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Counties in Alabama by foreign-born share of the population

Franklin County had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 67 counties in 2021, at 9.6%. Coosa County had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 1.7% and the figure for Alabama was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9.6Franklin County
Lowest0.3Coosa County
Median1.767 counties
Alabama3.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Franklin CountyFranklin County: 9.6 %9.6DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 7.5 %7.5Marshall CountyMarshall County: 7.3 %7.3Lee CountyLee County: 5.7 %5.7Madison CountyMadison County: 5.5 %5.5Shelby CountyShelby County: 5 %5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.9 %4.9Blount CountyBlount County: 4.5 %4.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 4.5 %4.5Pickens CountyPickens County: 4.3 %4.3Coffee CountyCoffee County: 4.1 %4.1Pike CountyPike County: 3.9 %3.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.8 %3.8Limestone CountyLimestone County: 3.7 %3.7Chilton CountyChilton County: 3.6 %3.6Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 3.5 %3.5Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 3.5 %3.5Dale CountyDale County: 3.3 %3.3Mobile CountyMobile County: 3.2 %3.2Russell CountyRussell County: 3.1 %3.1Barbour CountyBarbour County: 2.6 %2.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2.5 %2.5Houston CountyHouston County: 2.4 %2.4Etowah CountyEtowah County: 2.4 %2.4Elmore CountyElmore County: 2.2 %2.2Autauga CountyAutauga County: 2.1 %2.1Cullman CountyCullman County: 2.1 %2.1Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 2.1 %2.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2 %2Chambers CountyChambers County: 2 %2Talladega CountyTalladega County: 1.9 %1.9Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 1.8 %1.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.7 %1.7Winston CountyWinston County: 1.7 %1.7Colbert CountyColbert County: 1.7 %1.7Butler CountyButler County: 1.7 %1.7Geneva CountyGeneva County: 1.6 %1.6Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 1.6 %1.6St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 1.6 %1.6Marengo CountyMarengo County: 1.6 %1.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Franklin County9.6
2DeKalb County7.5
3Marshall County7.3
4Lee County5.7
5Madison County5.5
6Shelby County5
7Montgomery County4.9
8Blount County4.5
9Morgan County4.5
10Pickens County4.3
11Coffee County4.1
12Pike County3.9
13Jefferson County3.8
14Limestone County3.7
15Chilton County3.6
16Tuscaloosa County3.5
17Baldwin County3.5
18Dale County3.3
19Mobile County3.2
20Russell County3.1
21Barbour County2.6
22Calhoun County2.5
23Houston County2.4
24Etowah County2.4
25Elmore County2.2
26Autauga County2.1
27Cullman County2.1
28Lauderdale County2.1
29Cherokee County2
30Chambers County2
31Talladega County1.9
32Tallapoosa County1.8
33Jackson County1.7
34Winston County1.7
35Colbert County1.7
36Butler County1.7
37Geneva County1.6
38Crenshaw County1.6
39St. Clair County1.6
40Marengo County1.6
41Randolph County1.5
42Marion County1.4
43Cleburne County1.3
44Walker County1.3
45Bullock County1.2
46Bibb County1.1
47Perry County1.1
48Sumter County1
49Covington County0.9
50Dallas County0.9
51Fayette County0.9
52Escambia County0.9
53Choctaw County0.8
54Henry County0.8
55Lawrence County0.8
56Conecuh County0.8
57Macon County0.7
58Greene County0.7
59Lamar County0.7
60Clarke County0.7
61Lowndes County0.7
62Monroe County0.7
63Clay County0.6
64Hale County0.6
65Washington County0.5
66Wilcox County0.3
67Coosa County0.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Franklin County, with 9.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Coosa County, with 0.3% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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