The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 30,537 and migration within the country produced a net increase of 42,641.
As of 2000, 96.7% of Alabama residents age 5 and older speak English at home and 2.2% speak Spanish. German speakers make up only 0.4% of the population, French/French Creole at 0.3%, and Chinese at 0.1%.
In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking. [1]
The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows: Christian – 86%, Non-Christian Faiths – 1%, Other faiths – 1%, Unaffiliated (religious "nones") – 12%
As of 2000, 25.3% of residents of the state were under 18, 6.7% were under 5, and 13.0% were over 65.
51.7% of Alabamians are female and 48.3% are male; there is a surplus of 600,000 women in the age range of 25–44.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1800 | 1,250 | — |
1810 | 9,046 | +623.7% |
1820 | 144,317 | +1495.4% |
1830 | 309,527 | +114.5% |
1840 | 590,756 | +90.9% |
1850 | 771,623 | +30.6% |
1860 | 964,201 | +25.0% |
1870 | 996,992 | +3.4% |
1880 | 1,262,505 | +26.6% |
1890 | 1,513,401 | +19.9% |
1900 | 1,828,697 | +20.8% |
1910 | 2,138,093 | +16.9% |
1920 | 2,348,174 | +9.8% |
1930 | 2,646,248 | +12.7% |
1940 | 2,832,961 | +7.1% |
1950 | 3,061,743 | +8.1% |
1960 | 3,266,740 | +6.7% |
1970 | 3,444,165 | +5.4% |
1980 | 3,893,888 | +13.1% |
1990 | 4,040,587 | +3.8% |
2000 | 4,447,100 | +10.1% |
2010 | 4,779,736 | +7.5% |
2020 | 5,024,279 | +5.1% |
Sources: 1820 [2] , 1910–2020 [3] |
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The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 30,537 and migration within the country produced a net increase of 42,641.
In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking. [1]
The racial makeup of the state and comparison to the prior census:
By race | White | Black | AIAN* | Asian | NHPI* |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 (total population) | 72.56% | 26.33% | 1.00% | 0.89% | 0.07% |
2000 (Hispanic only) | 1.48% | 0.18% | 0.04% | 0.02% | 0.01% |
2005 (total population) | 72.14% | 26.70% | 0.98% | 1.02% | 0.07% |
2005 (Hispanic only) | 2.08% | 0.17% | 0.05% | 0.03% | 0.01% |
Growth 2000–05 (total population) | 1.90% | 3.95% | -0.06% | 17.43% | 4.90% |
Growth 2000–05 (non-Hispanic only) | 1.02% | 3.97% | -0.55% | 17.47% | 6.67% |
Growth 2000–05 (Hispanic only) | 43.85% | 1.05% | 11.46% | 16.20% | -2.17% |
* AIAN is American Indian or Alaskan Native; NHPI is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 41,582 | 70.71% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 11,352 | 19.3% |
Native American | 184 | 0.31% |
Asian | 873 | 1.48% |
Pacific Islander | 22 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 2,675 | 4.55% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,117 | 3.6% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 186,495 | 80.47% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 18,001 | 7.77% |
Native American | 1,291 | 0.56% |
Asian | 2,029 | 0.88% |
Pacific Islander | 122 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 11,143 | 4.81% |
Hispanic or Latino | 12,686 | 5.47% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 11,086 | 43.95% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 11,850 | 46.98% |
Native American | 58 | 0.23% |
Asian | 103 | 0.41% |
Other/Mixed | 616 | 2.44% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,510 | 5.99% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 16,442 | 73.75% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,390 | 19.69% |
Native American | 39 | 0.17% |
Asian | 26 | 0.12% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 647 | 2.9% |
Hispanic or Latino | 740 | 3.32% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 49,764 | 84.15% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 826 | 1.4% |
Native American | 188 | 0.32% |
Asian | 174 | 0.29% |
Pacific Islander | 11 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 2,400 | 4.06% |
Hispanic or Latino | 5,771 | 9.76% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 2,281 | 22.02% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 7,388 | 71.33% |
Native American | 1 | 0.01% |
Asian | 9 | 0.09% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.07% |
Other/Mixed | 168 | 1.62% |
Hispanic or Latino | 503 | 4.86% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 9,679 | 50.81% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,389 | 44.03% |
Native American | 23 | 0.12% |
Asian | 143 | 0.75% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 552 | 2.9% |
