Demographics of Alabama
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{{see also|Alabama#Demographics|Race and ethnicity in the United States}}
The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 30,537 and migration within the country produced a net increase of 42,641.
As of 2000, 96.7% of Alabama residents age 5 and older speak English at home and 2.2% speak Spanish. German speakers make up only 0.4% of the population, French/French Creole at 0.3%, and Chinese at 0.1%.
In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking.
The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows: Christian – 86%, Non-Christian Faiths – 1%, Other faiths – 1%, Unaffiliated (religious "nones") – 12%
As of 2000, 25.3% of residents of the state were under 18, 6.7% were under 5, and 13.0% were over 65.
51.7% of Alabamians are female and 48.3% are male; there is a surplus of 600,000 women in the age range of 25–44.
{{Historical populations|type=USA
|1800 |1250
|1810 |9046
|1820 |144317
|1830 |309527
|1840 |590756
|1850 |771623
|1860 |964201
|1870 |996992
|1880 |1262505
|1890 |1513401
|1900 |1828697
|1910 |2138093
|1920 |2348174
|1930 |2646248
|1940 |2832961
|1950 |3061743
|1960 |3266740
|1970 |3444165
|1980 |3893888
|1990 |4040587
|2000 |4447100
|2010 |4779736
|2020 |5024279
|footnote = Sources: 1820{{refn|1=Forstall, Richard L. (1996). [https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/population-of-states-and-counties-us-1790-1990/population-of-states-and-counties-of-the-united-states-1790-1990.pdf#page=21 Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990]. Washington: U.S. Bureau of the Census, pp. 8–11. {{ISBN|0-934213-48-8}}. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Due to the late arrival of returns from the counties of Lawrence, Perry, and Washington, the population of the state for 1820 was incorrectly listed as 127,901 in the official state total.{{refn|group=subnote|1=The relevant note on p. 10 erroneously switches the population values for Perry and Washington counties. The correct values can be found on [https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1820/1820a-02.pdf#page=109 page 121] of the final census report for 1820.}} }}, 1910–2020{{cite web |title=Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |website=Census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429012609/https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/popchange-data-text.html |url-status=dead }}
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Population
{{update|section|date=December 2017}}
The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 30,537 and migration within the country produced a net increase of 42,641.
In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking.[https://archive.today/20120707054132/http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/StateSystem/stateSystem.aspx?selectedTopic=100&selectedMeasure=1000&dir=epi_report&ucName=UCSummary&year=2006&excel=htmlTable&submitBk=y CDC's STATE System - State Comparison Report Cigarette Use (Adults) – BRFSS] for 2006, lists the state as having 23.3% smokers. The national average is 20.8% according to [https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5644a2.htm Cigarette Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2006] article in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The racial makeup of the state and comparison to the prior census:
{{US Demographics|state=Alabama}}
= 2020 census =
| class="wikitable"
|+Autauga County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|41,582 |70.71% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|11,352 |19.3% |
| Native American
|184 |0.31% |
| Asian
|873 |1.48% |
| Pacific Islander
|22 |0.04% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,675 |4.55% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|2,117 |3.6% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Baldwin County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|186,495 |80.47% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|18,001 |7.77% |
| Native American
|1,291 |0.56% |
| Asian
|2,029 |0.88% |
| Pacific Islander
|122 |0.05% |
| Other/Mixed
|11,143 |4.81% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|12,686 |5.47% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Barbour County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|11,086 |43.95% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|11,850 |46.98% |
| Native American
|58 |0.23% |
| Asian
|103 |0.41% |
| Other/Mixed
|616 |2.44% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,510 |5.99% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Bibb County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|16,442 |73.75% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|4,390 |19.69% |
| Native American
|39 |0.17% |
| Asian
|26 |0.12% |
| Pacific Islander
|9 |0.04% |
| Other/Mixed
|647 |2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|740 |3.32% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Blount County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|49,764 |84.15% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|826 |1.4% |
| Native American
|188 |0.32% |
| Asian
|174 |0.29% |
| Pacific Islander
|11 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,400 |4.06% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|5,771 |9.76% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Bullock County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|2,281 |22.02% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|7,388 |71.33% |
| Native American
|1 |0.01% |
| Asian
|9 |0.09% |
| Pacific Islander
|7 |0.07% |
| Other/Mixed
|168 |1.62% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|503 |4.86% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Butler County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|9,679 |50.81% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|8,389 |44.03% |
