Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on August 13, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Alabama counties, in April 2020, among all the cities and places with over 10K population in Alabama, Prichard city had the highest percentage of its population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone (84.28%), followed by Selma city (82.12%), and Forestdale CDP (78.65%).

The chart below shows the top 10 cities and places in Alabama, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama cities and places with over 10K population, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone.

You can see similar ranking information for other states. You can also see similar rankings for other ethnicities as well as for the different racial groups in Alabama.

Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
Prichard
Selma
Forestdale
Center Point
Bessemer
Birmingham
Montgomery
Talladega
Mobile
Anniston
Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that Identified as Non-Hispanic - Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place % of Place Population
1 Prichard city 84.28
2 Selma city 82.12
3 Forestdale CDP 78.65
4 Center Point city 73.96
5 Bessemer city 69.59
6 Birmingham city 68.12
7 Montgomery city 59.99
8 Talladega city 52.00
9 Mobile city 51.06
10 Anniston city 48.99
11 Phenix City city 48.42
12 Eufaula city 46.90
13 Tuscaloosa city 41.03
14 Troy city 39.65
15 Hueytown city 38.74
16 Opelika city 38.55
17 Clay city 36.60
18 Valley city 35.54
19 McCalla CDP 35.45
20 Gadsden city 35.36
21 Jacksonville city 35.35
22 Sylacauga city 34.27
23 Dothan city 33.42
24 Ozark city 33.13
25 Alexander City city 32.92
26 Calera city 31.56
27 Irondale city 29.87
28 Huntsville city 29.00
29 Millbrook city 26.29
30 Northport city 24.91
31 Decatur city 22.98
32 Prattville city 20.93
33 Enterprise city 20.16
34 Homewood city 19.77
35 Florence city 18.67
36 Auburn city 18.29
37 Tillmans Corner CDP 18.01
38 Muscle Shoals city 17.22
39 Athens city 16.83
40 Hoover city 16.75
41 Oxford city 16.52
42 Helena city 16.17
43 Alabaster city 15.92
44 Pell City city 15.59
45 Leeds city 15.31
46 Gardendale city 14.98
47 Madison city 14.70
48 Saraland city 13.98
49 Jasper city 12.96
50 Pelham city 12.76
51 Foley city 11.50
52 Trussville city 10.97
53 Rainbow City city 10.92
54 Daphne city 10.65
55 Moody city 10.19
56 Chelsea city 9.11
57 Russellville city 8.02
58 Spanish Fort city 6.07
59 Scottsboro city 4.89
60 Fairhope city 4.82
61 Vestavia Hills city 4.64
62 Albertville city 4.60
63 Hartselle city 4.59
64 Fort Payne city 3.35
65 Gulf Shores city 2.05
66 Boaz city 1.87
67 Cullman city 1.30
68 Mountain Brook city 0.41