2025

Cities in Alabama ranked by Black Population

This list ranks the 460 cities in Alabama based on their Black or African American population, as estimated by the United States Census Bureau. It also highlights population changes in these cities over the past five years.
Updated Feb 10, 2025

Top 5 cities with the largest Black population in Alabama

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  • 1
    Birmingham
    Black population in Birmingham is 136,924
    66.32% of Birmingham population is Black
  • 2
    Montgomery
    Black population in Montgomery is 129,182
    62.27% of Montgomery population is Black
  • 3
    Mobile
    Black population in Mobile is 101,057
    52.49% of Mobile population is Black
  • 4
    Huntsville
    Black population in Huntsville is 69,722
    29.79% of Huntsville population is Black
  • 5
    Tuscaloosa
    Black population in Tuscaloosa is 47,444
    42.32% of Tuscaloosa population is Black

List of 460 cities in Alabama by Black Population

View Methodology
Rank by Black Population
City
Black Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Alabama Black Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Birmingham 136,924 66.32% 12.78%
2 Montgomery 129,182 62.27% 12.05%
3 Mobile 101,057 52.49% 9.43%
4 Huntsville 69,722 29.79% 6.51%
5 Tuscaloosa 47,444 42.32% 4.43%
6 Dothan 26,429 35.47% 2.47%
7 Hoover 18,955 19.66% 1.77%
8 18,851 45.90% 1.76%
9 18,703 69.43% 1.75%
10 17,172 89.39% 1.60%
11 15,637 19.05% 1.46%
12 14,659 23.59% 1.37%
13 14,188 80.95% 1.32%
14 13,254 37.19% 1.24%
15 12,268 36.78% 1.14%
16 12,001 69.30% 1.12%
17 11,047 49.86% 1.03%
18 9,175 22.36% 0.86%
19 9,092 90.40% 0.85%
20 8,693 27.07% 0.81%
21 8,461 54.14% 0.79%
22 8,349 13.18% 0.78%
23 8,100 18.37% 0.76%
24 7,918 84.75% 0.74%
25 7,461 41.08% 0.70%
26 6,796 39.86% 0.63%
27 6,732 21.27% 0.63%
28 6,522 67.59% 0.61%
29 5,858 44.58% 0.55%
30 5,803 32.54% 0.54%
31 5,667 15.98% 0.53%
32 5,453 18.60% 0.51%
33 5,162 32.08% 0.48%
34 4,930 27.56% 0.46%
35 4,921 33.09% 0.46%
36 4,789 67.36% 0.45%
37 4,654 54.47% 0.43%
38 4,530 61.53% 0.42%
39 4,451 19.54% 0.42%
40 4,334 78.33% 0.40%
41 4,208 13.55% 0.39%
42 4,198 29.20% 0.39%
43 4,093 32.10% 0.38%
44 4,070 17.63% 0.38%
45 4,064 38.59% 0.38%
46 3,959 13.61% 0.37%
47 3,943 37.04% 0.37%
48 3,802 22.57% 0.35%
49 3,793 61.89% 0.35%
50 3,758 25.06% 0.35%
51 3,743 42.39% 0.35%
52 3,686 42.61% 0.34%
53 3,591 13.33% 0.34%
54 3,587 54.20% 0.33%
55 3,575 35.38% 0.33%
56 3,317 46.06% 0.31%
57 3,081 48.85% 0.29%
58 3,044 11.20% 0.28%
59 2,827 27.35% 0.26%
60 2,614 15.45% 0.24%
61 2,580 26.64% 0.24%
62 2,552 87.64% 0.24%
63 2,506 14.26% 0.23%
64 2,432 56.52% 0.23%
65 2,409 25.72% 0.22%
66 2,391 70.30% 0.22%
67 2,386 68.13% 0.22%
68 2,383 5.93% 0.22%
69 2,299 42.53% 0.21%
70 2,280 79.61% 0.21%
71 2,244 59.68% 0.21%
72 2,198 29.78% 0.21%
73 2,178 22.68% 0.20%
74 2,156 45.83% 0.20%
74 2,156 28.22% 0.20%
75 2,126 15.33% 0.20%
76 2,102 62.23% 0.20%
77 2,093 69.70% 0.20%
78 1,986 84.22% 0.19%
79 1,959 41.11% 0.18%
80 1,946 25.58% 0.18%
81 1,917 33.75% 0.18%
82 1,865 44.83% 0.17%
83 1,856 13.78% 0.17%
84 1,807 33.50% 0.17%
