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 2023, at 9.3%. Wilcox County had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 2% and the figure for Alabama was 3.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest9.3Franklin County
Lowest0.1Wilcox County
Median267 counties
Alabama3.8History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Franklin CountyFranklin County: 9.3 %9.3DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 7.4 %7.4Marshall CountyMarshall County: 7.2 %7.2Lee CountyLee County: 6.5 %6.5Madison CountyMadison County: 5.7 %5.7Shelby CountyShelby County: 5.6 %5.6Morgan CountyMorgan County: 5.5 %5.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 5.4 %5.4Chilton CountyChilton County: 5.1 %5.1Blount CountyBlount County: 4.7 %4.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 4.5 %4.5Coffee CountyCoffee County: 4.4 %4.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 4.3 %4.3Limestone CountyLimestone County: 4.1 %4.1Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County: 4.1 %4.1Baldwin CountyBaldwin County: 3.8 %3.8Dale CountyDale County: 3.4 %3.4Mobile CountyMobile County: 3.3 %3.3Pike CountyPike County: 3.2 %3.2Barbour CountyBarbour County: 3.1 %3.1Houston CountyHouston County: 3 %3Chambers CountyChambers County: 2.9 %2.9Russell CountyRussell County: 2.8 %2.8Bullock CountyBullock County: 2.7 %2.7Etowah CountyEtowah County: 2.6 %2.6Autauga CountyAutauga County: 2.6 %2.6Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 2.4 %2.4Cullman CountyCullman County: 2.4 %2.4Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 2.3 %2.3Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 2.2 %2.2Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 2.1 %2.1Elmore CountyElmore County: 2.1 %2.1Geneva CountyGeneva County: 2.1 %2.1Winston CountyWinston County: 2 %2Jackson CountyJackson County: 1.8 %1.8Tallapoosa CountyTallapoosa County: 1.7 %1.7Talladega CountyTalladega County: 1.7 %1.7St. Clair CountySt. Clair County: 1.7 %1.7Dallas CountyDallas County: 1.5 %1.5Butler CountyButler County: 1.5 %1.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Franklin County9.3+0.7 pts
2DeKalb County7.40 pts
3Marshall County7.2+0.1 pts
4Lee County6.5+0.8 pts
5Madison County5.7+0.2 pts
6Shelby County5.6+0.6 pts
7Morgan County5.5+0.4 pts
8Montgomery County5.4+0.5 pts
9Chilton County5.1+1 pts
10Blount County4.7-0.2 pts
11Jefferson County4.5+0.5 pts
12Coffee County4.4+0.5 pts
13Pickens County4.3+0.2 pts
14Limestone County4.1+0.3 pts
15Tuscaloosa County4.1+0.5 pts
16Baldwin County3.8+0.3 pts
17Dale County3.40 pts
18Mobile County3.3+0.1 pts
19Pike County3.2-0.8 pts
20Barbour County3.10 pts
21Houston County3+0.4 pts
22Chambers County2.9+1.4 pts
23Russell County2.8-0.2 pts
24Bullock County2.7-1.1 pts
25Etowah County2.6+0.2 pts
26Autauga County2.6-0.1 pts
27Lauderdale County2.40 pts
28Cullman County2.4+0.1 pts
29Calhoun County2.30 pts
30Crenshaw County2.2-0.4 pts
31Cherokee County2.1+0.1 pts
32Elmore County2.1-0 pts
32Geneva County2.1+0.3 pts
34Winston County2+0.1 pts
35Jackson County1.8+0.2 pts
36Tallapoosa County1.70 pts
37Talladega County1.7-0.2 pts
38St. Clair County1.7+0.2 pts
39Dallas County1.5+0.3 pts
40Butler County1.5-0.2 pts
40Colbert County1.5-0.2 pts
40Randolph County1.50 pts
43Walker County1.5+0.3 pts
44Lawrence County1.4+0.3 pts
45Macon County1.3+0.1 pts
46Bibb County1.3+0.2 pts
47Marengo County1.3-0.2 pts
48Greene County1.2-0.1 pts
49Covington County1.1-0 pts
50Clay County1.1+0.4 pts
51Henry County1+0.1 pts
52Conecuh County1+0.2 pts
53Clarke County1+0.2 pts
54Lowndes County1+0.2 pts
55Washington County0.9+0.2 pts
56Marion County0.9-0.1 pts
57Cleburne County0.9-0.5 pts
58Escambia County0.9+0.2 pts
59Fayette County0.70 pts
60Sumter County0.7-0.5 pts
61Hale County0.6-0.1 pts
62Lamar County0.6-0.1 pts
63Perry County0.6-0.1 pts
64Monroe County0.5+0.1 pts
65Choctaw County0.4-0 pts
66Coosa County0.2-0.3 pts
67Wilcox County0.1-0.4 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

Franklin County, with 9.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wilcox County, with 0.1% 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 B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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