Mexican Population in Alabama by City : 2025 Ranking & Insights

The Mexican population in Alabama totals 155,209, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. Leading cities include Huntsville (9,484), followed by Decatur (6,036) and Birmingham (5,562), each hosting visible segments of the community. While these urban centers anchor much of the population, the statewide total points to a broader presence in unincorporated areas and smaller towns beyond major city boundaries. The analysis below explores how Mexican residents are distributed across Alabama''s urban and rural landscape.

Top 5 cities with the largest Mexican population in Alabama

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  • 1
    Huntsville
    Mexican population in Huntsville is 9,484
    4.33% of Huntsville population is Mexican
  • 2
    Decatur
    Mexican population in Decatur is 6,036
    10.45% of Decatur population is Mexican
  • 3
    Birmingham
    Mexican population in Birmingham is 5,562
    2.79% of Birmingham population is Mexican
  • 4
    Montgomery
    Mexican population in Montgomery is 4,823
    2.43% of Montgomery population is Mexican
  • 5
    Albertville
    Mexican population in Albertville is 3,120
    13.82% of Albertville population is Mexican

Overview of Mexican population in Alabama

  • Population Count and Percentage: American Community Survey documents Alabama with 155,209 Mexican residents (3.1% of 5.1 million total state population), ranking the state at the 35th percentile nationally among U.S. jurisdictions for Mexican demographic representation.
  • Comparison to State and National Averages: U.S. Census surveys show Alabama's Mexican demographic representation of 3.1% remains below the national average of 11.3%, positioning the state below typical U.S. demographic distribution patterns.
  • Share of Total National Population: Official American Community Survey data indicates Alabama contains 155,209 Mexican residents, representing less than 1% of the nation's total Mexican population of 37.4 million, constituting a minimal fraction of the national demographic community relative to the state's overall population size.
  • Population Density per Square Mile: U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey data shows Alabama's density of 3.1 Mexican Americans per square mile remains below the national average of 10.6 per square mile, indicating relatively sparse distribution compared to national demographic concentrations.
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329 Cities in Alabama Ranked by Mexican Population

