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

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,464 population of Macon County, Alabama comprised of 365 people who identified as Hispanic (1.88%), and 19,099 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (98.13%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Macon County, Alabama with a population of 15,671 (80.51%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,387 (17.4%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 255 (1.31%).

Ethnicity: The Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Macon County, Alabama in 2020, with a population of 15,530 (79.79%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,218 (16.53%); and the third largest ethnic group was Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic with a population of 218 (1.12%).

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

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Population By Race in Macon , AL in 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 15,671 80.51%
White Alone 3,387 17.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 53 0.27%
Asian Alone 95 0.49%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 255 1.31%
Population By Ethnicity in Macon , AL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 141 0.72%
White Alone - Hispanic 169 0.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 10 0.05%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 7 0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 37 0.19%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 15,530 79.79%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,218 16.53%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 43 0.22%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 88 0.45%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 218 1.12%