Alabama Black Population By County, 2018
Updated on January 29, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, 1,312,093 (26.82%) of the 4,891,628 Alabama population in 2018 identified as Black or African American alone.

In the map below, we show the specific number of Blacks or African Americans per county in Alabama. We also show the percentage of the population of each county that are African American and the gender percentages of the African American population when you interact with the map.

Jefferson County had the highest number of African Americans (286,432), and African Americans constituted 43.42% of the county's population. Other counties with high number of African Americans include: Mobile County (149,624) - 36.12% of the county's population, and Montgomery County (133,820) - 59.05% of the county's population.

The data can also be found in the table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

You can see similar information for other states and also by state for the United States.

You can also see similar information for other racial and ethnicity groups in Alabama.

Hover/Click on the counties to see the values.

See this for other years:
Alabama Black Population By County, 2018
Alabama Black Population By County, 2018
Items per page:
0 of 0
County Black Population % of County Population
Autauga 10883 19.6
Baldwin 19436 8.91
Barbour 12079 48.54
Bibb 4735 21.23
Blount 923 1.6
Bullock 7179 70.63
Butler 8837 44.92
Calhoun 24383 21.33
Chambers 13482 40.16
Cherokee 1115 4.28
Chilton 4557 10.34
Choctaw 5338 41.67
Clarke 10664 44.5
Clay 1861 13.99
Cleburne 439 2.92
Coffee 9231 17.72
Colbert 8855 16.11
Conecuh 5660 46.15
Coosa 3283 30.92
Covington 4656 12.59
Crenshaw 3249 23.45
Cullman 1095 1.32
Dale 10272 20.85
Dallas 26966 70.46
DeKalb 1295 1.81
Elmore 17051 21
Escambia 11567 31.68
Etowah 16192 15.76
Fayette 1964 11.94
Franklin 1429 4.54
Geneva 2476 9.42
Greene 6619 80.6
Hale 8593 58.17
Henry 4494 26.28
Houston 28631 27.28
Jackson 1794 3.47
Jefferson 286432 43.42
Lamar 1454 10.48
Lauderdale 9333 10.06
Lawrence 3561 10.82
Lee 37939 23.11
Limestone 13305 13.83
Lowndes 7251 72.74
Macon 14774 80.64
Madison 91911 25.02
Marengo 9785 51.25
Marion 1154 3.88
Marshall 2832 2.94
Mobile 149624 36.12
Monroe 8716 41.44
Montgomery 133820 59.05
Morgan 15505 13.01
Perry 6179 68.28
Pickens 8030 40.25
Pike 12623 37.81
Randolph 4413 19.41
Russell 26582 45.88
St. Clair 8347 9.4
Shelby 27917 12.93
Sumter 9106 71.92
Talladega 26467 32.99
Tallapoosa 11039 27.22
Tuscaloosa 67215 32.22
Walker 3894 6.11
Washington 3846 23.54
Wilcox 7545 71.23
Winston 211 0.89