thumb|Alabama [[population pyramid]]
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., 2025
|2025 (est.)|5193088
Population
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.
The racial makeup of the state and comparison to the prior census:
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Demographics of Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|3,125,819
|3,204,402
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,171,351
|70.29%
|67.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.12%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|1,150,076
|1,244,437
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,288,159
|25.86%
|26.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25.64%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|21,618
|25,907
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,119
|0.49%
|0.54%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|30,989
|52,937
|style='background: #ffffe6; |75,918
|0.70%
|1.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.51%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1,059
|1,976
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,612
|0.02%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|2,623
|4,030
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,455
|0.06%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|39,086
|60,445
|style='background: #ffffe6; |184,618
|0.88%
|1.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.67%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|75,830
|185,602
|style='background: #ffffe6; |264,047
|1.71%
|3.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.26%
|-
|Total
|4,447,100
|4,779,736
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,024,279
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
{| 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.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|+ Live Births by Single Race/Ethnicity of Mother
|-
! Race
! 2013
! 2014
! 2015
! 2016
! 2017
! 2018
! 2019
! 2020
! 2021
! 2022
! 2023
|-
| 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
thumb|Largest alone or in any combination ethnic origin by county in Alabama, per the 2020 census
thumb|Largest Non-Hispanic Native American ancestry by county and numbers of people reporting "Native American Alone"
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 ancestors have been in North America for so long, in many cases since the early 1600s. 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 stated 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. There are also many more people in Alabama of Scots-Irish origins than are self-reported. 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. Alabama is home to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Native American tribes. Alabama also has a growing Hispanic population. Mexicans are the largest Latino ethnic group in Alabama, but the state is also home to Guatemalans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Brazilians, Salvadorians, and Panamanians. Mexicans, Central Americans, Germans, Koreans and Vietnamese people have just recently have become part of the state's population.
Ancestries
{|class="wikitable sortable" font-size:75%"
|-
!Ancestry ||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
|-
|-class="sortbottom"
|}
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:
- 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
- Demographics of the United States
- Alabama locations by per capita income
References
Notes on references
External links
- 2000 Census of Population and Housing for Alabama, U.S. Census Bureau
