Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, AL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 658,183 population of Jefferson County, Alabama comprised of 24,502 people who identified as Hispanic (3.72%), and 633,681 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.28%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Alabama with a population of 357,700 (54.35%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 280,979 (42.69%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,081 (1.53%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Alabama in 2012, with a population of 336,974 (51.2%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 278,801 (42.36%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,726 (3.15%).

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

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Population By Race in Jefferson , AL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 280,979 42.69%
White Alone 357,700 54.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 2,184 0.33%
Asian Alone 10,081 1.53%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 349 0.05%
Two Or More Races 6,890 1.05%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , AL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 2,178 0.33%
White Alone - Hispanic 20,726 3.15%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 752 0.11%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 81 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 202 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 563 0.09%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 278,801 42.36%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 336,974 51.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,432 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 10,000 1.52%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 147 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,327 0.96%