Ranking of Alabama Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2012, among all Alabama counties, Jefferson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as Black or African American Alone (280.98K), followed by Mobile County (145.60K), and Montgomery County (128.44K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.

You can see similar ranking information for other racial and ethnicity groups in the United States.

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Ranking of Alabama Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
Jefferson
Mobile
Montgomery
Madison
Tuscaloosa
Lee
Dallas
Houston
Talladega
Calhoun
Ranking of Alabama Counties By Black or African American Alone Population in 2012
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Rank County Black or African American Alone Population
1 Jefferson County 280979
2 Mobile County 145603
3 Montgomery County 128442
4 Madison County 83708
5 Tuscaloosa County 60337
6 Lee County 34364
7 Dallas County 29852
8 Houston County 27234
9 Talladega County 26458
10 Calhoun County 24404
11 Russell County 24210
12 Shelby County 22807
13 Baldwin County 17887
14 Macon County 16859
15 Elmore County 16658
16 Etowah County 15979
17 Morgan County 14715
18 Chambers County 13308
19 Barbour County 12917
20 Pike County 12388
21 Escambia County 12201
22 Limestone County 11443
23 Clarke County 11079
24 Tallapoosa County 10998
25 Marengo County 10454
26 Autauga County 9958
27 Sumter County 9902
28 Dale County 9746
29 Lauderdale County 9411
30 Monroe County 9368
31 Butler County 9027
32 Hale County 8995
33 Colbert County 8887
34 Coffee County 8852
35 Wilcox County 8133
36 Lowndes County 8036
37 Pickens County 8018
38 St. Clair County 7463
39 Bullock County 7451
40 Greene County 7192
41 Perry County 6972
42 Conecuh County 6075
43 Choctaw County 5841
44 Bibb County 4905
45 Henry County 4835
46 Covington County 4729
47 Randolph County 4421
48 Chilton County 4387
49 Washington County 4191
50 Walker County 3955
51 Lawrence County 3875
52 Coosa County 3587
53 Crenshaw County 3353
54 Geneva County 2625
55 Marshall County 2078
56 Clay County 1937
57 Fayette County 1929
58 Jackson County 1777
59 Lamar County 1585
60 Franklin County 1398
61 DeKalb County 1261
62 Cherokee County 1189
63 Marion County 1184
64 Blount County 909
65 Cullman County 907
66 Cleburne County 512
67 Winston County 149