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Cities in Alabama by black or African American population share, 2024

Prichard, AL had the highest black or African American population share of 66 cities in 2024, at 88.1%. Cullman, AL had the lowest, at 0.6%. The median was 19.3% and the figure for Alabama was 25.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest88.1Prichard, AL
Lowest0.6Cullman, AL
Median19.366 cities
Alabama25.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Prichard, AL: 88.1 %Prichard, AL88.1Selma, AL: 82.5 %Selma, AL82.5Center Point, AL: 71.1 %Center Point, AL71.1Birmingham, AL: 66.7 %Birmingham, AL66.7Bessemer, AL: 66.6 %Bessemer, AL66.6Montgomery, AL: 62.9 %Montgomery, AL62.9Anniston, AL: 50.5 %Anniston, AL50.5Mobile, AL: 50.2 %Mobile, AL50.2Talladega, AL: 50.1 %Talladega, AL50.1Phenix City, AL: 47.6 %Phenix City, AL47.6Eufaula, AL: 44.4 %Eufaula, AL44.4Clay, AL: 43 %Clay, AL43Hueytown, AL: 42 %Hueytown, AL42Troy, AL: 41.5 %Troy, AL41.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 40.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL40.4Opelika, AL: 37.7 %Opelika, AL37.7Valley, AL: 37 %Valley, AL37Gadsden, AL: 36 %Gadsden, AL36Dothan, AL: 35.7 %Dothan, AL35.7Sylacauga, AL: 33.7 %Sylacauga, AL33.7Ozark, AL: 32.3 %Ozark, AL32.3Calera, AL: 30.7 %Calera, AL30.7Pike Road, AL: 30.3 %Pike Road, AL30.3Alexander City, AL: 29.4 %Alexander City, AL29.4Huntsville, AL: 28.8 %Huntsville, AL28.8Irondale, AL: 28.6 %Irondale, AL28.6Northport, AL: 26.4 %Northport, AL26.4Millbrook, AL: 26.4 %Millbrook, AL26.4Jacksonville, AL: 24.1 %Jacksonville, AL24.1Prattville, AL: 23.7 %Prattville, AL23.7Decatur, AL: 23 %Decatur, AL23Gardendale, AL: 21.2 %Gardendale, AL21.2Enterprise, AL: 20 %Enterprise, AL20Hoover, AL: 18.5 %Hoover, AL18.5Pell City, AL: 18.4 %Pell City, AL18.4Helena, AL: 18 %Helena, AL18Auburn, AL: 17 %Auburn, AL17Athens, AL: 16.8 %Athens, AL16.8Homewood, AL: 16.4 %Homewood, AL16.4Alabaster, AL: 16.1 %Alabaster, AL16.1Prichard, AL: 88.1 %Prichard, AL88.1Selma, AL: 82.5 %Selma, AL82.5Center Point, AL: 71.1 %Center Point, AL71.1Birmingham, AL: 66.7 %Birmingham, AL66.7Bessemer, AL: 66.6 %Bessemer, AL66.6Montgomery, AL: 62.9 %Montgomery, AL62.9Anniston, AL: 50.5 %Anniston, AL50.5Mobile, AL: 50.2 %Mobile, AL50.2Talladega, AL: 50.1 %Talladega, AL50.1Phenix City, AL: 47.6 %Phenix City, AL47.6Eufaula, AL: 44.4 %Eufaula, AL44.4Clay, AL: 43 %Clay, AL43Hueytown, AL: 42 %Hueytown, AL42Troy, AL: 41.5 %Troy, AL41.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 40.4 %Tuscaloosa, AL40.4Opelika, AL: 37.7 %Opelika, AL37.7Valley, AL: 37 %Valley, AL37Gadsden, AL: 36 %Gadsden, AL36Dothan, AL: 35.7 %Dothan, AL35.7Sylacauga, AL: 33.7 %Sylacauga, AL33.7Ozark, AL: 32.3 %Ozark, AL32.3Calera, AL: 30.7 %Calera, AL30.7Pike Road, AL: 30.3 %Pike Road, AL30.3Alexander City, AL: 29.4 %Alexander City, AL29.4Huntsville, AL: 28.8 %Huntsville, AL28.8Irondale, AL: 28.6 %Irondale, AL28.6Northport, AL: 26.4 %Northport, AL26.4Millbrook, AL: 