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

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the 231,547 population of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama comprised of 12,536 people who identified as Hispanic (5.41%), and 219,011 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.59%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama with a population of 148,608 (64.18%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 74,764 (32.29%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 3,962 (1.71%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 2020, with a population of 137,955 (59.58%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 73,957 (31.94%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,653 (4.6%).

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 2020

Total Population:231,547

Non Hispanic (94.59%)

Hispanic (5.41%)

Race in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2020

Total Population:231,547

White Alone (64.18%)

Black or African American Alone (32.29%)

Asian Alone (1.71%)

Two or more races (1.35%)

American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (0.38%)

Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone (0.09%)

Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2020

Total Population:231,547

Non-Hispanic White Alone (59.58%)

Non-Hispanic Black or African American Alone (31.94%)

Hispanic White Alone (4.6%)

Non-Hispanic Asian Alone (1.64%)

Non-Hispanic Two or more races (1.2%)

All Other Ethnicities (1.05%)

Population By Race in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2020

Race	Population	Percentage
White Alone	148,608	64.18%
Black or African American Alone	74,764	32.29%
Asian Alone	3,962	1.71%
Two Or More Races	3,131	1.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	876	0.38%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone	206	0.09%

Population By Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2020

Ethnicity	Population	Percentage
White Alone - Non Hispanic	137,955	59.58%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic	73,957	31.94%
White Alone - Hispanic	10,653	4.6%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic	3,786	1.64%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic	2,767	1.2%
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic	807	0.35%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic	456	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic	420	0.18%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic	364	0.16%
Asian Alone - Hispanic	176	0.08%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic	116	0.05%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic	90	0.04%