Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Population that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020

Updated on July 6, 2023.

According to the data from the United States 2020 decennial Census for Alabama counties, in April 2020, among all of Alabama's cities and places (towns and villages) with a population of at least 10K, Prichard city had the highest percentage of its population that identified their race as Black or African American Alone (84.57%), followed by Selma city (82.39%), and Forestdale CDP (78.86%).

The chart and table below shows the ranking of all of Alabama cities and places with a population of at least 10K, based on the percentage of the population that identified as Black or African American Alone.

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

Ranking of Alabama Cities and Places By Percentage of Pop. that were 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 Pop. that were Black or African American Alone from Census 2020
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Rank City or Place Percent of City Population
1 Prichard city 84.57
2 Selma city 82.39
3 Forestdale CDP 78.86
4 Center Point city 74.27
5 Bessemer city 69.89
6 Birmingham city 68.40
7 Montgomery city 60.29
8 Talladega city 52.17
9 Mobile city 51.35
10 Anniston city 49.36
11 Phenix City city 49.06
12 Eufaula city 47.33
13 Tuscaloosa city 41.21
14 Troy city 39.86
15 Hueytown city 38.82
16 Opelika city 38.75
17 Clay city 36.83
18 Gadsden city 35.67
19 Valley city 35.65
20 Jacksonville city 35.61
21 McCalla CDP 35.54
22 Sylacauga city 34.37
23 Dothan city 33.62
24 Ozark city 33.43
25 Alexander City city 33.09
26 Calera city 31.69
27 Irondale city 30.11
28 Huntsville city 29.34
29 Millbrook city 26.40
30 Northport city 25.03
31 Decatur city 23.20
32 Prattville city 21.12
33 Enterprise city 20.50
34 Homewood city 19.86
35 Florence city 18.86
36 Auburn city 18.40
37 Tillmans Corner CDP 18.13
38 Muscle Shoals city 17.32
39 Athens city 17.02
40 Hoover city 16.87
41 Oxford city 16.60
42 Helena city 16.25
43 Alabaster city 16.09
44 Pell City city 15.60
45 Leeds city 15.47
46 Gardendale city 15.02
47 Madison city 14.85
48 Saraland city 14.10
49 Jasper city 13.07
50 Pelham city 12.83
51 Foley city 11.64
52 Trussville city 11.04
53 Rainbow City city 11.03
54 Daphne city 10.76
55 Moody city 10.21
56 Chelsea city 9.22
57 Russellville city 8.23
58 Spanish Fort city 6.12
59 Scottsboro city 4.92
60 Fairhope city 4.91
61 Albertville city 4.89
62 Vestavia Hills city 4.71
63 Hartselle city 4.60
64 Fort Payne city 3.42
65 Boaz city 2.18
66 Gulf Shores city 2.08
67 Cullman city 1.33
68 Mountain Brook city 0.43