Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 788.45K people in Alabama with American ancestry (15.78% of Alabama population). Among all Alabama counties, Franklin County had the highest percentage of its population with American ancestry (41.05%), followed by Sumter County (35.72%), and Choctaw County (35.60%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having American ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Alabama.
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Related Topics: Alabama ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franklin County | 41.05 |
| 2 | Sumter County | 35.72 |
| 3 | Choctaw County | 35.60 |
| 4 | Marshall County | 33.85 |
| 5 | Clay County | 31.21 |
| 6 | Colbert County | 31.07 |
| 7 | Cullman County | 27.82 |
| 8 | Lawrence County | 27.37 |
| 9 | Lowndes County | 27.25 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 26.88 |
| 11 | Fayette County | 23.76 |
| 12 | Henry County | 22.93 |
| 13 | Walker County | 22.64 |
| 14 | Baldwin County | 22.45 |
| 15 | Crenshaw County | 22.42 |
| 16 | Cleburne County | 21.16 |
| 17 | Randolph County | 20.68 |
| 18 | Pike County | 20.49 |
| 19 | Marion County | 19.88 |
| 20 | Winston County | 19.86 |
| 21 | Barbour County | 19.68 |
| 22 | Bibb County | 19.53 |
| 23 | Jackson County | 19.45 |
| 24 | Chambers County | 19.30 |
| 25 | Morgan County | 18.95 |
| 26 | Talladega County | 18.11 |
| 27 | Etowah County | 17.84 |
| 28 | Chilton County | 17.39 |
| 29 | Houston County | 17.33 |
| 30 | Pickens County | 17.29 |
| 31 | Coosa County | 17.18 |
| 32 | Dale County | 17.13 |
| 33 | Wilcox County | 15.01 |
| 34 | Elmore County | 14.96 |
| 35 | Lee County | 14.72 |
| 36 | Marengo County | 14.25 |
| 37 | St. Clair County | 14.09 |
| 38 | Bullock County | 13.85 |
| 39 | DeKalb County | 13.81 |
| 40 | Cherokee County | 13.67 |
| 41 | Autauga County | 12.94 |
| 42 | Calhoun County | 12.89 |
| 43 | Blount County | 12.83 |
| 44 | Jefferson County | 12.49 |
| 45 | Lauderdale County | 12.45 |
| 46 | Covington County | 12.39 |
| 47 | Tallapoosa County | 12.08 |
| 48 | Limestone County | 12.01 |
| 49 | Geneva County | 11.77 |
| 50 | Madison County | 11.56 |
| 51 | Washington County | 11.38 |
| 52 | Russell County | 11.18 |
| 53 | Lamar County | 11.04 |
| 54 | Tuscaloosa County | 10.94 |
| 55 | Coffee County | 10.90 |
| 56 | Shelby County | 10.85 |
| 57 | Clarke County | 10.59 |
| 58 | Dallas County | 10.55 |
| 59 | Mobile County | 10.25 |
| 60 | Butler County | 10.21 |
| 61 | Conecuh County | 9.59 |
| 62 | Escambia County | 8.54 |
| 63 | Macon County | 8.00 |
| 64 | Monroe County | 7.91 |
| 65 | Perry County | 6.46 |
| 66 | Hale County | 5.68 |
| 67 | Greene County | 4.34 |