Hispanic or Latino | 250 | 1.36% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 79,519 | 68.29% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 25,365 | 21.78% |
Native American | 386 | 0.33% |
Asian | 1,164 | 1.0% |
Pacific Islander | 112 | 0.1% |
Other/Mixed | 4,885 | 4.2% |
Hispanic or Latino | 5,010 | 4.3% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 18,616 | 53.54% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 13,441 | 38.65% |
Native American | 71 | 0.2% |
Asian | 385 | 1.11% |
Pacific Islander | 11 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 1,011 | 2.91% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,237 | 3.56% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 22,563 | 90.36% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 987 | 3.95% |
Native American | 109 | 0.44% |
Asian | 55 | 0.22% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Other/Mixed | 856 | 3.43% |
Hispanic or Latino | 400 | 1.6% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 34,878 | 77.48% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,040 | 8.97% |
Native American | 112 | 0.25% |
Asian | 176 | 0.39% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 1,385 | 3.08% |
Hispanic or Latino | 4,418 | 9.81% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 7,039 | 55.58% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5,217 | 41.19% |
Native American | 24 | 0.19 |
Asian | 19 | 0.15% |
Other/Mixed | 253 | 2.0% |
Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 0.89% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 11,970 | 51.85% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 10,223 | 44.28% |
Native American | 74 | 0.32% |
Asian | 91 | 0.39% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Other/Mixed | 522 | 2.26% |
Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 0.89% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 11,261 | 79.1% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,942 | 13.64% |
Native American | 45 | 0.32% |
Asian | 46 | 0.32% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 489 | 3.43% |
Hispanic or Latino | 449 | 3.15% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 13,740 | 91.26% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 457 | 3.04% |
Native American | 42 | 0.28% |
Asian | 21 | 0.14% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 510 | 3.39% |
Hispanic or Latino | 284 | 1.89% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 35,759 | 66.88% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,643 | 16.17% |
Native American | 405 | 0.76% |
Asian | 892 | 1.67% |
Pacific Islander | 57 | 0.11% |
Other/Mixed | 2,822 | 5.28% |
Hispanic or Latino | 4,887 | 9.14% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 43,241 | 75.56% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 9,222 | 16.11% |
Native American | 223 | 0.39% |
Asian | 432 | 0.75% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 2,368 | 4.14% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,732 | 3.03% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 5,835 | 50.31% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5,096 | 43.94% |
Native American | 71 | 0.61% |
Asian | 33 | 0.28% |
Other/Mixed | 306 | 2.64% |
Hispanic or Latino | 256 | 2.21% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 6,807 | 65.53% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,000 | 28.88% |
Native American | 25 | 0.24% |
Asian | 8 | 0.08% |
Other/Mixed | 346 | 3.33% |
Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 1.94% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 30,657 | 81.6% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,563 | 12.15% |
Native American | 140 | 0.37% |
Asian | 240 | 0.64% |
Other/Mixed | 1,316 | 3.5% |
Hispanic or Latino | 654 | 1.74% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 9,333 | 70.74% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,085 | 23.38% |
Native American | 48 | 0.36% |
Asian | 83 | 0.63% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 456 | 3.46% |
Hispanic or Latino | 187 | 1.42% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 78,298 | 89.11% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 914 | 1.04% |
Native American | 287 | 0.33% |
Asian | 522 | 0.59% |
Pacific Islander | 64 | 0.07% |
Other/Mixed | 3,635 | 4.14% |
Hispanic or Latino | 4,146 | 4.72% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 32,602 | 66.09% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 10,100 | 20.48% |
Native American | 217 | 0.44% |
Asian | 648 | 1.31% |
Pacific Islander | 42 | 0.09% |
Other/Mixed | 2,463 | 4.99% |
