Population By Race and Ethnicity in Mobile, AL in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 414,209 population of Mobile County, Alabama comprised of 11,764 people who identified as Hispanic (2.84%), and 402,445 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (97.16%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Mobile County, Alabama with a population of 245,955 (59.38%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 148,895 (35.95%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 8,590 (2.07%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Mobile County, Alabama in 2017, with a population of 236,261 (57.04%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 147,714 (35.66%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 9,694 (2.34%).

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 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 148,895 35.95%
White Alone 245,955 59.38%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 3,917 0.95%
Asian Alone 8,590 2.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 174 0.04%
Two Or More Races 6,678 1.61%
Population By Ethnicity in Mobile , AL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 1,181 0.28%
White Alone - Hispanic 9,694 2.34%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 245 0.06%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 82 0.02%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 55 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 507 0.12%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 147,714 35.66%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 236,261 57.04%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 3,672 0.89%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 8,508 2.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 119 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 6,171 1.49%