Athens city, Alabama Census 2020 Population By Race and Ethnicity

Updated on September 4, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, the 25.41K population of Athens city, AL residents comprised of 2.42K residents who identified as Hispanic or Latino (9.51%), and 22.99K residents who identified as Non-Hispanic (90.49%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Athens city, AL, with a population of 17.60K (69.28%). The Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group in Athens city, AL, with a population of 4.32K (17.02%). The Two Or More Races population was the third largest racial group in Athens city, AL, with a population of 1.61K (6.35%). The smallest racial group in Athens city, AL was Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone with a population of 34 (0.13%).

Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic - White Alone population was the largest ethnic group in Athens city, AL, with a population of 17.16K (67.54%). The Non-Hispanic - Black Alone population was the second largest ethnic group in Athens city, AL, with a population of 4.28K (16.83%). The Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone population was the third largest ethnic group in Athens city, AL, with a population of 1.30K (5.12%). The smallest ethnic group in Athens city, AL was Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander with a population of 0 (0.00%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial group and ethnicity group in Athens city, Alabama from the 2020 decennial census.

You can see similar information for other cities and places in Alabama and also for the state of Alabama.

Athens city, AL Hispanics and Non Hispanics Population in Census 2020
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Athens city, AL Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Athens city, AL Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Athens city, AL Population of Racial Groups in Census 2020
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Race Population % of City or Place Population
Black or African American Alone 4323 17.02
White Alone 17601 69.28
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 203 0.80
Asian Alone 241 0.95
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 34 0.13
Some Other Race Alone 1390 5.47
Two Or More Races 1614 6.35
Athens city, AL Population of Ethnicity Groups in Census 2020
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Ethnicity Population % of City or Place Population
Non-Hispanic - White Alone 17160 67.54
Non-Hispanic - Black Alone 4275 16.83
Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 1300 5.12
Non-Hispanic - Two or More Races 1118 4.40
Hispanic - Two or More Races 496 1.95
Hispanic - White Alone 441 1.74
Non-Hispanic - Asian Alone 240 0.95
Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 129 0.51
Non-Hispanic - Some Other Race Alone 90 0.35
Non-Hispanic - American Indian & Alaska Native 74 0.29
Hispanic - Black Alone 48 0.19
Non-Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 34 0.13
Hispanic - Asian Alone 1 0.00
Hispanic - Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander 0 0.00