Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2020

Updated on January 29, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 231,534 population of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama comprised of 9,271 people who identified as Hispanic (4%), and 222,263 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (96%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama with a population of 148,134 (63.98%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75,452 (32.59%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,977 (1.72%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 2020, with a population of 140,165 (60.54%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 74,847 (32.33%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 7,969 (3.44%).

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 2020
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 75,452 32.59%
White Alone 148,134 63.98%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 758 0.33%
Asian Alone 3,977 1.72%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 149 0.06%
Two Or More Races 3,064 1.32%
Population By Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2020
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 605 0.26%
White Alone - Hispanic 7,969 3.44%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 282 0.12%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 125 0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 58 0.03%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 232 0.1%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 74,847 32.33%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 140,165 60.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 476 0.21%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,852 1.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 91 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,832 1.22%