85 1,764 11.69% 0.16%
86 1,747 64.97% 0.16%
87 1,742 12.23% 0.16%
88 1,734 47.94% 0.16%
89 1,723 68.13% 0.16%
90 1,697 65.65% 0.16%
91 1,696 50.37% 0.16%
92 1,598 37.03% 0.15%
93 1,573 94.87% 0.15%
94 1,563 54.37% 0.15%
95 1,514 42.11% 0.14%
96 1,477 69.25% 0.14%
97 1,472 15.86% 0.14%
98 1,463 27.05% 0.14%
99 1,444 32.50% 0.13%
100 1,397 8.42% 0.13%
101 1,389 58.63% 0.13%
102 1,377 61.25% 0.13%
103 1,371 87.44% 0.13%
104 1,367 8.25% 0.13%
105 1,307 24.24% 0.12%
106 1,243 40.66% 0.12%
107 1,204 23.97% 0.11%
108 1,194 16.77% 0.11%
109 1,180 38.68% 0.11%
110 1,172 27.77% 0.11%
111 1,171 83.17% 0.11%
112 1,142 9.88% 0.11%
113 1,122 11.82% 0.10%
114 1,120 15.96% 0.10%
115 1,119 64.16% 0.10%
116 1,111 40.80% 0.10%
117 1,101 10.33% 0.10%
118 1,067 56.79% 0.10%
119 1,055 4.42% 0.10%
120 1,031 41.21% 0.10%
121 1,020 72.65% 0.10%
122 1,003 6.16% 0.09%
123 983 22.20% 0.09%
124 979 17.27% 0.09%
125 964 66.90% 0.09%
126 932 32.87% 0.09%
127 927 84.43% 0.09%
128 923 82.04% 0.09%
129 917 32.49% 0.09%
130 913 3.76% 0.09%
131 909 14.37% 0.08%
132 907 91.16% 0.08%
133 906 38.52% 0.08%
134 865 98.41% 0.08%
135 862 3.51% 0.08%
136 828 55.72% 0.08%
137 819 19.07% 0.08%
138 814 40.93% 0.08%
139 808 24.03% 0.08%
140 795 29.32% 0.07%
141 790 22.87% 0.07%
142 785 46.29% 0.07%
143 783 14.90% 0.07%
144 766 26.46% 0.07%
145 758 41.04% 0.07%
146 753 6.71% 0.07%
147 730 81.29% 0.07%
148 727 6.30% 0.07%
149 709 46.61% 0.07%
149 709 9.63% 0.07%
150 702 61.58% 0.07%
151 677 38.98% 0.06%
152 659 25.51% 0.06%
153 647 99.23% 0.06%
154 641 23.77% 0.06%
155 636 88.46% 0.06%
156 633 57.86% 0.06%
157 627 22.76% 0.06%
158 590 90.63% 0.06%
159 553 14.81% 0.05%
160 540 11.83% 0.05%
161 511 3.15% 0.05%
162 510 9.82% 0.05%
163 508 42.05% 0.05%
163 508 9.81% 0.05%
164 502 56.92% 0.05%
165 494 23.89% 0.05%
166 473 16.43% 0.04%
167 469 4.87% 0.04%
168 463 9.54% 0.04%
169 461 16.73% 0.04%
170 453 85.96% 0.04%
170 453 31.33% 0.04%
171 452 10.24% 0.04%
172 445 22.77% 0.04%
173 443 87.90% 0.04%
174 434 22.76% 0.04%
175 429 73.97% 0.04%
176 419 53.11% 0.04%
177 414 15.53% 0.04%
178 413 35.85% 0.04%
179 404 51.73% 0.04%
180 403 2.57% 0.04%
181 402 56.38% 0.04%
182 397 5.60% 0.04%
183 396 22.71% 0.04%
184 394 96.81% 0.04%
185 387 20.73% 0.04%
186 380 19.91% 0.04%
187 372 9.86% 0.03%
188 371 4.30% 0.03%
189 360 99.72% 0.03%
190 356 14.09% 0.03%
191 349 4.77% 0.03%
192 338 37.18% 0.03%
192 338 21.50% 0.03%
193 335 87.01% 0.03%
194 316 27.17% 0.03%
195 311 100.00% 0.03%
196 307 57.49% 0.03%
197 303 18.87% 0.03%
198 299 18.81% 0.03%
199 298 89.22% 0.03%
200 297 31.66% 0.03%
201 292 25.59% 0.03%
202 286 8.10% 0.03%
203 282 10.42% 0.03%
204 279 72.28% 0.03%
205 277 11.88% 0.03%
206 276 38.33% 0.03%
207 274 8.44% 0.03%
208 271 16.11% 0.03%
209 269 29.46% 0.03%
210 268 65.05% 0.03%
210 268 50.00% 0.03%
211 262 22.13% 0.02%
212 250 7.35% 0.02%
213 249 10.87% 0.02%
214 243 57.72% 0.02%
215 240 45.89% 0.02%
216 238 35.84% 0.02%
217 236 28.37% 0.02%
217 236 66.11% 0.02%
218 234 7.98% 0.02%
219 233 9.28% 0.02%
219 233 23.75% 0.02%
220 230 1.16% 0.02%
221 228 30.81% 0.02%
222 226 23.69% 0.02%
223 224 83.58% 0.02%
223 224 15.75% 0.02%