26.4 %Millbrook, AL26.4Jacksonville, AL: 24.1 %Jacksonville, AL24.1Prattville, AL: 23.7 %Prattville, AL23.7Decatur, AL: 23 %Decatur, AL23Gardendale, AL: 21.2 %Gardendale, AL21.2Enterprise, AL: 20 %Enterprise, AL20Hoover, AL: 18.5 %Hoover, AL18.5Pell City, AL: 18.4 %Pell City, AL18.4Helena, AL: 18 %Helena, AL18Auburn, AL: 17 %Auburn, AL17Athens, AL: 16.8 %Athens, AL16.8Homewood, AL: 16.4 %Homewood, AL16.4Alabaster, AL: 16.1 %Alabaster, AL16.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Prichard, AL88.1-0.7 pts
2Selma, AL82.5+1.5 pts
3Center Point, AL71.1-0.8 pts
4Birmingham, AL66.7-0.3 pts
5Bessemer, AL66.6-3.9 pts
6Montgomery, AL62.9+0.1 pts
7Anniston, AL50.5+1.4 pts
8Mobile, AL50.2-2.6 pts
9Talladega, AL50.1-3.4 pts
10Phenix City, AL47.6+1.9 pts
11Eufaula, AL44.4-0.8 pts
12Clay, AL43+3.6 pts
13Hueytown, AL42+2.2 pts
14Troy, AL41.5+0.7 pts
15Tuscaloosa, AL40.4-2.3 pts
16Opelika, AL37.7+1.4 pts
17Valley, AL37-0.5 pts
18Gadsden, AL36-0.8 pts
19Dothan, AL35.7+0.2 pts
20Sylacauga, AL33.7+2.5 pts
21Ozark, AL32.3-0.6 pts
22Calera, AL30.7-1.4 pts
23Pike Road, AL30.3+3 pts
24Alexander City, AL29.4-2.1 pts
25Huntsville, AL28.8-0.7 pts
26Irondale, AL28.6-0.8 pts
27Northport, AL26.40 pts
28Millbrook, AL26.4+0.4 pts
29Jacksonville, AL24.1+2.1 pts
30Prattville, AL23.7+1.9 pts
31Decatur, AL23+0.9 pts
32Gardendale, AL21.2-0.7 pts
33Enterprise, AL20-0.1 pts
34Hoover, AL18.5-1 pts
35Pell City, AL18.4+3.3 pts
36Helena, AL18+0.3 pts
37Auburn, AL17-1.6 pts
38Athens, AL16.8-0.3 pts
39Homewood, AL16.4+3.3 pts
40Alabaster, AL16.1+1.4 pts
41Florence, AL15.7-1.5 pts
42Daphne, AL15.4+2.6 pts
43Muscle Shoals, AL15.3+2 pts
44Oxford, AL15.1-1.2 pts
45Leeds, AL13.3-0.3 pts
46Jasper, AL13.2+1.9 pts
47Saraland, AL13.1-2.2 pts
48Madison, AL12.6-0.1 pts
49Rainbow City, AL11.8+2.2 pts
50Moody, AL11.6+0.7 pts
51Pelham, AL11.3-1.7 pts
52Trussville, AL10.9+0.9 pts
53Russellville, AL9.8+0.4 pts
54Chelsea, AL8.5+1.1 pts
55Hartselle, AL6.7-0.9 pts
56Scottsboro, AL6.3+1.3 pts
57Foley, AL6.3+1.7 pts
58Spanish Fort, AL5.5-1.3 pts
59Vestavia Hills, AL5.2-0.6 pts
60Albertville, AL4.7+1.2 pts
61Fairhope, AL3.3+0.3 pts
62Gulf Shores, AL2.70 pts
63Fort Payne, AL1.3-0.5 pts
64Boaz, AL1.2-1.8 pts
65Mountain Brook, AL0.6+0.2 pts
66Cullman, AL0.6-0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Black or African American as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by black or African American population share, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by black or African American population share, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by black or African American population share, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by black or African American population share, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest black or African American population share?

Prichard, AL, with 88.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cullman, AL, with 0.6% in 2024.

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