Counties in Alabama by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Franklin County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 67 counties in 2024, at 9.8%. Washington County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 2% and the figure for Alabama was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9.8Franklin County
Median267 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2024

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Franklin CountyFranklin County: 9.8 %9.8DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 7.8 %7.8Lee CountyLee County: 7.1 %7.1Marshall CountyMarshall County: 7 %7Madison CountyMadison County: 6 %6Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 5.6 %5.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 5.5 %5.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 5.5 %5.5Chilton CountyChilton County: 5 %5Blount CountyBlount County: 5 %5Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.9 %4.9Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 4.7 %4.7Coffee CountyCoffee County: 4.6 %4.6Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 4.1 %4.1Limestone CountyLimestone County: 4.1 %4.1Pike CountyPike County: 3.6 %3.6Dale CountyDale County: 3.5 %3.5Mobile CountyMobile County: 3.4 %3.4Barbour CountyBarbour County: 3.3 %3.3Houston CountyHouston County: 3.1 %3.1Bullock CountyBullock County: 3 %3Pickens CountyPickens County: 2.9 %2.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2.9 %2.9Russell CountyRussell County: 2.7 %2.7Autauga CountyAutauga County: 2.6 %2.6Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 2.6 %2.6Etowah CountyEtowah County: 2.5 %2.5Butler CountyButler County: 2.3 %2.3Cullman CountyCullman County: 2.3 %2.3Geneva CountyGeneva County: 2.3 %2.3Winston CountyWinston County: 2.1 %2.1Chambers CountyChambers County: 2.1 %2.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2.1 %2.1Elmore CountyElmore County: 2 %2Talladega CountyTalladega County: 2 %2Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 2 %2Dallas CountyDallas County: 1.9 %1.9Bibb CountyBibb County: 1.9 %1.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.9 %1.9Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 1.8 %1.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Franklin County9.8+0.5 pts
2DeKalb County7.8+0.5 pts
3Lee County7.1+0.6 pts
4Marshall County7-0.3 pts
5Madison County6+0.3 pts
6Montgomery County5.6+0.2 pts
7Morgan County5.50 pts
7Shelby County5.5-0.1 pts
9Chilton County5-0.1 pts
10Blount County5+0.4 pts
11Jefferson County4.9+0.4 pts
12Tuscaloosa County4.7+0.6 pts
13Coffee County4.6+0.2 pts
14Baldwin County4.1+0.3 pts
14Limestone County4.10 pts
16Pike County3.6+0.4 pts
17Dale County3.5+0.2 pts
18Mobile County3.4+0.2 pts
19Barbour County3.3+0.1 pts
20Houston County3.1+0.1 pts
21Bullock County3+0.3 pts
22Pickens County2.9-1.4 pts
23Calhoun County2.9+0.6 pts
24Russell County2.7-0.1 pts
25Autauga County2.60 pts
26Lauderdale County2.6+0.2 pts
27Etowah County2.5-0.2 pts
28Butler County2.3+0.8 pts
29Cullman County2.3-0.1 pts
30Geneva County2.3+0.2 pts
31Winston County2.1+0.1 pts
32Chambers County2.1-0.8 pts
33Cherokee County2.1-0.1 pts
34Elmore County2-0 pts
34Talladega County2+0.3 pts
36Tallapoosa County2+0.2 pts
37Dallas County1.9+0.3 pts
38Bibb County1.9+0.6 pts
38Jackson County1.90 pts
40Crenshaw County1.8-0.3 pts
41St. Clair County1.7+0.1 pts
42Colbert County1.7+0.1 pts
43Marengo County1.6+0.4 pts
44Perry County1.6+1 pts
45Macon County1.6+0.2 pts
46Walker County1.5+0.1 pts
47Randolph County1.4-0.1 pts
48Lawrence County1.3-0 pts
49Covington County1.2+0.1 pts
50Clarke County1.1+0.2 pts
51Clay County1.1-0 pts
52Sumter County0.9+0.2 pts
53Henry County0.9-0.1 pts
54Hale County0.8+0.3 pts
55Conecuh County0.8-0.2 pts
56Escambia County0.8-0.1 pts
57Marion County0.7-0.2 pts
58Cleburne County0.7-0.2 pts
59Monroe County0.7+0.2 pts
60Lowndes County0.6-0.4 pts
61Greene County0.6-0.7 pts
62Lamar County0.5-0 pts
63Fayette County0.5-0.2 pts
64Choctaw County0.5+0.1 pts
65Coosa County0.5+0.3 pts
66Wilcox County0.4+0.3 pts
67Washington County0.3-0.7 pts

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Franklin County, with 9.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Washington County, with 0.3% in 2024.

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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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