224 221 36.05% 0.02%
225 220 12.55% 0.02%
226 212 30.55% 0.02%
226 212 19.26% 0.02%
226 212 79.70% 0.02%
227 207 11.29% 0.02%
227 207 7.52% 0.02%
228 206 14.05% 0.02%
229 205 4.67% 0.02%
230 199 23.69% 0.02%
231 197 92.49% 0.02%
232 193 9.31% 0.02%
232 193 10.37% 0.02%
233 189 7.13% 0.02%
233 189 36.07% 0.02%
233 189 14.23% 0.02%
234 185 19.31% 0.02%
235 183 10.75% 0.02%
236 182 4.35% 0.02%
237 178 11.80% 0.02%
237 178 3.55% 0.02%
238 177 61.46% 0.02%
239 173 70.33% 0.02%
240 172 97.73% 0.02%
241 161 6.07% 0.02%
242 151 2.58% 0.01%
243 147 1.64% 0.01%
244 146 11.34% 0.01%
245 140 46.98% 0.01%
245 140 97.22% 0.01%
246 135 23.56% 0.01%
246 135 8.08% 0.01%
247 134 6.81% 0.01%
248 133 8.90% 0.01%
249 132 33.76% 0.01%
250 131 8.62% 0.01%
250 131 5.82% 0.01%
251 128 2.93% 0.01%
252 125 29.98% 0.01%
253 124 10.59% 0.01%
254 123 20.03% 0.01%
255 122 2.21% 0.01%
256 120 12.55% 0.01%
256 120 12.10% 0.01%
257 119 70.41% 0.01%
258 118 59.60% 0.01%
259 116 20.32% 0.01%
260 111 2.88% 0.01%
261 108 0.48% 0.01%
262 107 37.81% 0.01%
262 107 18.54% 0.01%
263 106 6.32% 0.01%
264 103 37.59% 0.01%
265 99 12.42% 0.01%
265 99 3.50% 0.01%
265 99 62.66% 0.01%
266 97 93.27% 0.01%
267 96 32.43% 0.01%
268 92 37.55% 0.01%
269 91 31.60% 0.01%
270 90 4.27% 0.01%
271 89 3.46% 0.01%
272 86 5.52% 0.01%
273 84 11.78% 0.01%
274 81 67.50% 0.01%
275 80 3.03% 0.01%
276 78 33.62% 0.01%
277 76 3.13% 0.01%
278 74 5.02% 0.01%
279 72 5.77% 0.01%
279 72 4.90% 0.01%
280 70 8.83% 0.01%
281 69 11.68% 0.01%
282 67 3.96% 0.01%
282 67 3.04% 0.01%
283 66 40.49% 0.01%
284 65 2.68% 0.01%
285 64 10.22% 0.01%
286 61 2.42% 0.01%
287 60 25.97% 0.01%
287 60 2.47% 0.01%
288 58 11.44% 0.01%
288 58 8.25% 0.01%
289 56 3.34% 0.01%
290 55 83.33% 0.01%
290 55 24.66% 0.01%
291 49 6.16% -
292 48 3.70% -
292 48 1.62% -
293 46 2.24% -
294 45 4.20% -
294 45 3.32% -
295 44 8.27% -
296 39 100.00% -
297 37 6.94% -
298 36 1.90% -
299 35 19.44% -
300 33 6.80% -
300 33 13.41% -
301 31 1.92% -
301 31 12.20% -
301 31 2.95% -
302 30 0.91% -
302 30 7.25% -
303 29 15.43% -
304 28 1.31% -
305 27 25.96% -
306 26 9.25% -
306 26 6.90% -
306 26 1.55% -
306 26 16.56% -
306 26 2.96% -
307 25 21.19% -
308 23 1.74% -
309 22 1.48% -
309 22 2.69% -
310 21 1.51% -
310 21 1.55% -
310 21 1.11% -
311 20 5.87% -
311 20 13.79% -
311 20 100.00% -
311 20 3.72% -
312 19 8.48% -
313 18 5.98% -
313 18 2.00% -
314 17 17.35% -
314 17 1.38% -
315 16 12.21% -
316 15 6.22% -
316 15 55.56% -
317 14 5.22% -
317 14 2.38% -
318 13 1.85% -
319 12 2.23% -
319 12 2.20% -
319 12 2.13% -
319 12 1.60% -
319 12 0.89% -
320 11 1.36% -
320 11 1.81% -
320 11 10.19% -
321 10 0.77% -
321 10 1.12% -
322 9 2.31% -
322 9 11.11% -
323 8 3.83% -
323 8 8.25% -
323 8 0.93% -
323 8 0.85% -
323 8 1.28% -
324 7 2.26% -
324 7 1.17% -
324 7 8.14% -
325 6 0.45% -
325 6 2.05% -
325 6 5.94% -
325 6 0.59% -
325 6 3.82% -
325 6 1.61% -
326 5 1.92% -
326 5 2.40% -
326 5 3.73% -
327 4 0.40% -
327 4 2.60% -
327 4 1.20% -
327 4 0.39% -
328 3 0.33% -
328 3 0.45% -
328 3 0.36% -
329 2 0.46% -
329 2 0.24% -
329 2 1.01% -
329 2 0.25% -
330 1 0.53% -
330 1 0.08% -
330 1 0.14% -
330 1 0.14% -
330 1 1.33% -

