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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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Jefferson County, AL in 2012

Total Population:658,183

Non Hispanic (96.28%)

Hispanic (3.72%)

Race in Jefferson County, AL in 2012

Total Population:658,183

White Alone (54.35%)

Black or African American Alone (42.69%)

Asian Alone (1.53%)

Two or more races (1.05%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.33%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Jefferson County, AL in 2012

Total Population:658,183

Non-Hispanic White Alone (51.2%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (42.36%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.15%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.52%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (0.96%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.81%)

Population By Race in Jefferson , AL in 2012

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	357,700	54.35%
Black or African American Alone	280,979	42.69%
Asian Alone	10,081	1.53%
Two Or More Races	6,890	1.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	2,184	0.33%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	349	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , AL in 2012

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	336,974	51.2%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	278,801	42.36%
White Alone - Hispanic	20,726	3.15%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	10,000	1.52%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	6,327	0.96%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,178	0.33%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,432	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	752	0.11%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	563	0.09%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	202	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	147	0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	81	0.01%