Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, AL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 16,581 population of Fayette County, Alabama comprised of 275 people who identified as Hispanic (1.66%), and 16,306 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.34%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Alabama with a population of 14,278 (86.11%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,962 (11.83%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 203 (1.22%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Alabama in 2016, with a population of 14,054 (84.76%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,940 (11.7%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 224 (1.35%).

The charts and tables below shows the population and percentage of each racial and ethnicity group in Fayette, Alabama.

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Population By Race in Fayette , AL in 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 1,962 11.83%
White Alone 14,278 86.11%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 75 0.45%
Asian Alone 62 0.37%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races 203 1.22%
Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , AL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 22 0.13%
White Alone - Hispanic 224 1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 18 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 5 0.03%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 1,940 11.7%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 14,054 84.76%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.34%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 57 0.34%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 0 0%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 198 1.19%