| Native American
|23 |0.12% |
| Asian
|143 |0.75% |
| Pacific Islander
|5 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|552 |2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|250 |1.36% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Calhoun County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|79,519 |68.29% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|25,365 |21.78% |
| Native American
|386 |0.33% |
| Asian
|1,164 |1.0% |
| Pacific Islander
|112 |0.1% |
| Other/Mixed
|4,885 |4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|5,010 |4.3% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Chambers County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|18,616 |53.54% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|13,441 |38.65% |
| Native American
|71 |0.2% |
| Asian
|385 |1.11% |
| Pacific Islander
|11 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,011 |2.91% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,237 |3.56% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Cherokee County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|22,563 |90.36% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|987 |3.95% |
| Native American
|109 |0.44% |
| Asian
|55 |0.22% |
| Pacific Islander
|1 |0.0% |
| Other/Mixed
|856 |3.43% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|400 |1.6% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Chilton County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|34,878 |77.48% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|4,040 |8.97% |
| Native American
|112 |0.25% |
| Asian
|176 |0.39% |
| Pacific Islander
|5 |0.01% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,385 |3.08% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|4,418 |9.81% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Choctaw County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|7,039 |55.58% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|5,217 |41.19% |
| Native American
|24 |0.19 |
| Asian
|19 |0.15% |
| Other/Mixed
|253 |2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|113 |0.89% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Clarke County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|11,970 |51.85% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|10,223 |44.28% |
| Native American
|74 |0.32% |
| Asian
|91 |0.39% |
| Pacific Islander
|1 |0.0% |
| Other/Mixed
|522 |2.26% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|206 |0.89% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Clay County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|11,261 |79.1% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,942 |13.64% |
| Native American
|45 |0.32% |
| Asian
|46 |0.32% |
| Pacific Islander
|4 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|489 |3.43% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|449 |3.15% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Cleburne County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|13,740 |91.26% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|457 |3.04% |
| Native American
|42 |0.28% |
| Asian
|21 |0.14% |
| Pacific Islander
|2 |0.01% |
| Other/Mixed
|510 |3.39% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|284 |1.89% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Coffee County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|35,759 |66.88% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|8,643 |16.17% |
| Native American
|405 |0.76% |
| Asian
|892 |1.67% |
| Pacific Islander
|57 |0.11% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,822 |5.28% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|4,887 |9.14% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Colbert County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|43,241 |75.56% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|9,222 |16.11% |
| Native American
|223 |0.39% |
| Asian
|432 |0.75% |
| Pacific Islander
|9 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,368 |4.14% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,732 |3.03% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Conecuh County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|5,835 |50.31% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|5,096 |43.94% |
| Native American
|71 |0.61% |
| Asian
|33 |0.28% |
| Other/Mixed
|306 |2.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|256 |2.21% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Coosa County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|6,807 |65.53% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|3,000 |28.88% |
| Native American
|25 |0.24% |
| Asian
|8 |0.08% |
| Other/Mixed
|346 |3.33% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|201 |1.94% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Covington County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|30,657 |81.6% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|4,563 |12.15% |
| Native American
|140 |0.37% |
| Asian
|240 |0.64% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,316 |3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|654 |1.74% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Crenshaw County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|9,333 |70.74% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|3,085 |23.38% |
| Native American
|48 |0.36% |
| Asian
|83 |0.63% |
| Pacific Islander
|2 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|456 |3.46% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|187 |1.42% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Cullman County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|78,298 |89.11% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|914 |1.04% |
| Native American
|287 |0.33% |
| Asian
|522 |0.59% |
| Pacific Islander
|64 |0.07% |
| Other/Mixed
