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Cities in Alabama by black or African American population share

Prichard, AL had the highest black or African American population share of 66 cities in 2023, at 88.8%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 19.8% and the figure for Alabama was 25.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest88.8Prichard, AL
Lowest0.4Mountain Brook, AL
Median19.866 cities
Alabama25.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Prichard, AL: 88.8 %Prichard, AL88.8Selma, AL: 81 %Selma, AL81Center Point, AL: 71.9 %Center Point, AL71.9Bessemer, AL: 70.6 %Bessemer, AL70.6Birmingham, AL: 66.9 %Birmingham, AL66.9Montgomery, AL: 62.8 %Montgomery, AL62.8Talladega, AL: 53.5 %Talladega, AL53.5Mobile, AL: 52.7 %Mobile, AL52.7Anniston, AL: 49.1 %Anniston, AL49.1Phenix City, AL: 45.6 %Phenix City, AL45.6Eufaula, AL: 45.2 %Eufaula, AL45.2Tuscaloosa, AL: 42.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL42.7Troy, AL: 40.8 %Troy, AL40.8Hueytown, AL: 39.9 %Hueytown, AL39.9Clay, AL: 39.4 %Clay, AL39.4Valley, AL: 37.5 %Valley, AL37.5Gadsden, AL: 36.8 %Gadsden, AL36.8Opelika, AL: 36.4 %Opelika, AL36.4Dothan, AL: 35.5 %Dothan, AL35.5Ozark, AL: 32.9 %Ozark, AL32.9Calera, AL: 32.1 %Calera, AL32.1Alexander City, AL: 31.5 %Alexander City, AL31.5Sylacauga, AL: 31.1 %Sylacauga, AL31.1Huntsville, AL: 29.5 %Huntsville, AL29.5Irondale, AL: 29.3 %Irondale, AL29.3Pike Road, AL: 27.2 %Pike Road, AL27.2Northport, AL: 26.4 %Northport, AL26.4Millbrook, AL: 26 %Millbrook, AL26Decatur, AL: 22.1 %Decatur, AL22.1Jacksonville, AL: 22 %Jacksonville, AL22Gardendale, AL: 21.9 %Gardendale, AL21.9Prattville, AL: 21.9 %Prattville, AL21.9Enterprise, AL: 20.1 %Enterprise, AL20.1Hoover, AL: 19.5 %Hoover, AL19.5Auburn, AL: 18.7 %Auburn, AL18.7Helena, AL: 17.7 %Helena, AL17.7Florence, AL: 17.2 %Florence, AL17.2Athens, AL: 17.1 %Athens, AL17.1Oxford, AL: 16.3 %Oxford, AL16.3Saraland, AL: 15.3 %Saraland, AL15.3Prichard, AL: 88.8 %Prichard, AL88.8Selma, AL: 81 %Selma, AL81Center Point, AL: 71.9 %Center Point, AL71.9Bessemer, AL: 70.6 %Bessemer, AL70.6Birmingham, AL: 66.9 %Birmingham, AL66.9Montgomery, AL: 62.8 %Montgomery, AL62.8Talladega, AL: 53.5 %Talladega, AL53.5Mobile, AL: 52.7 %Mobile, AL52.7Anniston, AL: 49.1 %Anniston, AL49.1Phenix City, AL: 45.6 %Phenix City, AL45.6Eufaula, AL: 45.2 %Eufaula, AL45.2Tuscaloosa, AL: 42.7 %Tuscaloosa, AL42.7Troy, AL: 40.8 %Troy, AL40.8Hueytown, AL: 39.9 %Hueytown, AL39.9Clay, AL: 39.4 %Clay, AL39.4Valley, AL: 37.5 %Valley, AL37.5Gadsden, AL: 36.8 %Gadsden, AL36.8Opelika, AL: 36.4 %Opelika, AL36.4Dothan, AL: 35.5 %Dothan, AL35.5Ozark, AL: 32.9 %Ozark, AL32.9Calera, AL: 32.1 %Calera, AL32.1Alexander City, AL: 31.5 %Alexander