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 2022, at 8.7%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 1.8% and the figure for Alabama was 3.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8.7Franklin County
Lowest0.4Monroe County
Median1.867 counties
Alabama3.5History

Top 40 counties, 2022

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Franklin CountyFranklin County: 8.7 %8.7DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 7.4 %7.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 7.2 %7.2Lee CountyLee County: 5.7 %5.7Madison CountyMadison County: 5.5 %5.5Morgan CountyMorgan County: 5.1 %5.1Shelby CountyShelby County: 5 %5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 4.8 %4.8Blount CountyBlount County: 4.8 %4.8Pickens CountyPickens County: 4.1 %4.1Chilton CountyChilton County: 4.1 %4.1Pike CountyPike County: 4 %4Coffee CountyCoffee County: 3.9 %3.9Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.9 %3.9Limestone CountyLimestone County: 3.8 %3.8Bullock CountyBullock County: 3.8 %3.8Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 3.5 %3.5Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 3.5 %3.5Dale CountyDale County: 3.4 %3.4Mobile CountyMobile County: 3.2 %3.2Barbour CountyBarbour County: 3.1 %3.1Russell CountyRussell County: 2.9 %2.9Autauga CountyAutauga County: 2.6 %2.6Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 2.6 %2.6Houston CountyHouston County: 2.6 %2.6Etowah CountyEtowah County: 2.4 %2.4Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 2.4 %2.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2.3 %2.3Cullman CountyCullman County: 2.3 %2.3Elmore CountyElmore County: 2.1 %2.1Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2 %2Winston CountyWinston County: 1.9 %1.9Talladega CountyTalladega County: 1.9 %1.9Geneva CountyGeneva County: 1.8 %1.8Colbert CountyColbert County: 1.7 %1.7Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 1.7 %1.7Butler CountyButler County: 1.7 %1.7Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.6 %1.6Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1.5 %1.5Chambers CountyChambers County: 1.5 %1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Franklin County8.7-0.9 pts
2DeKalb County7.4-0.1 pts
3Marshall County7.2-0.2 pts
4Lee County5.70 pts
5Madison County5.5-0 pts
6Morgan County5.1+0.7 pts
7Shelby County5-0 pts
8Montgomery County4.8-0 pts
9Blount County4.8+0.3 pts
10Pickens County4.1-0.2 pts
11Chilton County4.1+0.5 pts
12Pike County40 pts
13Coffee County3.9-0.1 pts
14Jefferson County3.9+0.1 pts
15Limestone County3.8+0.1 pts
16Bullock County3.8+2.6 pts
17Tuscaloosa County3.50 pts
18Baldwin County3.5-0 pts
19Dale County3.40 pts
20Mobile County3.20 pts
21Barbour County3.1+0.5 pts
22Russell County2.9-0.2 pts
23Autauga County2.6+0.5 pts
24Crenshaw County2.6+1 pts
25Houston County2.6+0.1 pts
26Etowah County2.40 pts
27Lauderdale County2.4+0.2 pts
28Calhoun County2.3-0.2 pts
28Cullman County2.3+0.2 pts
30Elmore County2.1-0.2 pts
31Cherokee County2-0.1 pts
32Winston County1.9+0.2 pts
33Talladega County1.9-0 pts
34Geneva County1.8+0.1 pts
35Colbert County1.70 pts
36Tallapoosa County1.7-0 pts
37Butler County1.70 pts
38Jackson County1.6-0.1 pts
39Randolph County1.5+0.1 pts
40Chambers County1.5-0.5 pts
41St. Clair County1.5-0.1 pts
42Marengo County1.4-0.1 pts
43Cleburne County1.4+0.1 pts
44Greene County1.3+0.6 pts
45Dallas County1.2+0.3 pts
46Macon County1.2+0.5 pts
46Sumter County1.2+0.2 pts
48Covington County1.2+0.2 pts
49Walker County1.1-0.2 pts
50Lawrence County1.1+0.3 pts
51Bibb County1.10 pts
52Marion County1-0.3 pts
53Henry County0.9+0.1 pts
54Conecuh County0.80 pts
55Lowndes County0.8+0.1 pts
56Clarke County0.8+0.1 pts
57Fayette County0.7-0.1 pts
57Washington County0.7+0.2 pts
59Escambia County0.7-0.1 pts
60Lamar County0.7-0 pts
61Clay County0.70 pts
62Hale County0.6+0.1 pts
63Perry County0.6-0.5 pts
64Wilcox County0.5+0.2 pts
65Coosa County0.5+0.2 pts
66Choctaw County0.4-0.4 pts
66Monroe County0.4-0.2 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Franklin County, with 8.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monroe County, with 0.4% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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