|3,635 |4.14% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|4,146 |4.72% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Dale County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|32,602 |66.09% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|10,100 |20.48% |
| Native American
|217 |0.44% |
| Asian
|648 |1.31% |
| Pacific Islander
|42 |0.09% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,463 |4.99% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|3,254 |6.6% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Dallas County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|10,363 |26.94% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|26,812 |69.71% |
| Native American
|56 |0.15% |
| Asian
|145 |0.38% |
| Pacific Islander
|12 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|778 |2.02% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|296 |0.77% |
| class="wikitable"
|+DeKalb County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|54,529 |76.15% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,019 |1.42% |
| Native American
|715 |1.0% |
| Asian
|237 |0.33% |
| Pacific Islander
|16 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|3,348 |4.68% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|11,744 |16.4% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Elmore County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|62,540 |71.09% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|18,126 |20.6% |
| Native American
|270 |0.31% |
| Asian
|669 |0.76% |
| Pacific Islander
|28 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|3,551 |4.04% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|2,793 |3.17% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Escambia County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|22,004 |59.86% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|10,922 |29.71% |
| Native American
|1,488 |4.05% |
| Asian
|108 |0.29% |
| Pacific Islander
|22 |0.06% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,462 |3.98% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|751 |2.04% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Etowah County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|77,731 |75.15% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|14,999 |14.5% |
| Native American
|332 |0.32% |
| Asian
|921 |0.89% |
| Pacific Islander
|39 |0.04% |
| Other/Mixed
|4,519 |4.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|4,895 |4.73% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Fayette County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|13,552 |83.03% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,720 |10.54% |
| Native American
|43 |0.26% |
| Asian
|49 |0.3% |
| Pacific Islander
|1 |0.01% |
| Other/Mixed
|560 |3.43% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|396 |2.43% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Franklin County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|23,581 |73.43% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,139 |3.55% |
| Native American
|128 |0.4% |
| Asian
|67 |0.21% |
| Pacific Islander
|2 |0.01% |
| Other/Mixed
|937 |2.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|6,259 |19.49% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Geneva County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|21,654 |81.23% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|2,231 |8.37% |
| Native American
|166 |0.62% |
| Asian
|86 |0.32% |
| Pacific Islander
|7 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,219 |4.57% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,296 |4.86% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Greene County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|1,285 |16.62% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|6,227 |80.56% |
| Native American
|5 |0.06% |
| Asian
|7 |0.09% |
| Other/Mixed
|145 |1.88% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|61 |0.79% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Hale County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|5,972 |40.39% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|8,313 |56.23% |
| Native American
|34 |0.23% |
| Asian
|18 |0.12% |
| Pacific Islander
|5 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|294 |1.99% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|149 |1.01% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Henry County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|11,842 |69.07% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|4,232 |24.68% |
| Native American
|50 |0.29% |
| Asian
|73 |0.43% |
| Other/Mixed
|615 |3.59% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|334 |1.95% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Houston County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|68,251 |63.67% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|28,232 |26.34% |
| Native American
|321 |0.3% |
| Asian
|1,260 |1.18% |
| Pacific Islander
|59 |0.06% |
| Other/Mixed
|4,598 |4.29% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|4,481 |4.18% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Jackson County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|45,123 |85.82% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,624 |3.09% |
| Native American
|680 |1.29% |
| Asian
|214 |0.41% |
| Pacific Islander
|2 |0.0% |
| Other/Mixed
|3,255 |6.19% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,681 |3.2% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Jefferson County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|324,252 |48.06% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|280,112 |41.52% |
| Native American
|1,207 |0.18% |
| Asian
|13,043 |1.95% |
| Pacific Islander
|311 |0.05% |
| Other/Mixed
|20,940 |3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|34,856 |5.17% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Lamar County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|11,924 |85.34% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,421 |10.17% |
