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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 659,892 population of Jefferson County, Alabama comprised of 25,112 people who identified as Hispanic (3.81%), and 634,780 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.2%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Jefferson County, Alabama with a population of 351,622 (53.29%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 286,368 (43.4%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 11,434 (1.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Jefferson County, Alabama in 2017, with a population of 329,744 (49.97%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 284,408 (43.1%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 21,878 (3.32%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 286,368 43.4%
White Alone 351,622 53.29%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1,899 0.29%
Asian Alone 11,434 1.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 359 0.05%
Two Or More Races 8,210 1.24%
Population By Ethnicity in Jefferson , AL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,960 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 21,878 3.32%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 529 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 97 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 180 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 468 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 284,408 43.1%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 329,744 49.97%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 1,370 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 11,337 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 179 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 7,742 1.17%