Population By Race and Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa County, AL in 2021

Updated on July 31, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the 235,670 population of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama comprised of 12,853 people who identified as Hispanic (5.45%), and 222,817 people who identified as Non-Hispanic (94.55%).

Race: The White Alone population was the largest racial group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama with a population of 151,386 (64.24%); Black or African American Alone population was the second largest racial group with a population of 75,852 (32.19%); and Asian Alone was the third largest racial group with a population of 4,073 (1.73%).

Ethnicity: The White Alone - Non Hispanic population was the largest ethnic group in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama in 2021, with a population of 140,441 (59.59%); the second largest ethnic group was Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic with a population of 75,040 (31.84%); and the third largest ethnic group was White Alone - Hispanic with a population of 10,945 (4.64%).

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 2021
Race Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone 75,852 32.19%
White Alone 151,386 64.24%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 900 0.38%
Asian Alone 4,073 1.73%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone 217 0.09%
Two Or More Races 3,242 1.38%
Population By Ethnicity in Tuscaloosa , AL in 2021
Ethnicity Population Percentage
Black or African American Alone - Hispanic 812 0.35%
White Alone - Hispanic 10,945 4.64%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Hispanic 431 0.18%
Asian Alone - Hispanic 171 0.07%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Hispanic 123 0.05%
Two Or More Races - Hispanic 371 0.16%
Black or African American Alone - Non Hispanic 75,040 31.84%
White Alone - Non Hispanic 140,441 59.59%
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone - Non Hispanic 469 0.2%
Asian Alone - Non Hispanic 3,902 1.66%
Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone - Non Hispanic 94 0.04%
Two Or More Races - Non Hispanic 2,871 1.22%