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 2023, at 81.5%. Cullman County had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 21.9% and the figure for Alabama was 25.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest81.5Greene County
Median21.967 counties
Alabama25.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Greene CountyGreene County: 81.5 %81.5Macon CountyMacon County: 78.2 %78.2Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 74.4 %74.4Bullock CountyBullock County: 71.2 %71.2Sumter CountySumter County: 71.1 %71.1Perry CountyPerry County: 71 %71Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 70.7 %70.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 70.3 %70.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 58.6 %58.6Hale CountyHale County: 55.8 %55.8Marengo CountyMarengo County: 51.3 %51.3Barbour CountyBarbour County: 46.9 %46.9Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 45.4 %45.4Clarke CountyClarke County: 45.4 %45.4Russell CountyRussell County: 45.1 %45.1Butler CountyButler County: 44.7 %44.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 42.3 %42.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 42.2 %42.2Chambers CountyChambers County: 39.7 %39.7Pickens CountyPickens County: 39.2 %39.2Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 38.1 %38.1Pike CountyPike County: 37.3 %37.3Mobile CountyMobile County: 35.9 %35.9Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 31.8 %31.8Talladega CountyTalladega County: 31.6 %31.6Escambia CountyEscambia County: 30.5 %30.5Coosa CountyCoosa County: 29.7 %29.7Houston CountyHouston County: 27.1 %27.1Henry CountyHenry County: 25 %25Madison CountyMadison County: 24 %24Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 23.3 %23.3Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 23.3 %23.3Washington CountyWashington County: 22.7 %22.7Lee CountyLee County: 21.9 %21.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 21.6 %21.6Elmore CountyElmore County: 21 %21Dale CountyDale County: 20.7 %20.7Bibb CountyBibb County: 20.7 %20.7Autauga CountyAutauga County: 20 %20Randolph CountyRandolph County: 16.5 %16.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Greene County81.5-0.3 pts
2Macon County78.2-0.7 pts
3Lowndes County74.4-0.4 pts
4Bullock County71.2+2.3 pts
5Sumter County71.1-1.2 pts
6Perry County71+0.9 pts
7Wilcox County70.7+0.5 pts
8Dallas County70.3+1.6 pts
9Montgomery County58.6-0.3 pts
10Hale County55.8-1 pts
11Marengo County51.3+0.5 pts
12Barbour County46.90 pts
13Conecuh County45.4-2.6 pts
14Clarke County45.4-0.1 pts
15Russell County45.1+0.6 pts
16Butler County44.7+0.1 pts
17Jefferson County42.3-0.3 pts
18Monroe County42.2-0.1 pts
19Chambers County39.7-1 pts
20Pickens County39.2-0 pts
21Choctaw County38.1-1.8 pts
22Pike County37.30 pts
23Mobile County35.9-0.1 pts
24Tuscaloosa County31.8-0.2 pts
25Talladega County31.6-0.2 pts
26Escambia County30.5+0.3 pts
27Coosa County29.7-0.5 pts
28Houston County27.1-0 pts
29Henry County25-0.1 pts
30Madison County24-0.3 pts
31Tallapoosa County23.3-3.2 pts
32Crenshaw County23.3+0.4 pts
33Washington County22.7-0.7 pts
34Lee County21.9-0.1 pts
35Calhoun County21.6-0.1 pts
36Elmore County21+0.2 pts
37Dale County20.7+0.3 pts
38Bibb County20.70 pts
39Autauga County20+0.4 pts
40Randolph County16.5-2.5 pts
41Coffee County15.9-0.2 pts
42Colbert County15.8-0.2 pts
43Etowah County150 pts
44Shelby County13.1+0.1 pts
45Clay County13+0.4 pts
46Limestone County12.6-0.4 pts
47Morgan County12.5-0.4 pts
48Fayette County12.3-0.5 pts
49Covington County11.7-0.5 pts
50Lawrence County9.9-0.2 pts
51St. Clair County9.6-0 pts
52Lauderdale County9.5-0.2 pts
53Lamar County9.2-1.8 pts
54Chilton County9.2-0.3 pts
55Geneva County8.4-0.5 pts
56Baldwin County7.9-0.3 pts
57Walker County6.1+0.1 pts
58Franklin County4-0.2 pts
59Cleburne County3.9+1.2 pts
60Cherokee County3.7-0.3 pts
61Marion County3.6-0.2 pts
62Jackson County3-0.2 pts
63Marshall County2.5-0.2 pts
64DeKalb County1.3-0.2 pts
65Blount County1.30 pts
66Winston County1.2+0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Greene County, with 81.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cullman County, with 1.1% in 2023.

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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