| Native American
|28 |0.2% |
| Asian
|6 |0.04% |
| Pacific Islander
|2 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|382 |2.73% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|208 |1.49% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Lauderdale County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|76,491 |81.75% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|9,164 |9.79% |
| Native American
|295 |0.32% |
| Asian
|748 |0.8% |
| Pacific Islander
|31 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|3,757 |4.02% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|3,078 |3.29% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Lawrence County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|24,714 |74.73% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|3,302 |9.98% |
| Native American
|1,440 |4.35% |
| Asian
|84 |0.25% |
| Pacific Islander
|7 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,631 |7.96% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|895 |2.71% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Lee County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|109,795 |63.01% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|39,252 |22.53% |
| Native American
|365 |0.21% |
| Asian
|8,544 |4.9% |
| Pacific Islander
|108 |0.06% |
| Other/Mixed
|7,042 |4.04% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|9,135 |5.24% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Limestone County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|75,692 |73.08% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|13,177 |12.72% |
| Native American
|458 |0.44% |
| Asian
|1,857 |1.79% |
| Pacific Islander
|70 |0.07% |
| Other/Mixed
|5,068 |4.89% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|7,248 |7.0% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Lowndes County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|2,807 |27.22% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|7,149 |69.33% |
| Native American
|9 |0.09% |
| Asian
|15 |0.15% |
| Other/Mixed
|191 |1.85% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|140 |1.36% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Macon County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|3,187 |16.32% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|15,395 |78.82% |
| Native American
|48 |0.25% |
| Asian
|74 |0.38% |
| Pacific Islander
|4 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|463 |2.37% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|361 |1.85% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Madison County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|237,497 |61.19% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|91,079 |23.46% |
| Native American
|2,132 |0.55% |
| Asian
|10,179 |2.62% |
| Pacific Islander
|450 |0.12% |
| Other/Mixed
|21,880 |5.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|24,936 |6.42% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Marengo County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|8,375 |43.34% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|10,133 |52.44% |
| Native American
|6 |0.03% |
| Asian
|54 |0.28% |
| Pacific Islander
|1 |0.01% |
| Other/Mixed
|386 |2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|368 |1.9% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Marion County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|26,093 |88.93% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,094 |3.73% |
| Native American
|82 |0.28% |
| Asian
|75 |0.26% |
| Pacific Islander
|14 |0.05% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,120 |3.82% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|863 |2.94% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Marshall County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|74,666 |76.49% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|2,293 |2.35% |
| Native American
|418 |0.43% |
| Asian
|579 |0.59% |
| Pacific Islander
|128 |0.13% |
| Other/Mixed
|3,870 |3.96% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|15,658 |16.04% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Mobile County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|226,703 |54.65% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|145,435 |35.06% |
| Native American
|3,743 |0.9% |
| Asian
|8,515 |2.05% |
| Pacific Islander
|216 |0.05% |
| Other/Mixed
|16,772 |4.04% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|13,425 |3.24% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Monroe County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|10,334 |52.27% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|8,253 |41.74% |
| Native American
|281 |1.42% |
| Asian
|88 |0.45% |
| Other/Mixed
|609 |3.08% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|207 |1.05% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Montgomery County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|73,354 |32.04% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|129,801 |56.69% |
| Native American
|364 |0.16% |
| Asian
|7,952 |3.47% |
| Pacific Islander
|119 |0.05% |
| Other/Mixed
|6,680 |2.92% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|10,684 |4.67% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Morgan County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|88,238 |71.49% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|15,307 |12.4% |
| Native American
|631 |0.51% |
| Asian
|829 |0.67% |
| Pacific Islander
|79 |0.06% |
| Other/Mixed
|5,960 |4.83% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|12,377 |10.03% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Perry County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|2,345 |27.55% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|5,914 |69.49% |
| Native American
|15 |0.18% |
