Alabama Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020

Updated on February 11, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, in April 2020, there were 1,296,162 people in Alabama who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 25.80% of the total population of Alabama. Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone (281,326), followed by Mobile County (146,254), and Montgomery County (130,467). On the other hand, the three counties with the least number of people who identify as Black or African American Alone were: Winston County (141), Cleburne County (466), and Blount County (845).

In terms of the percentage of each county's total population, Greene County had the highest percentage, with 80.80% of its population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Macon County (79.06%), and Sumter County (72.88%).

You can see similar information for other states and also for the United States by state. You can also see similar information for other racial groups as well as the different ethnicities in Alabama.

Hover over or click on the counties to see the number and percentage of each county's population that identify as Black or African American Alone. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.

Alabama Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
Alabama Black or African American Alone Population By County in Census 2020
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County Black Alone Population % of County Population
Autauga County 11445 19.46
Baldwin County 18217 7.86
Barbour County 11933 47.31
Bibb County 4413 19.80
Blount County 845 1.43
Bullock County 7396 71.41
Butler County 8430 44.25
Calhoun County 25559 21.95
Chambers County 13512 38.86
Cherokee County 987 3.95
Chilton County 4067 9.04
Choctaw County 5232 41.31
Clarke County 10255 44.42
Clay County 1963 13.79
Cleburne County 466 3.10
Coffee County 8760 16.39
Colbert County 9286 16.23
Conecuh County 5104 44.01
Coosa County 3008 28.96
Covington County 4607 12.26
Crenshaw County 3103 23.52
Cullman County 937 1.07
Dale County 10241 20.76
Dallas County 26899 69.94
DeKalb County 1046 1.46
Elmore County 18211 20.70
Escambia County 10991 29.90
Etowah County 15146 14.64
Fayette County 1736 10.64
Franklin County 1166 3.63
Geneva County 2241 8.41
Greene County 6246 80.80
Hale County 8337 56.39
Henry County 4248 24.78
Houston County 28408 26.50
Jackson County 1636 3.11
Jefferson County 281326 41.70
Lamar County 1425 10.20
Lauderdale County 9243 9.88
Lawrence County 3304 9.99
Lee County 39570 22.71
Limestone County 13307 12.85
Lowndes County 7192 69.75
Macon County 15441 79.06
Madison County 92066 23.72
Marengo County 10188 52.73
Marion County 1106 3.77
Marshall County 2428 2.49
Mobile County 146254 35.26
Monroe County 8299 41.97
Montgomery County 130467 56.98
Morgan County 15453 12.52
Perry County 5936 69.75
Pickens County 7489 39.16
Pike County 12138 36.77
Randolph County 3815 17.37
Russell County 26243 44.34
St. Clair County 8652 9.50
Shelby County 28939 12.98
Sumter County 8997 72.88
Talladega County 26439 32.18
Tallapoosa County 10409 25.20
Tuscaloosa County 69088 30.43
Walker County 3929 6.01
Washington County 3318 21.56
Wilcox County 7483 70.59
Winston County 141 0.60