Population By Race and Ethnicity in Jefferson County, AL in 2015

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the 660,717 population of Jefferson County, Alabama comprised of 24,091 people who identified as Hispanic (3.65%), and 636,626 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.35%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Alabama with a population of 354,244 (53.62%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 285,786 (43.25%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 10,696 (1.62%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Alabama in 2015, with a population of 333,486 (50.47%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 283,723 (42.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 20,758 (3.14%).

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 2015

Total Population:660,717

Non Hispanic (96.35%)

Hispanic (3.65%)

Race in Jefferson County, AL in 2015

Total Population:660,717

White Alone (53.62%)

Black or African American Alone (43.25%)

Asian Alone (1.62%)

Two or more races (1.16%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.3%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.05%)

Ethnicity in Jefferson County, AL in 2015

Total Population:660,717

Non-Hispanic White Alone (50.47%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (42.94%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.14%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.61%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.09%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.75%)

Population By Race in Jefferson , AL in 2015

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	354,244	53.62%
Black or African American Alone	285,786	43.25%
Asian Alone	10,696	1.62%
Two Or More Races	7,672	1.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	1,973	0.3%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	346	0.05%

Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , AL in 2015

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	333,486	50.47%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	283,723	42.94%
White Alone - Hispanic	20,758	3.14%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	10,626	1.61%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	7,196	1.09%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	2,063	0.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	1,420	0.22%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	553	0.08%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	476	0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	175	0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	171	0.03%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	70	0.01%