| Asian
|10 |0.12% |
| Pacific Islander
|1 |0.01% |
| Other/Mixed
|137 |1.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|89 |1.05% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Pickens County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|10,066 |52.64% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|7,448 |38.95% |
| Native American
|23 |0.12% |
| Asian
|78 |0.41% |
| Other/Mixed
|455 |2.38% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,053 |5.51% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Pike County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|18,036 |54.64% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|12,068 |36.56% |
| Native American
|169 |0.51% |
| Asian
|577 |1.75% |
| Pacific Islander
|9 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,245 |3.77% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|905 |2.74% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Randolph County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|16,629 |75.7% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|3,814 |17.36% |
| Native American
|50 |0.23% |
| Asian
|86 |0.39% |
| Pacific Islander
|1 |0.0% |
| Other/Mixed
|782 |3.56% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|605 |2.75% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Russell County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|26,679 |45.08% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|25,930 |43.81% |
| Native American
|180 |0.3% |
| Asian
|408 |0.69% |
| Pacific Islander
|128 |0.22% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,663 |4.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|3,195 |5.4% |
| class="wikitable"
|+St. Clair County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|74,962 |82.28% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|8,617 |9.46% |
| Native American
|249 |0.27% |
| Asian
|655 |0.72% |
| Pacific Islander
|20 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|4,025 |4.42% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|2,575 |2.83% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Shelby County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|162,712 |72.96% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|28,711 |12.87% |
| Native American
|478 |0.21% |
| Asian
|5,114 |2.29% |
| Pacific Islander
|91 |0.04% |
| Other/Mixed
|9,458 |4.24% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|16,460 |7.38% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Sumter County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|2,937 |23.79% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|8,955 |72.54% |
| Native American
|26 |0.21% |
| Asian
|102 |0.83% |
| Pacific Islander
|3 |0.02% |
| Other/Mixed
|191 |1.55% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|131 |1.06% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Talladega County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|50,732 |61.76% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|26,340 |32.06% |
| Native American
|184 |0.22% |
| Asian
|395 |0.48% |
| Pacific Islander
|27 |0.03% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,692 |3.28% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,779 |2.17% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Tallapoosa County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|28,252 |68.39% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|10,366 |25.09% |
| Native American
|84 |0.2% |
| Asian
|222 |0.54% |
| Other/Mixed
|1,243 |3.01% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|1,144 |2.77% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Tuscaloosa County, Alabama - Demographic Profile(NH = Non-Hispanic) !Race / Ethnicity !Pop 2010 !Pop 2020 !% 2010 !% 2020 |
| White alone (NH)
|126,611 |134,880 |65.04% |59.41% |
| Black or African American alone (NH)
|57,401 |68,779 |29.49% |30.29% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|455 |420 |0.23% |0.18% |
| Asian alone (NH)
|2,293 |3,241 |1.18% |1.43% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|76 |94 |0.04% |0.04% |
| Some Other Race alone (NH)
|136 |792 |0.07% |0.35% |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)
|1,735 |6,532 |0.89% |2.88% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|5,949 |12,298 |3.06% |5.42% |
| Total
|194,656 |227,036 |100.00% |100.00% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Walker County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|56,394 |86.31% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|3,889 |5.95% |
| Native American
|187 |0.29% |
| Asian
|283 |0.43% |
| Pacific Islander
|2 |0.0% |
| Other/Mixed
|2,435 |3.73% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|2,152 |3.29% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Washington County Racial Composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|10,267 |66.72% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|3,318 |21.56% |
| Native American
|1,102 |7.16% |
| Asian
|14 |0.09% |
| Pacific Islander
|2 |0.01% |
| Other/Mixed
|547 |3.55% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|138 |0.9% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Wilcox County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|2,866 |27.04% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|7,425 |70.05% |
| Native American
|11 |0.1% |
| Asian
|7 |0.07% |
| Pacific Islander
|5 |0.05% |
| Other/Mixed
|174 |1.64% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|112 |1.06% |
| class="wikitable"
|+Winston County racial composition !Race !Num. !Perc. |
| White (non-Hispanic)
|21,598 |91.75% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|131 |0.56% |
| Native American
|83 |0.35% |
| Asian
|58 |0.25% |
| Pacific Islander
|9 |0.04% |
| Other/Mixed
|846 |3.59% |
| Hispanic or Latino
|815 |3.46% |
Birth data
Note: Births in table don't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.
