Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2017

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the 207,849 population of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama comprised of 7,635 people who identified as Hispanic (3.67%), and 200,214 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96.33%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama with a population of 134,431 (64.68%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 66,609 (32.05%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,340 (1.61%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 2017, with a population of 127,832 (61.5%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 66,141 (31.82%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 6,599 (3.18%).

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

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Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Hispanics and Non Hispanics in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2017

Total Population:207,849

Non Hispanic (96.33%)

Hispanic (3.67%)

Race in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2017

Total Population:207,849

White Alone (64.68%)

Black or African American Alone (32.05%)

Asian Alone (1.61%)

Two or more races (1.26%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.35%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.06%)

Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2017

Total Population:207,849

Non-Hispanic White Alone (61.5%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (31.82%)

Hispanic White Alone (3.18%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.57%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.17%)

All Other Ethnicities (0.77%)

Population By Race in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2017

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	134,431	64.68%
Black or African American Alone	66,609	32.05%
Asian Alone	3,340	1.61%
Two Or More Races	2,612	1.26%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	724	0.35%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	133	0.06%

Population By Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2017

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	127,832	61.5%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	66,141	31.82%
White Alone - Hispanic	6,599	3.18%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,253	1.57%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,424	1.17%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	478	0.23%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	468	0.23%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	246	0.12%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	188	0.09%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	87	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	86	0.04%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	47	0.02%