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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 19,473 population of Macon County, Alabama comprised of 472 people who identified as Hispanic (2.42%), and 19,001 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.58%).

Race: The Black or African American Alone population was the largest racial group in Macon County, Alabama with a population of 15,621 (80.22%); White Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 3,434 (17.64%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 260 (1.34%).

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 15,482 (79.51%); the second largest ethnic group was White Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 3,156 (16.21%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 278 (1.43%).

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 15,621 80.22%
White Alone 3,434 17.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 57 0.29%
Asian Alone 98 0.5%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 3 0.02%
Two Or More Races 260 1.34%
Population By Ethnicity in Macon , AL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 139 0.71%
White Alone - Hispanic 278 1.43%
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 15,482 79.51%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 3,156 16.21%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 47 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.47%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 2 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 223 1.15%