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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.[1]

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 population
YearPop.±%
1800 1,250—    
1810 9,046+623.7%
1820 144,317+1495.4%
1830 309,527+114.5%
1840 590,756+90.9%
1850 771,623+30.6%
1860 964,201+25.0%
1870 996,992+3.4%
1880 1,262,505+26.6%
1890 1,513,401+19.9%
1900 1,828,697+20.8%
1910 2,138,093+16.9%
1920 2,348,174+9.8%
1930 2,646,248+12.7%
1940 2,832,961+7.1%
1950 3,061,743+8.1%
1960 3,266,740+6.7%
1970 3,444,165+5.4%
1980 3,893,888+13.1%
1990 4,040,587+3.8%
2000 4,447,100+10.1%
2010 4,779,736+7.5%
2020 5,024,279+5.1%
Sources: 1820[2], 1910–2020[3]

Population

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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.[1]

The racial makeup of the state and comparison to the prior census:

Demographics of Alabama (csv)
By race White Black AIAN* Asian NHPI*
2000 (total population) 72.56% 26.33% 1.00% 0.89% 0.07%
2000 (Hispanic only) 1.48% 0.18% 0.04% 0.02% 0.01%
2005 (total population) 72.14% 26.70% 0.98% 1.02% 0.07%
2005 (Hispanic only) 2.08% 0.17% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01%
Growth 2000–05 (total population) 1.90% 3.95% -0.06% 17.43% 4.90%
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) 1.02% 3.97% -0.55% 17.47% 6.67%
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) 43.85% 1.05% 11.46% 16.20% -2.17%
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

2020 census

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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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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%
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

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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.

Live Births by Single Race/Ethnicity of Mother
Race 2013[4] 2014[5] 2015[6] 2016[7] 2017[8] 2018[9] 2019[10] 2020[11] 2021[12] 2022[13]
White: 38,971 (67.0%) 39,578 (66.6%) 39,845 (66.8%) ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
> Non-Hispanic 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%)
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%)
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%)
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%)
Hispanic (of 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%)
Total Alabama 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%)
  • 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

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See also: African Americans in Alabama
Largest ancestry groups in Alabama by county

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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.[16][17][18][19][20] There are also many more people in Alabama of Scots-Irish origins than are self-reported.[21] 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.[22] Alabama is home to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Native American tribes.[23] Alabama has a growing Hispanic population.[24] Mexicans are the largest Latino ethnic group in Alabama. Alabama is also home to Guatemalans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Brazilians, Salvadorians, and Panamanians.[25] Mexicans, Central Americans, Germans, Koreans and Vietnamese people have just recently have became part of the state’s population.[26]

Ancestries

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Ancestry[27] 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

Rankings

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Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Alabama ranks:

Religion

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The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows:[28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b CDC's STATE System - State Comparison Report Cigarette Use (Adults) – BRFSS[permanent dead link‍] for 2006, lists the state as having 23.3% smokers. The national average is 20.8% according to Cigarette Smoking Among Adults --- United States, 2006 article in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
  2. ^ Forstall, Richard L. (1996). 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.[subnote 1]
  3. ^ "Historical Population Change Data (1910–2020)". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  6. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  7. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  8. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  9. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  10. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  11. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  12. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  13. ^ "Data" (PDF). www.cdc.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  14. ^ Data on selected ancestry groups.
  15. ^ "1980 United States Census" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Ancestry of the Population by State: 1980 - Table 3" (PDF).
  17. ^ Sharing the Dream: White Males in a Multicultural America by Dominic J. Pulera.
  18. ^ Reynolds Farley, 'The New Census Question about Ancestry: What Did It Tell Us?', Demography, Vol. 28, No. 3 (August 1991), pp. 414, 421.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ "Alabama - Selected Social Characteristics in the United States: 2006-2008". Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  22. ^ Census 2000 Map – top U.S. ancestries by county
  23. ^ "American Indians in Alabama".
  24. ^ "Alabama Hispanic population growth 2nd highest in the U.S." 26 March 2011.
  25. ^ "Latinos/Hispanics". Archived from the original on 2017-08-22.
  26. ^ "Alabama Migration History 1850-2022".
  27. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov.
  28. ^ "Religious Landscape Study". Religion and Public Life. Pew Research Center. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

Notes on references

  1. ^ The relevant note on p. 10 erroneously switches the population values for Perry and Washington counties. The correct values can be found on page 121 of the final census report for 1820.
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