Counties in Alabama by black or African American population share

Greene County had the highest black or African American population share of 67 counties in 2022, at 81.8%. Cullman County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 22.1% and the figure for Alabama was 26.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81.8Greene County
Median22.167 counties
Alabama26.2History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Greene CountyGreene County: 81.8 %81.8Macon CountyMacon County: 78.8 %78.8Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 74.8 %74.8Sumter CountySumter County: 72.3 %72.3Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 70.2 %70.2Perry CountyPerry County: 70.1 %70.1Bullock CountyBullock County: 68.9 %68.9Dallas CountyDallas County: 68.7 %68.7Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 58.9 %58.9Hale CountyHale County: 56.8 %56.8Marengo CountyMarengo County: 50.8 %50.8Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 48 %48Barbour CountyBarbour County: 46.9 %46.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 45.5 %45.5Butler CountyButler County: 44.6 %44.6Russell CountyRussell County: 44.5 %44.5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 42.6 %42.6Monroe CountyMonroe County: 42.3 %42.3Chambers CountyChambers County: 40.8 %40.8Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 39.9 %39.9Pickens CountyPickens County: 39.2 %39.2Pike CountyPike County: 37.2 %37.2Mobile CountyMobile County: 36 %36Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 32 %32Talladega CountyTalladega County: 31.8 %31.8Escambia CountyEscambia County: 30.2 %30.2Coosa CountyCoosa County: 30.2 %30.2Houston CountyHouston County: 27.1 %27.1Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 26.5 %26.5Henry CountyHenry County: 25.1 %25.1Madison CountyMadison County: 24.3 %24.3Washington CountyWashington County: 23.4 %23.4Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 22.9 %22.9Lee CountyLee County: 22.1 %22.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 21.7 %21.7Elmore CountyElmore County: 20.8 %20.8Bibb CountyBibb County: 20.7 %20.7Dale CountyDale County: 20.4 %20.4Autauga CountyAutauga County: 19.6 %19.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 19 %19
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Greene County81.8+2.6 pts
2Macon County78.8-2.1 pts
3Lowndes County74.8+0.2 pts
4Sumter County72.3+1.1 pts
5Wilcox County70.2-0.7 pts
6Perry County70.1+0.8 pts
7Bullock County68.9-0.1 pts
8Dallas County68.7-2.9 pts
9Montgomery County58.9+0.6 pts
10Hale County56.8-2.2 pts
11Marengo County50.8-0.4 pts
12Conecuh County48-0.1 pts
13Barbour County46.9-0.4 pts
14Clarke County45.5+0.1 pts
15Butler County44.6-0.2 pts
16Russell County44.5+0.2 pts
17Jefferson County42.6-0.1 pts
18Monroe County42.3+0.1 pts
19Chambers County40.8+0.7 pts
20Choctaw County39.9-1.3 pts
21Pickens County39.2-0.3 pts
22Pike County37.2+0.8 pts
23Mobile County36+0.2 pts
24Tuscaloosa County32-0.2 pts
25Talladega County31.8-0.3 pts
26Escambia County30.2-0.9 pts
27Coosa County30.2-0.5 pts
28Houston County27.1-0 pts
29Tallapoosa County26.5-0.6 pts
30Henry County25.1-1.3 pts
31Madison County24.3+0.2 pts
32Washington County23.4-0.4 pts
33Crenshaw County22.9-1.2 pts
34Lee County22.1-0 pts
35Calhoun County21.7+0.7 pts
36Elmore County20.8+0.1 pts
37Bibb County20.7-1.2 pts
38Dale County20.4+0.2 pts
39Autauga County19.6-0.1 pts
40Randolph County19+0.4 pts
41Coffee County16.1-0.1 pts
42Colbert County16-0.3 pts
43Etowah County15-0.3 pts
44Limestone County13+0.1 pts
45Shelby County13+0.6 pts
46Morgan County12.9+0.1 pts
47Fayette County12.7-0 pts
48Clay County12.6-0.7 pts
49Covington County12.3-0.1 pts
50Lamar County11-0.1 pts
51Lawrence County10.2-0.3 pts
52Lauderdale County9.80 pts
53St. Clair County9.6+0.1 pts
54Chilton County9.4+0.6 pts
55Geneva County8.9-0.3 pts
56Baldwin County8.3-0.4 pts
57Walker County6+0.1 pts
58Franklin County4.3-0 pts
59Cherokee County4-0.6 pts
60Marion County3.8-0.2 pts
61Jackson County3.3-0.2 pts
62Marshall County2.7-0.1 pts
63Cleburne County2.7+0.1 pts
64DeKalb County1.5-0.1 pts
65Blount County1.2-0 pts
66Winston County1.1+0.2 pts
67Cullman County1.1-0 pts

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Greene County, with 81.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cullman County, with 1.1% in 2022.

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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