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

Updated on August 25, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 decennial Census, as at April 2020, among all the Alabama voting-age population (18 years and over), there were 981,723 people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone, which is 25.06% of the total voting-age population of Alabama.

Jefferson County had the highest number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population (213,751), followed by Mobile County (107,190), and Montgomery County (97,867).

On the other hand, the three counties with low number of Black or African American Alone voting-age population were: Winston County (107), Cleburne County (372), and Blount County (647).

In terms of the percentage of each county's voting-age population, Macon County had the highest percentage, with 79.19% of its voting-age population identifying their race as Black or African American Alone, followed by Greene County (79.18%), and Sumter County (71.13%).

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 voting-age population that identified 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 Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
Alabama Black or African American Alone Voting-age Population By County in Census 2020
County
Black Alone Voting-age Population
% of County Voting-age Population
Jefferson County 213,751 40.55
Mobile County 107,190 33.56
Montgomery County 97,867 55.16
Madison County 70,675 23.24
Tuscaloosa County 51,418 28.72
Lee County 30,298 22.21
Shelby County 21,411 12.56
Houston County 20,476 24.78
Talladega County 20,345 31.29
Dallas County 20,104 67.89
Calhoun County 19,865 21.53
Russell County 19,225 43.03
Elmore County 14,031 20.33
Baldwin County 13,593 7.45
Macon County 12,849 79.19
Morgan County 11,562 12.11
Etowah County 11,488 14.16
Chambers County 10,540 37.93
Limestone County 10,495 13.17
Pike County 9,524 35.53
Barbour County 9,278 46.08
Escambia County 8,495 29.73
Autauga County 8,363 18.78
Clarke County 7,894 43.26
Tallapoosa County 7,841 23.75
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