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|+ Live Births by Single Race/Ethnicity of Mother |
| Race
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|---|
| White
| 35,086 (60.3%) | 35,929 (60.5%) | 35,826 (60.1%) | 34,899 (59.0%) | 34,377 (58.3%) | 33,776 (58.5%) | 33,394 (57.0%) | 32,672 (56.7%) | 33,775 (58.2%) | 33,725 (58.0%) | 33,230 (57.4%) |
| Black
| 18,014 (31.0%) | 18,417 (31.0%) | 18,429 (30.9%) | 17,695 (29.9%) | 17,963 (30.5%) | 17,597 (30.5%) | 18,197 (31.0%) | 17,746 (30.8%) | 16,511 (28.4%) | 16,067 (27.6%) | 15,543 (26.9%) |
| Asian
| 973 (1.7%) | 1,227 (2.1%) | 1,193 (2.0%) | 986 (1.7%) | 950 (1.6%) | 903 (1.6%) | 886 (1.5%) | 836 (1.5%) | 852 (1.5%) | 782 (1.3%) | 820 (1.4%) |
| American Indian
| 209 (0.3%) | 200 (0.3%) | 190 (0.3%) | 150 (0.2%) | 175 (0.3%) | 148 (0.2%) | 188 (0.3%) | 133 (0.2%) | 155 (0.3%) | 187 (0.3%) | 139 (0.2%) |
| Hispanic (any race)
| 4,002 (6.9%) | 4,019 (6.8%) | 4,295 (7.2%) | 4,580 (7.7%) | 4,546 (7.7%) | 4,403 (7.6%) | 4,910 (8.4%) | 5,233 (9.1%) | 5,648 (9.7%) | 6,231 (10.7%) | 6,890 (11.9%) |
| Total
| 58,167 (100%) | 59,422 (100%) | 59,657 (100%) | 59,151 (100%) | 58,941 (100%) | 57,761 (100%) | 58,615 (100%) | 57,647 (100%) | 58,054 (100%) | 58,149 (100%) | 57,858 (100%) |
- Since 2016, data for births of White Hispanic origin are not collected, but included in one Hispanic group; persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
Ancestry
{{See also|African Americans in Alabama}}
File:Alabama ancestry map.png[https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:WJGw9z2RkkYJ:www.uen.org/Lessonplan/downloadFile.cgi%3Ffile%3D1041-6-15955-AF_Census_Data.pdf%26filename%3DAF_Census_Data.pdf+49,598,035&hl=en&gl=uk&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgyigzsjZP7yBWdThzodFWP_t7GiFtOGi5W12qTf5nLj_yFzQ0YIKJn2pSyS1TIT-ZjvBx0s057h5mpwrf39HOZmlg3VzoOdaoPrNTdS6x-0SbHnwGXfzVLkDYTyIg7k4E_Zsn8&sig=AHIEtbTzro9GQY6LB1-9ZG9n2r46Epyyaw Data on selected ancestry groups.]{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/pc80-s1-10/tab02.pdf|title=1980 United States Census}}
Historically, African Americans were brought to Alabama as slaves, in greatest numbers in the cotton-producing plantation region known as the Black Belt. This region remains predominantly African American, where many freedmen settled to work at agriculture after the Civil War. The northern part of the state, originally settled by small farmers with fewer slaves, is predominantly European American. The Port of Mobile, founded by the French and subsequently controlled by England, Spain, and the United States, has long had an ethnically diverse population. It has long served as an entry point for various groups settling in other parts of the state. Those citing "American" ancestry in Alabama are of overwhelmingly English extraction, however most English Americans identify simply as having American ancestry because their roots have been in North America for so long, in many cases since the early sixteen hundreds. Demographers estimate that a minimum of 20–23% of people in Alabama are of predominantly English ancestry and state that the figure is probably much higher. In the 1980 census 1,139,976 people in Alabama cited that they were of English ancestry out of a total state population of 2,824,719 making them 41% of the state at the time and the largest ethnic group.{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/files/pc80-s1-10/tab03.pdf|title=Ancestry of the Population by State: 1980 - Table 3}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=SVoAXh-dNuYC&dq=Sharing+the+dream:+white+males+in+multicultural+America++english+ancestry&pg=PA57 Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America] by Dominic J. Pulera.Reynolds Farley, 'The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us?', Demography, Vol. 28, No. 3 (August 1991), pp. 414, 421.Stanley Lieberson and Lawrence Santi, 'The Use of Nativity Data to Estimate Ethnic Characteristics and Patterns', Social Science Research, Vol. 14, No. 1 (1985), pp. 44–46.Stanley Lieberson and Mary C. Waters, 'Ethnic Groups in Flux: The Changing Ethnic Responses of American Whites', Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 487, No. 79 (September 1986), pp. 82–86. There are also many more people in Alabama of Scots-Irish origins than are self-reported.