Hispanic or Latino | 3,254 | 6.6% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 10,363 | 26.94% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 26,812 | 69.71% |
Native American | 56 | 0.15% |
Asian | 145 | 0.38% |
Pacific Islander | 12 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 778 | 2.02% |
Hispanic or Latino | 296 | 0.77% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 54,529 | 76.15% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,019 | 1.42% |
Native American | 715 | 1.0% |
Asian | 237 | 0.33% |
Pacific Islander | 16 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 3,348 | 4.68% |
Hispanic or Latino | 11,744 | 16.4% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 62,540 | 71.09% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 18,126 | 20.6% |
Native American | 270 | 0.31% |
Asian | 669 | 0.76% |
Pacific Islander | 28 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 3,551 | 4.04% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,793 | 3.17% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 22,004 | 59.86% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 10,922 | 29.71% |
Native American | 1,488 | 4.05% |
Asian | 108 | 0.29% |
Pacific Islander | 22 | 0.06% |
Other/Mixed | 1,462 | 3.98% |
Hispanic or Latino | 751 | 2.04% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 77,731 | 75.15% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 14,999 | 14.5% |
Native American | 332 | 0.32% |
Asian | 921 | 0.89% |
Pacific Islander | 39 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 4,519 | 4.37% |
Hispanic or Latino | 4,895 | 4.73% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 13,552 | 83.03% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,720 | 10.54% |
Native American | 43 | 0.26% |
Asian | 49 | 0.3% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 560 | 3.43% |
Hispanic or Latino | 396 | 2.43% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 23,581 | 73.43% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,139 | 3.55% |
Native American | 128 | 0.4% |
Asian | 67 | 0.21% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 937 | 2.92% |
Hispanic or Latino | 6,259 | 19.49% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 21,654 | 81.23% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,231 | 8.37% |
Native American | 166 | 0.62% |
Asian | 86 | 0.32% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 1,219 | 4.57% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,296 | 4.86% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 1,285 | 16.62% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 6,227 | 80.56% |
Native American | 5 | 0.06% |
Asian | 7 | 0.09% |
Other/Mixed | 145 | 1.88% |
Hispanic or Latino | 61 | 0.79% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 5,972 | 40.39% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,313 | 56.23% |
Native American | 34 | 0.23% |
Asian | 18 | 0.12% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 294 | 1.99% |
Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 1.01% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 11,842 | 69.07% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 4,232 | 24.68% |
Native American | 50 | 0.29% |
Asian | 73 | 0.43% |
Other/Mixed | 615 | 3.59% |
Hispanic or Latino | 334 | 1.95% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 68,251 | 63.67% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 28,232 | 26.34% |
Native American | 321 | 0.3% |
Asian | 1,260 | 1.18% |
Pacific Islander | 59 | 0.06% |
Other/Mixed | 4,598 | 4.29% |
Hispanic or Latino | 4,481 | 4.18% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 45,123 | 85.82% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,624 | 3.09% |
Native American | 680 | 1.29% |
Asian | 214 | 0.41% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
Other/Mixed | 3,255 | 6.19% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,681 | 3.2% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 324,252 | 48.06% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 280,112 | 41.52% |
Native American | 1,207 | 0.18% |
Asian | 13,043 | 1.95% |
Pacific Islander | 311 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 20,940 | 3.1% |
Hispanic or Latino | 34,856 | 5.17% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 11,924 | 85.34% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,421 | 10.17% |
Native American | 28 | 0.2% |
Asian | 6 | 0.04% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 382 | 2.73% |
Hispanic or Latino | 208 | 1.49% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 76,491 | 81.75% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 9,164 | 9.79% |
Native American | 295 | 0.32% |
