Population By Race and Ethnicity in Lee County, AL in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 177,596 population of Lee County, Alabama comprised of 9,360 people who identified as Hispanic (5.27%), and 168,236 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.73%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Lee County, Alabama with a population of 125,599 (70.72%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 40,480 (22.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 7,414 (4.18%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Lee County, Alabama in 2021, with a population of 117,875 (66.37%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 39,754 (22.39%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,724 (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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 40,480 22.79%
White Alone 125,599 70.72%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 707 0.4%
Asian Alone 7,414 4.18%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 208 0.12%
Two Or More Races 3,188 1.8%
Population By Ethnicity in Lee , AL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 726 0.41%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,724 4.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 292 0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 125 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 119 0.07%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 374 0.21%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 39,754 22.39%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 117,875 66.37%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 415 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,289 4.1%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 89 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,814 1.58%