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Counties in Alabama by black or African American population share

Macon County had the highest black or African American population share of 67 counties in 2021, at 81%. Winston County had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for Alabama was 26.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81Macon County
Lowest0.9Winston County
Median22.167 counties
Alabama26.3History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Macon CountyMacon County: 81 %81Greene CountyGreene County: 79.2 %79.2Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 74.7 %74.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 71.6 %71.6Sumter CountySumter County: 71.1 %71.1Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 70.9 %70.9Perry CountyPerry County: 69.3 %69.3Bullock CountyBullock County: 69 %69Hale CountyHale County: 59 %59Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 58.3 %58.3Marengo CountyMarengo County: 51.3 %51.3Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 48.1 %48.1Barbour CountyBarbour County: 47.3 %47.3Clarke CountyClarke County: 45.3 %45.3Butler CountyButler County: 44.8 %44.8Russell CountyRussell County: 44.2 %44.2Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 42.8 %42.8Monroe CountyMonroe County: 42.2 %42.2Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 41.2 %41.2Chambers CountyChambers County: 40.1 %40.1Pickens CountyPickens County: 39.5 %39.5Pike CountyPike County: 36.4 %36.4Mobile CountyMobile County: 35.9 %35.9Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 32.2 %32.2Talladega CountyTalladega County: 32.1 %32.1Escambia CountyEscambia County: 31.1 %31.1Coosa CountyCoosa County: 30.7 %30.7Houston CountyHouston County: 27.1 %27.1Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 27 %27Henry CountyHenry County: 26.4 %26.4Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 24.1 %24.1Madison CountyMadison County: 24 %24Washington CountyWashington County: 23.8 %23.8Lee CountyLee County: 22.1 %22.1Bibb CountyBibb County: 21.9 %21.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 21 %21Elmore CountyElmore County: 20.7 %20.7Dale CountyDale County: 20.2 %20.2Autauga CountyAutauga County: 19.7 %19.7Randolph CountyRandolph County: 18.6 %18.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Macon County81
2Greene County79.2
3Lowndes County74.7
4Dallas County71.6
5Sumter County71.1
6Wilcox County70.9
7Perry County69.3
8Bullock County69
9Hale County59
10Montgomery County58.3
11Marengo County51.3
12Conecuh County48.1
13Barbour County47.3
14Clarke County45.3
15Butler County44.8
16Russell County44.2
17Jefferson County42.8
18Monroe County42.2
19Choctaw County41.2
20Chambers County40.1
21Pickens County39.5
22Pike County36.4
23Mobile County35.9
24Tuscaloosa County32.2
25Talladega County32.1
26Escambia County31.1
27Coosa County30.7
28Houston County27.1
29Tallapoosa County27
30Henry County26.4
31Crenshaw County24.1
32Madison County24
33Washington County23.8
34Lee County22.1
35Bibb County21.9
36Calhoun County21
37Elmore County20.7
38Dale County20.2
39Autauga County19.7
40Randolph County18.6
41Colbert County16.3
42Coffee County16.2
43Etowah County15.3
44Clay County13.3
45Limestone County13
46Morgan County12.8
47Fayette County12.8
48Shelby County12.4
49Covington County12.3
50Lamar County11.1
51Lawrence County10.4
52Lauderdale County9.7
53St. Clair County9.5
54Geneva County9.3
55Chilton County8.8
56Baldwin County8.7
57Walker County5.9
58Cherokee County4.6
59Franklin County4.3
60Marion County4
61Jackson County3.5
62Marshall County2.8
63Cleburne County2.6
64DeKalb County1.6
65Blount County1.3
66Cullman County1.1
67Winston County0.9

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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). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

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

Macon County, with 81% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest black or African American population share?

Winston County, with 0.9% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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