Asian | 748 | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 31 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 3,757 | 4.02% |
Hispanic or Latino | 3,078 | 3.29% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 24,714 | 74.73% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,302 | 9.98% |
Native American | 1,440 | 4.35% |
Asian | 84 | 0.25% |
Pacific Islander | 7 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 2,631 | 7.96% |
Hispanic or Latino | 895 | 2.71% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 109,795 | 63.01% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 39,252 | 22.53% |
Native American | 365 | 0.21% |
Asian | 8,544 | 4.9% |
Pacific Islander | 108 | 0.06% |
Other/Mixed | 7,042 | 4.04% |
Hispanic or Latino | 9,135 | 5.24% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 75,692 | 73.08% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 13,177 | 12.72% |
Native American | 458 | 0.44% |
Asian | 1,857 | 1.79% |
Pacific Islander | 70 | 0.07% |
Other/Mixed | 5,068 | 4.89% |
Hispanic or Latino | 7,248 | 7.0% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 2,807 | 27.22% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 7,149 | 69.33% |
Native American | 9 | 0.09% |
Asian | 15 | 0.15% |
Other/Mixed | 191 | 1.85% |
Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 1.36% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 3,187 | 16.32% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 15,395 | 78.82% |
Native American | 48 | 0.25% |
Asian | 74 | 0.38% |
Pacific Islander | 4 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 463 | 2.37% |
Hispanic or Latino | 361 | 1.85% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 237,497 | 61.19% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 91,079 | 23.46% |
Native American | 2,132 | 0.55% |
Asian | 10,179 | 2.62% |
Pacific Islander | 450 | 0.12% |
Other/Mixed | 21,880 | 5.64% |
Hispanic or Latino | 24,936 | 6.42% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 8,375 | 43.34% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 10,133 | 52.44% |
Native American | 6 | 0.03% |
Asian | 54 | 0.28% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 386 | 2.0% |
Hispanic or Latino | 368 | 1.9% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 26,093 | 88.93% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,094 | 3.73% |
Native American | 82 | 0.28% |
Asian | 75 | 0.26% |
Pacific Islander | 14 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 1,120 | 3.82% |
Hispanic or Latino | 863 | 2.94% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 74,666 | 76.49% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,293 | 2.35% |
Native American | 418 | 0.43% |
Asian | 579 | 0.59% |
Pacific Islander | 128 | 0.13% |
Other/Mixed | 3,870 | 3.96% |
Hispanic or Latino | 15,658 | 16.04% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 226,703 | 54.65% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 145,435 | 35.06% |
Native American | 3,743 | 0.9% |
Asian | 8,515 | 2.05% |
Pacific Islander | 216 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 16,772 | 4.04% |
Hispanic or Latino | 13,425 | 3.24% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 10,334 | 52.27% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,253 | 41.74% |
Native American | 281 | 1.42% |
Asian | 88 | 0.45% |
Other/Mixed | 609 | 3.08% |
Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 1.05% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 73,354 | 32.04% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 129,801 | 56.69% |
Native American | 364 | 0.16% |
Asian | 7,952 | 3.47% |
Pacific Islander | 119 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 6,680 | 2.92% |
Hispanic or Latino | 10,684 | 4.67% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 88,238 | 71.49% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 15,307 | 12.4% |
Native American | 631 | 0.51% |
Asian | 829 | 0.67% |
Pacific Islander | 79 | 0.06% |
Other/Mixed | 5,960 | 4.83% |
Hispanic or Latino | 12,377 | 10.03% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 2,345 | 27.55% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5,914 | 69.49% |
Native American | 15 | 0.18% |
Asian | 10 | 0.12% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 137 | 1.61% |
Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 1.05% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 10,066 | 52.64% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 7,448 | 38.95% |
Native American | 23 | 0.12% |
Asian | 78 | 0.41% |
