Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 6, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Per Capita Income for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Alabama was $21,383. Among all Alabama counties, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest per capita income in Shelby County ($33,567), followed by Cherokee County ($29,719), and Madison County ($27,912). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest per capita income in the following 3 counties: Bibb County ($11,800), Escambia County ($12,665), and Perry County ($12,771).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama counties where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high per capita income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Alabama.

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Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Shelby County
Cherokee County
Madison County
Limestone County
Crenshaw County
Washington County
Chilton County
Marengo County
Autauga County
Jefferson County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Per Capita Income of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Per Capita Income ($)
1 Shelby County 33567
2 Cherokee County 29719
3 Madison County 27912
4 Limestone County 27741
5 Crenshaw County 25716
6 Washington County 25206
7 Chilton County 24825
8 Marengo County 24292
9 Autauga County 23572
10 Jefferson County 23216
11 Montgomery County 22049
12 Colbert County 21962
13 Franklin County 21807
14 Lawrence County 21745
15 Coffee County 21429
16 St. Clair County 21382
17 Chambers County 21239
18 Elmore County 21112
19 Tuscaloosa County 20936
20 Macon County 20931
21 Dale County 20773
22 Cullman County 20695
23 Calhoun County 20634
24 Russell County 20619
25 Lauderdale County 20331
26 Morgan County 20225
27 Winston County 20215
28 Talladega County 19958
29 DeKalb County 19847
30 Mobile County 19706
31 Lee County 19454
32 Houston County 19217
33 Baldwin County 19163
34 Henry County 19136
35 Etowah County 18876
36 Coosa County 18592
37 Choctaw County 18200
38 Clay County 18065
39 Cleburne County 17944
40 Pike County 17932
41 Marion County 17906
42 Clarke County 17882
43 Bullock County 17869
44 Conecuh County 17760
45 Walker County 17740
46 Covington County 17325
47 Jackson County 17171
48 Butler County 17164
49 Dallas County 17112
50 Lowndes County 16823
51 Randolph County 16585
52 Marshall County 16575
53 Pickens County 16062
54 Hale County 16039
55 Tallapoosa County 16008
56 Wilcox County 15573
57 Monroe County 15396
58 Lamar County 15334
59 Geneva County 14596
60 Sumter County 14159
61 Barbour County 14152
62 Greene County 13996
63 Blount County 13932
64 Fayette County 13591
65 Perry County 12771
66 Escambia County 12665
67 Bibb County 11800