Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, AL in 2020

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 174,754 population of Lee County, Alabama comprised of 9,223 people who identified as Hispanic (5.28%), and 165,531 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.72%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Alabama with a population of 123,789 (70.84%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 39,793 (22.77%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,219 (4.13%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Alabama in 2020, with a population of 116,188 (66.49%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 39,064 (22.35%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,601 (4.35%).

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

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Population By Race in Lee , AL in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 39,793 22.77%
White Alone 123,789 70.84%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 707 0.41%
Asian Alone 7,219 4.13%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 207 0.12%
Two Or More Races 3,039 1.74%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , AL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 729 0.42%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,601 4.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 286 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 125 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 116 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 366 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 39,064 22.35%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 116,188 66.49%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 421 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,094 4.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,673 1.53%