Other/Mixed | 455 | 2.38% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,053 | 5.51% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 18,036 | 54.64% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 12,068 | 36.56% |
Native American | 169 | 0.51% |
Asian | 577 | 1.75% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 1,245 | 3.77% |
Hispanic or Latino | 905 | 2.74% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 16,629 | 75.7% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,814 | 17.36% |
Native American | 50 | 0.23% |
Asian | 86 | 0.39% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Other/Mixed | 782 | 3.56% |
Hispanic or Latino | 605 | 2.75% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 26,679 | 45.08% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 25,930 | 43.81% |
Native American | 180 | 0.3% |
Asian | 408 | 0.69% |
Pacific Islander | 128 | 0.22% |
Other/Mixed | 2,663 | 4.5% |
Hispanic or Latino | 3,195 | 5.4% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 74,962 | 82.28% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,617 | 9.46% |
Native American | 249 | 0.27% |
Asian | 655 | 0.72% |
Pacific Islander | 20 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 4,025 | 4.42% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,575 | 2.83% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 162,712 | 72.96% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 28,711 | 12.87% |
Native American | 478 | 0.21% |
Asian | 5,114 | 2.29% |
Pacific Islander | 91 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 9,458 | 4.24% |
Hispanic or Latino | 16,460 | 7.38% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 2,937 | 23.79% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 8,955 | 72.54% |
Native American | 26 | 0.21% |
Asian | 102 | 0.83% |
Pacific Islander | 3 | 0.02% |
Other/Mixed | 191 | 1.55% |
Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 1.06% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 50,732 | 61.76% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 26,340 | 32.06% |
Native American | 184 | 0.22% |
Asian | 395 | 0.48% |
Pacific Islander | 27 | 0.03% |
Other/Mixed | 2,692 | 3.28% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,779 | 2.17% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 28,252 | 68.39% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 10,366 | 25.09% |
Native American | 84 | 0.2% |
Asian | 222 | 0.54% |
Other/Mixed | 1,243 | 3.01% |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,144 | 2.77% |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
---|---|---|---|---|
White alone (NH) | 126,611 | 134,880 | 65.04% | 59.41% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 57,401 | 68,779 | 29.49% | 30.29% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 455 | 420 | 0.23% | 0.18% |
Asian alone (NH) | 2,293 | 3,241 | 1.18% | 1.43% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 76 | 94 | 0.04% | 0.04% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 136 | 792 | 0.07% | 0.35% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 1,735 | 6,532 | 0.89% | 2.88% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5,949 | 12,298 | 3.06% | 5.42% |
Total | 194,656 | 227,036 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 56,394 | 86.31% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,889 | 5.95% |
Native American | 187 | 0.29% |
Asian | 283 | 0.43% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.0% |
Other/Mixed | 2,435 | 3.73% |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,152 | 3.29% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 10,267 | 66.72% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 3,318 | 21.56% |
Native American | 1,102 | 7.16% |
Asian | 14 | 0.09% |
Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.01% |
Other/Mixed | 547 | 3.55% |
Hispanic or Latino | 138 | 0.9% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 2,866 | 27.04% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 7,425 | 70.05% |
Native American | 11 | 0.1% |
Asian | 7 | 0.07% |
Pacific Islander | 5 | 0.05% |
Other/Mixed | 174 | 1.64% |
Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 1.06% |
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White (non-Hispanic) | 21,598 | 91.75% |
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 131 | 0.56% |
Native American | 83 | 0.35% |
Asian | 58 | 0.25% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 0.04% |
Other/Mixed | 846 | 3.59% |
Hispanic or Latino | 815 | 3.46% |
Note: Births in table don't add up, because Hispanics are counted both by their ethnicity and by their race, giving a higher overall number.
