Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 37.84K people in Alabama with African ancestry (0.76% of Alabama population). Among all Alabama counties, Clarke County had the highest percentage of its population with African ancestry (4.96%), followed by Jefferson County (2.15%), and Monroe County (1.94%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having African ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alabama.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
Clarke County
Jefferson County
Monroe County
Washington County
Montgomery County
Dale County
Lowndes County
Randolph County
Coffee County
Autauga County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with African Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Clarke County 4.96
2 Jefferson County 2.15
3 Monroe County 1.94
4 Washington County 1.57
5 Montgomery County 1.43
6 Dale County 1.14
7 Lowndes County 1.12
8 Randolph County 1.00
9 Coffee County 0.98
10 Autauga County 0.95
11 Sumter County 0.94
12 Pickens County 0.91
13 Pike County 0.85
14 Barbour County 0.78
14 Coosa County 0.78
15 Marengo County 0.76
16 Butler County 0.75
17 Calhoun County 0.72
18 Lee County 0.71
19 Cherokee County 0.70
20 Tuscaloosa County 0.67
21 Dallas County 0.63
22 Crenshaw County 0.62
22 Mobile County 0.62
23 Macon County 0.60
24 Elmore County 0.59
24 Madison County 0.59
25 Talladega County 0.58
26 Bibb County 0.55
27 Bullock County 0.54
27 Houston County 0.54
28 Chambers County 0.52
29 Hale County 0.51
30 Russell County 0.50
31 Chilton County 0.49
32 Jackson County 0.48
33 St. Clair County 0.45
34 Walker County 0.44
35 DeKalb County 0.42
36 Choctaw County 0.31
37 Escambia County 0.29
38 Henry County 0.27
38 Shelby County 0.27
39 Etowah County 0.24
39 Greene County 0.24
39 Perry County 0.24
40 Colbert County 0.23
40 Wilcox County 0.23
41 Baldwin County 0.19
42 Tallapoosa County 0.18
43 Conecuh County 0.14
44 Clay County 0.13
44 Lauderdale County 0.13
44 Morgan County 0.13
44 Winston County 0.13
45 Blount County 0.12
45 Limestone County 0.12
46 Cullman County 0.11
47 Marion County 0.10
48 Lamar County 0.09
48 Lawrence County 0.09
49 Covington County 0.03
49 Marshall County 0.03
50 Geneva County 0.01