Population By Race and Ethnicity in Fayette County, AL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 16,478 population of Fayette County, Alabama comprised of 291 people who identified as Hispanic (1.77%), and 16,187 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.23%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Fayette County, Alabama with a population of 14,177 (86.04%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 1,925 (11.68%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 223 (1.35%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Fayette County, Alabama in 2017, with a population of 13,940 (84.6%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 1,904 (11.56%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 237 (1.44%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Fayette County, AL in 2017

Total Population:16,478

Non Hispanic (98.23%)

Hispanic (1.77%)

Race in Fayette County, AL in 2017

Total Population:16,478

White Alone (86.04%)

Black or African American Alone (11.68%)

Two or more races (1.35%)

Asian Alone (0.47%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.46%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.01%)

Ethnicity in Fayette County, AL in 2017

Total Population:16,478

Non-Hispanic White Alone (84.6%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (11.56%)

Hispanic White Alone (1.44%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.32%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.67%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (0.41%)

Population By Race in Fayette , AL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	14,177	86.04%
Black or African American Alone	1,925	11.68%
Two Or More Races	223	1.35%
Asian Alone	77	0.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	75	0.46%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	1	0.01%

Population By Ethnicity in Fayette , AL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	13,940	84.6%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	1,904	11.56%
White Alone - Hispanic	237	1.44%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	218	1.32%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	68	0.41%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	57	0.35%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	21	0.13%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	18	0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	9	0.06%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	5	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	1	0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	0	0%