Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Alabama Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 18.64%. Among all Alabama cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Gulf Shores city had the highest percentage of its Black or African American Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (96.43%), followed by Mountain Brook city (90.00%), and Madison city (56.97%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

You can see similar information for other educational attainments, and for other races and ethnicities.

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Mountain Brook city

Madison city

Gardendale city

Calera city

Vestavia Hills city

Trussville city

Hoover city

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Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Gulf Shores city	96.43
2	Mountain Brook city	90.00
3	Madison city	56.97
4	Gardendale city	47.07
5	Calera city	45.26
6	Vestavia Hills city	45.20
7	Trussville city	43.01
8	Hoover city	40.54
9	Helena city	38.11
10	Alabaster city	36.29
11	Pelham city	36.04
12	Homewood city	35.50
13	Oxford city	34.43
14	McCalla CDP	31.66
15	Auburn city	30.48
16	Huntsville city	29.35
17	Rainbow City city	29.28
18	Irondale city	28.81
19	Fairhope city	28.67
20	Millbrook city	26.55
21	Hueytown city	26.16
22	Leeds city	23.94
23	Jasper city	23.87
24	Montgomery city	23.83
25	Scottsboro city	23.27
26	Clay city	23.01
27	Fairfield city	22.50
28	Chelsea city	22.07
29	Prattville city	22.05
30	Enterprise city	21.66
31	Jacksonville city	21.25
32	Troy city	21.14
33	Florence city	20.87
34	Muscle Shoals city	19.45
35	Foley city	18.96
36	Mobile city	18.09
37	Birmingham city	17.51
38	Valley city	17.20
39	Phenix City city	16.92
40	Daphne city	16.85
41	Boaz city	16.00
42	Center Point city	15.69
43	Tuscaloosa city	15.67
44	Bessemer city	15.03
45	Tillmans Corner CDP	15.01
46	Selma city	14.19
47	Decatur city	14.12
48	Saks CDP	13.78
49	Opelika city	13.28
50	Dothan city	13.08
51	Moody city	11.94
52	Prichard city	11.42
53	Ozark city	11.21
54	Talladega city	10.51
55	Saraland city	10.44
56	Anniston city	10.11
57	Gadsden city	10.06
58	Albertville city	9.52
59	Russellville city	9.50
60	Eufaula city	8.33
61	Pell City city	7.21
62	Northport city	7.18
63	Alexander City city	6.87
64	Athens city	6.67
65	Sylacauga city	6.47
66	Cullman city	6.11
67	Hartselle city	4.94
68	Fort Payne city	4.04