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

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, the 198,884 population of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama comprised of 6,245 people who identified as Hispanic (3.14%), and 192,639 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.86%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama with a population of 133,035 (66.89%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 60,337 (30.34%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 2,736 (1.38%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 2012, with a population of 127,602 (64.16%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 59,915 (30.13%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 5,433 (2.73%).

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

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Population By Race in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2012
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 60,337 30.34%
White Alone 133,035 66.89%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 632 0.32%
Asian Alone 2,736 1.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 133 0.07%
Two Or More Races 2,011 1.01%
Population By Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2012
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 422 0.21%
White Alone - Hispanic 5,433 2.73%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 177 0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 24 0.01%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 47 0.02%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 142 0.07%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 59,915 30.13%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 127,602 64.16%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 455 0.23%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 2,712 1.36%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 86 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 1,869 0.94%