Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mobile County, AL in 2016

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the 415,169 population of Mobile County, Alabama comprised of 11,706 people who identified as Hispanic (2.82%), and 403,463 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.18%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mobile County, Alabama with a population of 247,380 (59.59%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 148,602 (35.79%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,568 (2.06%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mobile County, Alabama in 2016, with a population of 237,794 (57.28%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 147,374 (35.5%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,586 (2.31%).

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 2016
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 148,602 35.79%
White Alone 247,380 59.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,905 0.94%
Asian Alone 8,568 2.06%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 198 0.05%
Two Or More Races 6,516 1.57%
Population By Ethnicity in Mobile , AL in 2016
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,228 0.3%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,586 2.31%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 255 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 74 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 57 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 506 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 147,374 35.5%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 237,794 57.28%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,650 0.88%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,494 2.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 141 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,010 1.45%