{{Cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US01&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |title=Alabama - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008 |access-date=2010-08-18 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211182250/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ADPTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US01&-qr_name=ACS_2008_3YR_G00_DP3YR2&-ds_name=&-_lang=en&-redoLog=false |archive-date=2020-02-11 |url-status=dead }} Many people in Alabama claim Irish ancestry because of the term "Scots-Irish", but most of the time in Alabama this term is used for those with Scottish roots, rather than Irish.Census 2000 Map – top U.S. ancestries by county Alabama is home to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Native American tribes.{{Cite web|url=http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/s-142|title = American Indians in Alabama}} Alabama has a growing Hispanic population.{{Cite web|url=https://www.al.com/spotnews/2011/03/alabama_hispanic_population_gr.html|title=Alabama Hispanic population growth 2nd highest in the U.S.|date=26 March 2011}} Mexicans are the largest Latino ethnic group in Alabama. Alabama is also home to Guatemalans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Brazilians, Salvadorians, and Panamanians.{{cite web | url=https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/minorityhealth/hispanics.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822152818/https://www.alabamapublichealth.gov/minorityhealth/hispanics.html | archive-date=2017-08-22 | title=Latinos/Hispanics }} Mexicans, Central Americans, Germans, Koreans and Vietnamese people have just recently have become part of the state’s population.{{cite web|url=https://depts.washington.edu/moving1/Alabama.shtml|title= Alabama Migration History 1850-2022}}
=Ancestries=
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| Ancestry{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Reporting+single+ancestry&g=040XX00US01|title=Explore Census Data|website=data.census.gov}} ||Number (As of 2022)||% |
|---|
| American
|594,431 |11.7 |
| Arab
|15,663 |0.3 |
| Czech
|4,938 |0.1 |
| Danish
|4,994 |0.1 |
| Dutch
|21,999 |0.4 |
| English
|617,119 |12.2 |
| French (except Basque)
|62,779 |1.2 |
| French Canadian
|8,482 |0.2 |
| German
|321,307 |6.3 |
| Greek
|8,287 |0.2 |
| Hungarian
|4,277 |0.1 |
| Irish
|387,885 |7.6 |
| Italian
|91,516 |1.8 |
| Lithuanian
|1,455 |0.0 |
| Norwegian
|18,331 |0.4 |
| Polish
|29,225 |0.6 |
| Portuguese
|3,177 |0.1 |
| Russian
|8,169 |0.2 |
| Scotch-Irish
|64,513 |1.3 |
| Scottish
|105,300 |2.1 |
| Slovak
|1,716 |0.0 |
| Subsaharan African
|42,856 |0.8 |
| Swedish
|18,160 |0.4 |
| Swiss
|4,145 |0.1 |
| Ukrainian
|3,844 |0.1 |
| Welsh
|21,824 |0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)
|12,642 |0.2 |
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Rankings
:Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Alabama ranks:
:*32nd in its percentage of European Americans
:*7th in its percentage of Blacks
:*43rd in its percentage of Hispanics
:*44th in its percentage of Asians
:*26th in its percentage of Native Americans
:*48th in its percentage of people of Mixed race
:*47th in its percentage of males
:*5th in its percentage of females
Religion
The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows:{{cite web|title=Religious Landscape Study|url=http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/state/alabama/|website=Religion and Public Life|publisher=Pew Research Center|access-date=28 March 2018}}
- Christian – 86%
- Evangelical Protestant – 49%
- Baptist – 31%
- Pentecostal – 5%
- Presbyterian – 2%
- Restorationist – 3%
- Holiness movement – 1%
- Mainline Protestant – 13%
- Baptist – 2%
- Methodist – 5%
- Lutheran – 1%
- Presbyterian – 1%
- Episcopalian/ – 1%
- Congregationalist – 1%
- Historically Black Protestant – 16%
- Baptist – 11%
- Methodist – 3%
- Pentecostal – 1%
- Holiness Family – 1%
- Catholic – 7%
- LDS – 1%
- Christian – non-denominational – 6%
- Non-Christian Faiths – 1%
- Other faiths – 1%
- Unaffiliated (religious "nones") – 12%
- Atheist – 1%
- Agnostic – 1%
- Nothing in Particular – 9%
- Don't Know – 1%
See also
References
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Notes on references
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External links
- [http://www2.census.gov/census_2000/datasets/demographic_profile/Alabama/2kh01.pdf 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Alabama], U.S. Census Bureau
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