Ranking of Alabama Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American 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 ethnicity as Non-Hispanic Black or African American (278.80K), followed by Mobile County (144.59K), and Montgomery County (127.47K).

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 Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
Jefferson
Mobile
Montgomery
Madison
Tuscaloosa
Lee
Dallas
Houston
Talladega
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Ranking of Alabama Counties By Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population in 2012
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Rank County Non-Hispanic Black or African American Population
1 Jefferson County 278801
2 Mobile County 144588
3 Montgomery County 127471
4 Madison County 82193
5 Tuscaloosa County 59915
6 Lee County 33913
7 Dallas County 29722
8 Houston County 26978
9 Talladega County 26266
10 Calhoun County 24085
11 Russell County 23726
12 Shelby County 22512
13 Baldwin County 17628
14 Macon County 16720
15 Elmore County 16501
16 Etowah County 15786
17 Morgan County 14313
18 Chambers County 13199
19 Barbour County 12807
20 Pike County 12273
21 Escambia County 12128
22 Limestone County 11186
23 Clarke County 11001
24 Tallapoosa County 10866
25 Marengo County 10400
26 Autauga County 9887
27 Sumter County 9861
28 Dale County 9510
29 Monroe County 9328
30 Lauderdale County 9284
31 Butler County 8960
32 Hale County 8953
33 Colbert County 8770
34 Coffee County 8657
35 Wilcox County 8087
36 Lowndes County 7978
37 Pickens County 7968
38 St. Clair County 7379
39 Bullock County 7349
40 Greene County 7167
41 Perry County 6933
42 Conecuh County 6006
43 Choctaw County 5814
44 Bibb County 4871
45 Henry County 4773
46 Covington County 4675
47 Randolph County 4409
48 Chilton County 4224
49 Washington County 4168
50 Walker County 3897
51 Lawrence County 3846
52 Coosa County 3549
53 Crenshaw County 3335
54 Geneva County 2592
55 Fayette County 1913
56 Clay County 1912
57 Jackson County 1733
58 Lamar County 1562
59 Marshall County 1547
60 Franklin County 1213
61 Cherokee County 1180
62 Marion County 1165
63 DeKalb County 1036
64 Cullman County 826
65 Blount County 818
66 Cleburne County 504
67 Winston County 140