City, AL31.5Sylacauga, AL: 31.1 %Sylacauga, AL31.1Huntsville, AL: 29.5 %Huntsville, AL29.5Irondale, AL: 29.3 %Irondale, AL29.3Pike Road, AL: 27.2 %Pike Road, AL27.2Northport, AL: 26.4 %Northport, AL26.4Millbrook, AL: 26 %Millbrook, AL26Decatur, AL: 22.1 %Decatur, AL22.1Jacksonville, AL: 22 %Jacksonville, AL22Gardendale, AL: 21.9 %Gardendale, AL21.9Prattville, AL: 21.9 %Prattville, AL21.9Enterprise, AL: 20.1 %Enterprise, AL20.1Hoover, AL: 19.5 %Hoover, AL19.5Auburn, AL: 18.7 %Auburn, AL18.7Helena, AL: 17.7 %Helena, AL17.7Florence, AL: 17.2 %Florence, AL17.2Athens, AL: 17.1 %Athens, AL17.1Oxford, AL: 16.3 %Oxford, AL16.3Saraland, AL: 15.3 %Saraland, AL15.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Prichard, AL88.8-0.8 pts
2Selma, AL81+2 pts
3Center Point, AL71.9-0.7 pts
4Bessemer, AL70.6-1.4 pts
5Birmingham, AL66.9-1.5 pts
6Montgomery, AL62.8+0.3 pts
7Talladega, AL53.5+0.1 pts
8Mobile, AL52.7-0.2 pts
9Anniston, AL49.1-0.8 pts
10Phenix City, AL45.6-2.1 pts
11Eufaula, AL45.2+0.7 pts
12Tuscaloosa, AL42.7-0.1 pts
13Troy, AL40.8+0.3 pts
14Hueytown, AL39.9-0.9 pts
15Clay, AL39.4-4.6 pts
16Valley, AL37.5-0.9 pts
17Gadsden, AL36.8-0.2 pts
18Opelika, AL36.4+0.7 pts
19Dothan, AL35.5+0.7 pts
20Ozark, AL32.9+3.4 pts
21Calera, AL32.1+3.3 pts
22Alexander City, AL31.5-1.5 pts
23Sylacauga, AL31.1-0 pts
24Huntsville, AL29.5-0.7 pts
25Irondale, AL29.3-2.8 pts
26Pike Road, AL27.2-2.1 pts
27Northport, AL26.4-0.2 pts
28Millbrook, AL26+1.8 pts
29Decatur, AL22.1-0.6 pts
30Jacksonville, AL22-0.6 pts
31Gardendale, AL21.9+8.8 pts
32Prattville, AL21.9+2.2 pts
33Enterprise, AL20.1-2.1 pts
34Hoover, AL19.5-0.1 pts
35Auburn, AL18.7+0.8 pts
36Helena, AL17.7-1 pts
37Florence, AL17.2-1.1 pts
38Athens, AL17.1-0.3 pts
39Oxford, AL16.3+0.2 pts
40Saraland, AL15.3+0.3 pts
41Pell City, AL15.1-1.4 pts
42Alabaster, AL14.7-2.9 pts
43Leeds, AL13.6-1.3 pts
44Muscle Shoals, AL13.4-1.3 pts
45Homewood, AL13.1-0.6 pts
46Pelham, AL12.9+1.4 pts
47Daphne, AL12.8-1.4 pts
48Madison, AL12.7-1.8 pts
49Jasper, AL11.4+1 pts
50Moody, AL10.9+3.1 pts
51Trussville, AL10+1.2 pts
52Rainbow City, AL9.6-0.2 pts
53Russellville, AL9.4-1.1 pts
54Hartselle, AL7.6-0.2 pts
55Chelsea, AL7.4-0.9 pts
56Spanish Fort, AL6.8-1.9 pts
57Vestavia Hills, AL5.8+0.4 pts
58Scottsboro, AL5.1+0.2 pts
59Foley, AL4.6-3.2 pts
60Albertville, AL3.5-0.6 pts
61Fairhope, AL3-1.6 pts
62Boaz, AL2.9-1.3 pts
63Gulf Shores, AL2.7+0.3 pts
64Fort Payne, AL1.8-0.4 pts
65Cullman, AL0.9-0.4 pts
66Mountain Brook, AL0.4+0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/black-population-share/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Prichard, AL, with 88.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 0.4% in 2023.

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