% of the state at the time and the largest ethnic group.[16][17][18][19][20] There are also many more people in Alabama of Scots-Irish origins than are self-reported.[21] Many people in Alabama claim Irish ancestry because of the term "Scots-Irish", but most of the time in Alabama this term is used for those with Scottish roots, rather than Irish.[22] Alabama is home to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Native American tribes.[23] Alabama has a growing Hispanic population.[24] Mexicans are the largest Latino ethnic group in Alabama. Alabama is also home to Guatemalans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Brazilians, Salvadorians, and Panamanians.[25]

### Ancestries[edit]

Ancestry[26] | Number (As of 2022) | %

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American  | 594,431  | 11.7
Arab  | 15,663  | 0.3
Czech  | 4,938  | 0.1
Danish  | 4,994  | 0.1
Dutch  | 21,999  | 0.4
English  | 617,119  | 12.2
French (except Basque)  | 62,779  | 1.2
French Canadian  | 8,482  | 0.2
German  | 321,307  | 6.3
Greek  | 8,287  | 0.2
Hungarian  | 4,277  | 0.1
Irish  | 387,885  | 7.6
Italian  | 91,516  | 1.8
Lithuanian  | 1,455  | 0.0
Norwegian  | 18,331  | 0.4
Polish  | 29,225  | 0.6
Portuguese  | 3,177  | 0.1
Russian  | 8,169  | 0.2
Scotch-Irish  | 64,513  | 1.3
Scottish  | 105,300  | 2.1
Slovak  | 1,716  | 0.0
Subsaharan African  | 42,856  | 0.8
Swedish  | 18,160  | 0.4
Swiss  | 4,145  | 0.1
Ukrainian  | 3,844  | 0.1
Welsh  | 21,824  | 0.4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)  | 12,642  | 0.2

## Rankings[edit]

Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Alabama ranks:

* 32nd in its percentage of  European Americans
* 7th in its percentage of Blacks
* 43rd in its percentage of Hispanics
* 44th in its percentage of Asians
* 26th in its percentage of Native Americans
* 48th in its percentage of people of Mixed race
* 47th in its percentage of males
* 5th in its percentage of females

## Religion[edit]

The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows:[27]

* Christian – 86%
* Evangelical Protestant – 49%
* Baptist – 31%
* Pentecostal – 5%
* Presbyterian – 2%
* Restorationist – 3%
* Holiness movement – 1%
* Mainline Protestant – 13%
* Baptist – 2%
* Methodist – 5%
* Lutheran – 1%
* Presbyterian – 1%
* Episcopalian/ – 1%
* Congregationalist – 1%
* Historically Black Protestant – 16%
* Baptist – 11%
* Methodist – 3%
* Pentecostal – 1%
* Holiness Family – 1%
* Catholic – 7%
* LDS – 1%
* Christian – non-denominational – 6%
* Non-Christian Faiths – 1%
* Other faiths – 1%
* Unaffiliated (religious "nones") – 12%
* Atheist – 1%
* Agnostic – 1%
* Nothing in Particular – 9%
* Don't Know – 1%

## See also[edit]

* Demographics of the United States
* Alabama locations by per capita income

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b CDC's STATE System - State Comparison Report Cigarette Use (Adults) – BRFSS[permanent dead link] for 2006, lists the state as having 23.3% smokers. The national average is 20.8% according to Cigarette Smoking Among Adults 
 United States, 2006 article in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
2. ^ Forstall, Richard L. (1996). Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990. Washington: U.S. Bureau of the Census, pp. 8–11. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Due to the late arrival of returns from the counties of Lawrence, Perry, and Washington, the population of the state for 1820 was incorrectly listed as 127,901 in the official state total.[subnote 1]
3. ^ "Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020)". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
4. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
5. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
6. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
7. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
8. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
9. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
10. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
11. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
12. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
13. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
14. ^ Data on selected ancestry groups.
15. ^ "1980 United States Census" (PDF).
16. ^ "Ancestry of the Population by State: 1980 - Table 3" (PDF).
17. ^ Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America by Dominic J. Pulera.
18. ^ Reynolds Farley, 'The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us?', Demography, Vol. 28, No. 3 (August 1991), pp. 414, 421.
19. ^ Stanley Lieberson and Lawrence Santi, 'The Use of Nativity Data to Estimate Ethnic Characteristics and Patterns', Social Science Research, Vol. 14, No. 1 (1985), pp. 44–46.
20. ^ Stanley Lieberson and Mary C. Waters, 'Ethnic Groups in Flux: The Changing Ethnic Responses of American Whites', Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 487, No. 79 (September 1986), pp. 82–86.
21. ^ "Alabama - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008". Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
22. ^ Census 2000 Map – top U.S. ancestries by county
23. ^ "American Indians in Alabama".
24. ^ "Alabama Hispanic population growth 2nd highest in the U.S." 26 March 2011.
25. ^ "Latinos/Hispanics". Archived from the original on 2017-08-22.
26. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov.
27. ^ "Religious Landscape Study". Religion and Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

Notes on references

1. ^ The relevant note on p. 10 erroneously switches the population values for Perry and Washington counties. The correct values can be found on page 121 of the final census report for 1820.

## External links[edit]

* 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Alabama, U.S. Census Bureau

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