Population By Race and Ethnicity in Pickens, AL in 2017

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 20,224 population of Pickens County, Alabama comprised of 937 people who identified as Hispanic (4.63%), and 19,287 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (95.37%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Pickens County, Alabama with a population of 11,689 (57.8%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 8,166 (40.38%); and Two Or More Races was the third largest racial group with a population of 188 (0.93%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Pickens County, Alabama in 2017, with a population of 10,907 (53.93%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 8,088 (39.99%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 782 (3.87%).

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

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Population By Race in Pickens , AL in 2017
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 8,166 40.38%
White Alone 11,689 57.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 51 0.25%
Asian Alone 65 0.32%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 65 0.32%
Two Or More Races 188 0.93%
Population By Ethnicity in Pickens , AL in 2017
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 78 0.39%
White Alone - Hispanic 782 3.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 3 0.02%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 6 0.03%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 64 0.32%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 4 0.02%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 8,088 39.99%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 10,907 53.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 48 0.24%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 59 0.29%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 1 0.01%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 184 0.91%