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.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Percentage of Population with American Ancestry in 2021
Franklin County
Sumter County
Choctaw County
Marshall County
Clay County
Colbert County
Cullman County
Lawrence County
Lowndes County
Montgomery County
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