Race | 2013 [4] | 2014 [5] | 2015 [6] | 2016 [7] | 2017 [8] | 2018 [9] | 2019 [10] | 2020 [11] | 2021 [12] | 2022 [13] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
White: | 38,971 (67.0%) | 39,578 (66.6%) | 39,845 (66.8%) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
> Non-Hispanic White | 35,086 (60.3%) | 35,929 (60.5%) | 35,826 (60.1%) | 34,899 (59.0%) | 34,377 (58.3%) | 33,776 (58.5%) | 33,394 (57.0%) | 32,672 (56.7%) | 33,775 (58.2%) | 33,725 (58.0%) |
Black | 18,014 (31.0%) | 18,417 (31.0%) | 18,429 (30.9%) | 17,695 (29.9%) | 17,963 (30.5%) | 17,597 (30.5%) | 18,197 (31.0%) | 17,746 (30.8%) | 16,511 (28.4%) | 16,067 (27.6%) |
Asian | 973 (1.7%) | 1,227 (2.1%) | 1,193 (2.0%) | 986 (1.7%) | 950 (1.6%) | 903 (1.6%) | 886 (1.5%) | 836 (1.5%) | 852 (1.5%) | 782 (1.3%) |
American Indian | 209 (0.3%) | 200 (0.3%) | 190 (0.3%) | 150 (0.2%) | 175 (0.3%) | 148 (0.2%) | 188 (0.3%) | 133 (0.2%) | 155 (0.3%) | 187 (0.3%) |
Hispanic (of any race) | 4,002 (6.9%) | 4,019 (6.8%) | 4,295 (7.2%) | 4,580 (7.7%) | 4,546 (7.7%) | 4,403 (7.6%) | 4,910 (8.4%) | 5,233 (9.1%) | 5,648 (9.7%) | 6,231 (10.7%) |
Total Alabama | 58,167 (100%) | 59,422 (100%) | 59,657 (100%) | 59,151 (100%) | 58,941 (100%) | 57,761 (100%) | 58,615 (100%) | 57,647 (100%) | 58,054 (100%) | 58,149 (100%) |
Historically, African Americans were brought to Alabama as slaves, in greatest numbers in the cotton-producing plantation region known as the Black Belt. This region remains predominantly African American, where many freedmen settled to work at agriculture after the Civil War. The northern part of the state, originally settled by small farmers with fewer slaves, is predominantly European American. The Port of Mobile, founded by the French and subsequently controlled by England, Spain, and the United States, has long had an ethnically diverse population. It has long served as an entry point for various groups settling in other parts of the state. Those citing "American" ancestry in Alabama are of overwhelmingly English extraction, however most English Americans identify simply as having American ancestry because their roots have been in North America for so long, in many cases since the early sixteen hundreds. Demographers estimate that a minimum of 20–23% of people in Alabama are of predominantly English ancestry and state that the figure is probably much higher. In the 1980 census 1,139,976 people in Alabama cited that they were of English ancestry out of a total state population of 2,824,719 making them 41% of the state at the time and the largest ethnic group. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] There are also many more people in Alabama of Scots-Irish origins than are self-reported. [21] Many people in Alabama claim Irish ancestry because of the term "Scots-Irish", but most of the time in Alabama this term is used for those with Scottish roots, rather than Irish. [22] Alabama is home to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek Native American tribes. [23] Alabama has a growing Hispanic population. [24] Mexicans are the largest Latino ethnic group in Alabama. Alabama is also home to Guatemalans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Brazilians, Salvadorians, and Panamanians. [25]
Ancestry [26] | Number (As of 2022) | % |
---|---|---|
American | 594,431 | 11.7 |
Arab | 15,663 | 0.3 |
Czech | 4,938 | 0.1 |
Danish | 4,994 | 0.1 |
Dutch | 21,999 | 0.4 |
English | 617,119 | 12.2 |
French (except Basque) | 62,779 | 1.2 |
French Canadian | 8,482 | 0.2 |
German | 321,307 | 6.3 |
Greek | 8,287 | 0.2 |
Hungarian | 4,277 | 0.1 |
Irish | 387,885 | 7.6 |
Italian | 91,516 | 1.8 |
Lithuanian | 1,455 | 0.0 |
Norwegian | 18,331 | 0.4 |
Polish | 29,225 | 0.6 |
Portuguese | 3,177 | 0.1 |
Russian | 8,169 | 0.2 |
Scotch-Irish | 64,513 | 1.3 |
Scottish | 105,300 | 2.1 |
Slovak | 1,716 | 0.0 |
Subsaharan African | 42,856 | 0.8 |
Swedish | 18,160 | 0.4 |
Swiss | 4,145 | 0.1 |
Ukrainian | 3,844 | 0.1 |
Welsh | 21,824 | 0.4 |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 12,642 | 0.2 |
The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows: [27]
White Americans are Americans who identify as white people. This group constitutes the majority of the people in the United States. According to the 2020 census, 71%, or 235,411,507 people, were White alone or in combination, and 61.6%, or 204,277,273 people, were White alone. This represented a national white demographic decline from a 72.4% white alone share of the U.S. population in 2010.
