Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mobile County, AL in 2012

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 413,893 population of Mobile County, Alabama comprised of 10,298 people who identified as Hispanic (2.49%), and 403,595 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.51%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mobile County, Alabama with a population of 250,265 (60.47%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 145,603 (35.18%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,003 (1.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mobile County, Alabama in 2012, with a population of 241,931 (58.45%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 144,588 (34.93%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 8,334 (2.01%).

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

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Population By Race in Mobile , AL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 145,603 35.18%
White Alone 250,265 60.47%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,945 0.95%
Asian Alone 8,003 1.93%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 225 0.05%
Two Or More Races 5,852 1.41%
Population By Ethnicity in Mobile , AL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,015 0.25%
White Alone - Hispanic 8,334 2.01%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 333 0.08%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 84 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 72 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 460 0.11%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 144,588 34.93%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 241,931 58.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,612 0.87%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 7,919 1.91%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 153 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 5,392 1.3%