List of cities with no Black Population in Alabama

According to data from the United States Census Bureau, the following cities in Alabama have no recorded Black population*:
  • Addison
  • Arley
  • Babbie
  • Belk
  • Benton
  • Black
  • Brilliant
  • Cardiff
  • Carolina
  • Coffee Springs
  • Edwardsville
  • Gaylesville
  • Goldville
  • Grant
  • Henagar
  • Highland Lake
  • Hodges
  • Hokes Bluff
  • Kansas
  • Lakeview
  • Lester
  • Libertyville
  • Magnolia Springs
  • Mentone
  • Mooresville
  • Myrtlewood
  • Natural Bridge
  • Nectar
  • Needham
  • Oak Hill
  • Paint Rock
  • Perdido Beach
  • Petrey
  • Phil Campbell
  • Pleasant Groves
  • Riverview
  • Rosa
  • Sanford
  • Skyline
  • Snead
  • Twin
  • Walnut Grove
  • Waterloo
  • West Point
  • County Line
  • Garden City
  • Nauvoo
  • Sand Rock
  • Waverly
* These cities were not included in the ranking above, as they do not meet the population criteria. It is possible that a small population exists but was not reported or captured due to limitations or variations in Census data collection and reporting.

Methodology

This ranking list is based on data from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS is one of the most reliable sources for understanding population trends across different locations, and it provides estimates for various racial and ethnic groups at city, county, state and all geography levels down to the Census block group.
This list ranks cities in Alabama by their Black or African American population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census Defines Black Population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their race, meaning individuals can choose one or more racial categories when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as Black, whether alone or in combination with another race.
Here are a few important things to know about how race is reported:
  • Some people identify as Black alone, while others identify as Black along with another race (such as Black and White).
  • Hispanic / Latino origin is reported separately from race, so someone can be both Hispanic and Black .
  • We’ve used the “Black alone or in combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Black population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Black alone or in combination in cities. To provide additional context, we’ve also included two key percentages:
  1. % of Total City Population – This shows what percentage of the total state population identifies as Black .
  2. % of Total Alabama Black Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Black population lives in that state.
To keep things simple, all population numbers have been rounded to the nearest whole number, and percentages are rounded to one decimal place. Because of rounding, some percentages may not add up to exactly 100%.

Things to Keep in Mind

Like all survey-based data, ACS estimates come with some limitations. Here are a few things to be aware of:
  • In places with very small Black populations, the numbers may not be reported at all due to privacy protections or sampling variability in the survey.
  • Since the ACS is based on a sample, the numbers are estimates, not exact counts. That means they may slightly differ from other sources like the decennial U.S. Census.
  • Cities that don’t have any reported Black population are not included in the ranking but are listed separately below for reference.
This ranking is meant to provide a clear, data-driven look at where Black populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.