The United States has a racially and ethnically diverse population. At the federal level, race and ethnicity have been categorized separately. The most recent United States census recognized five racial categories, as well as people who belong to two or more of the racial categories. The United States also recognizes the broader notion of ethnicity. The 2000 census and 2010 American Community Survey inquired about the "ancestry" of residents, while the 2020 census allowed people to enter their "origins". The Census Bureau also classified respondents as either Hispanic or Latino, identifying as an ethnicity, which comprises the minority group in the nation.
California is the most populated U.S. state, with an estimated population of 38.9 million as of 2023. It has people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national, and religious backgrounds.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2023, Texas was the second largest state in population after California, with a population of 30,503,301, an increase of more than 1.3 million people, or 4.7%, since the 29,145,505 of the 2020 census. Its apportioned population in 2020 was 29,183,290. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the state of Texas has experienced strong population growth. Texas has many major cities and metropolitan areas, along with many towns and rural areas. Much of the population is concentrated in the major cities of Dallas–Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, McAllen, and El Paso and their corresponding metropolitan areas. The first four aforementioned main urban centers are also referred to as the Texas Triangle megaregion.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2023, New York was the fourth largest state in population after California, Texas, and Florida, with a population of 19,571,216, a decrease of over 600,000 people, or −3.1%, since the 2020 census. The population change between 2000–2006 includes a natural increase of 601,779 people and a decrease due to net migration of 422,481 people out of the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 820,388 people, and migration within the country produced a net loss of about 800,213.
As of 2020, Alaska has a population of 733,391.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2020, the state of Oklahoma had a population of 3,959,353, which is an increase of 208,002 or 5.54% since the year 2010. Oklahoma is the 28th most populous state in the United States.
South Dakota is the 46th-most populous U.S. state; in 2019, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated a population of about 884,659. The majority of South Dakotans are White, and the largest religion is Christianity. In 2010, 93.46% of the population spoke English as their primary language.
The demographics of Virginia are the various elements used to describe the population of the Commonwealth of Virginia and are studied by various government and non-government organizations. Virginia is the 12th-most populous state in the United States with over 8 million residents and is the 35th largest in area.
The District of Columbia is a federal district with an ethnically diverse population. In 2020, the District had a population of 689,545 people, with a resident density of 11,515 people per square mile.
Florida is the third-most populous state in the United States. Its residents include people from a wide variety of ethnic, racial, national and religious backgrounds. The state has attracted immigrants, particularly from Latin America. Florida's majority ethnic group are European Americans, with approximately 65% of the population identifying as White. National ethnic communities in the state include Cubans, who migrated en masse following the revolution in the mid 20th century. They have been joined by other immigrants from Latin America, and Spanish is spoken by more than 20% of the state's population, with high usage especially in the Miami-Dade County area.
Massachusetts has an estimated population of 6.981 million as of 2022 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents a −0.7% decrease in population from the 2020 census, when the population was 7.029 million. Currently, Massachusetts is the sixteenth most populous U.S. state.
As of the 2010 census, the United States Commonwealth of Kentucky had an estimated population of 4,339,367, which is an increase of 297,174, or 7.4%, since the year 2000. Approximately 4.4% of Kentucky's population was foreign-born as of 2010. The population density of the state is 107.4 people per square mile.
As of the 2020 United States census, Arizona had a population of 7,151,502.
Arkansas is the 32nd largest U.S. state, with a population of 3,011,524 as of the 2020 United States census.
Tennessee is the fifteenth most populous state in the United States with a population of 7,051,339 as of 2022, and has the twentieth-highest population density. The 2020 United States census reported its population to be 6,916,897.
Demographics of North Carolina covers the varieties of ethnic groups who reside in North Carolina and relevant trends.
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