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American Community Survey data [1] show Mexican population in Alabama present in Huntsville, Decatur, and Birmingham, along with several other incorporated cities reporting non-zero populations. The table below provides broader statistics, including total population figures, density measures, and demographic distributions based on current ACS data for all incorporated cities included in this analysis*.
cities in Alabama ranked by Mexican population count
Rank by Mexican Population
City
Mexican Population
% of Total City Population
% of Total Alabama Mexican Population
5 Year Rank Trend
1 Huntsville 9,484 4.33% 6.11%
2 Decatur 6,036 10.45% 3.89%
3 Birmingham 5,562 2.79% 3.58%
4 Montgomery 4,823 2.43% 3.11%
5 Albertville 3,120 13.82% 2.01%
6 Tuscaloosa 2,594 2.41% 1.67%
7 Hoover 2,396 2.59% 1.54%
8 2,291 21.25% 1.48%
9 2,048 1.11% 1.32%
10 1,851 7.55% 1.19%
11 1,798 2.53% 1.16%
12 1,777 4.31% 1.14%
13 1,638 4.87% 1.06%
14 1,580 10.61% 1.02%
15 1,510 5.50% 0.97%
16 1,477 4.62% 0.95%
17 1,445 1.84% 0.93%
18 1,438 6.44% 0.93%
19 1,402 5.46% 0.90%
20 1,356 8.20% 0.87%
21 1,287 4.65% 0.83%
22 1,275 2.19% 0.82%
23 1,269 4.38% 0.82%
24 1,265 7.36% 0.82%
25 1,236 10.11% 0.80%
26 1,146 3.41% 0.74%
27 1,017 14.65% 0.66%
28 972 4.41% 0.63%
29 958 9.82% 0.62%
30 927 3.23% 0.60%
31 831 7.66% 0.54%
32 789 25.53% 0.51%
33 764 4.58% 0.49%
34 678 1.75% 0.44%
35 675 4.60% 0.43%
36 671 7.57% 0.43%
36 671 36.57% 0.43%
37 647 2.09% 0.42%
38 635 2.97% 0.41%
39 619 4.89% 0.40%
40 606 4.50% 0.39%
41 567 1.47% 0.37%
42 554 3.86% 0.36%
43 522 8.96% 0.34%
43 522 2.23% 0.34%
44 515 3.27% 0.33%
45 510 3.52% 0.33%
46 488 3.40% 0.31%
47 470 59.64% 0.30%
48 438 18.20% 0.28%
49 436 7.25% 0.28%
50 404 30.54% 0.26%
51 395 2.45% 0.25%
52 378 4.81% 0.24%
53 377 1.76% 0.24%
54 374 2.40% 0.24%
54 374 7.33% 0.24%
55 369 3.56% 0.24%
56 368 4.29% 0.24%
57 364 0.94% 0.23%
58 332 2.10% 0.21%
59 318 2.11% 0.20%
60 295 3.97% 0.19%
61 288 4.20% 0.19%
62 282 20.24% 0.18%
63 276 2.70% 0.18%
64 275 2.06% 0.18%
65 274 1.45% 0.18%
66 267 1.58% 0.17%
67 263 10.35% 0.17%
68 259 17.38% 0.17%
69 258 11.24% 0.17%
70 249 18.23% 0.16%
71 244 2.37% 0.16%
72 234 13.32% 0.15%
73 230 7.00% 0.15%
74 228 12.42% 0.15%
75 223 2.14% 0.14%
76 222 1.42% 0.14%
76 222 1.79% 0.14%
77 216 1.22% 0.14%
78 214 2.42% 0.14%
79 212 4.33% 0.14%
80 205 15.85% 0.13%
81 201 23.05% 0.13%
82 194 4.59% 0.13%
83 189 7.40% 0.12%
84 187 9.33% 0.12%
85 186 2.61% 0.12%
86 181 7.15% 0.12%
87 177 15.35% 0.11%
88 175 2.50% 0.11%
89 167 3.90% 0.11%
90 160 7.37% 0.10%
90 160 9.74% 0.10%
91 159 19.06% 0.10%
92 147 6.40% 0.09%
93 145 15.61% 0.09%
94 141 4.24% 0.09%
95 137 1.56% 0.09%
96 136 3.21% 0.09%
96 136 15.61% 0.09%
97 132 2.84% 0.09%
98 128 5.38% 0.08%
99 127 0.73% 0.08%
100 125 1.24% 0.08%
101 124 1.80% 0.08%
102 121 3.32% 0.08%
103 120 11.29% 0.08%
104 119 17.22% 0.08%
105 118 4.54% 0.08%
106 117 1.62% 0.08%
107 116 7.83% 0.07%
108 115 0.71% 0.07%
108 115 3.46% 0.07%
109 110 0.42% 0.07%
110 108 3.98% 0.07%
111 105 3.85% 0.07%
112 103 3.85% 0.07%
113 100 4.60% 0.06%
114 99 3.70% 0.06%
115 98 1.80% 0.06%
116 94 6.53% 0.06%
117 90 2.77% 0.06%
117 90 0.96% 0.06%
117 90 1.78% 0.06%
118 89 3.05% 0.06%
119 87 0.65% 0.06%
119 87 5.89% 0.06%
120 86 5.37% 0.06%
121 85 3.42% 0.05%
121 85 1.59% 0.05%
122 83 1.01% 0.05%
123 80 3.65% 0.05%
123 80 1.60% 0.05%
124 77 1.91% 0.05%
125 76 0.84% 0.05%
126 75 10.62% 0.05%
126 75 2.72% 0.05%
126 75 1.61% 0.05%
127 74 1.41% 0.05%
127 74 1.03% 0.05%
128 73 2.96% 0.05%
128 73 5.54% 0.05%
129 68 0.36% 0.04%
130 66 7.29% 0.04%
131 63 2.39% 0.04%
132 62 1.21% 0.04%
132 62 6.21% 0.04%
133 61 9.17% 0.04%
134 59 2.63% 0.04%
134 59 3.71% 0.04%
135 55 3.42% 0.04%
135 55 0.99% 0.04%
136 54 0.80% 0.03%
137 52 7.64% 0.03%
137 52 0.55% 0.03%
138 51 4.82% 0.03%
138 51 5.04% 0.03%
139 50 2.05% 0.03%
139 50 3.04% 0.03%
140 49 2.69% 0.03%
141 48 1.41% 0.03%
142 47 3.88% 0.03%
142 47 0.56% 0.03%
142 47 0.52% 0.03%
143 46 1.61% 0.03%
144 45 1.10% 0.03%
145 43 2.21% 0.03%
146 42 1.15% 0.03%
147 40 3.17% 0.03%
147 40 1.91% 0.03%
148 39 0.61% 0.03%
148 39 2.01% 0.03%
148 39 1.49% 0.03%
148 39 3.28% 0.03%
149 38 0.97% 0.02%
150 35 1.01% 0.02%
150 35 2.25% 0.02%
150 35 1.09% 0.02%
151 33 2.29% 0.02%
151 33 0.73% 0.02%
151 33 0.15% 0.02%
152 32 0.20% 0.02%
153 30 3.58% 0.02%
154 29 2.69% 0.02%
154 29 2.70% 0.02%
155 28 4.05% 0.02%
156 27 2.01% 0.02%
156 27 0.48% 0.02%
157 26 2.98% 0.02%
157 26 2.56% 0.02%
158 24 2.69% 0.02%
158 24 0.66% 0.02%
158 24 2.26% 0.02%
159 23 1.02% 0.01%
159 23 2.56% 0.01%
159 23 1.74% 0.01%
160 22 0.97% 0.01%
161 21 2.30% 0.01%
161 21 3.03% 0.01%
161 21 1.14% 0.01%
161 21 1.60% 0.01%
161 21 0.44% 0.01%
161 21 0.57% 0.01%
162 20 0.20% 0.01%
162 20 1.60% 0.01%
162 20 1.40% 0.01%
163 19 1.15% 0.01%
163 19 2.39% 0.01%
164 17 0.86% 0.01%
164 17 0.99% 0.01%
164 17 1.16% 0.01%
164 17 2.08% 0.01%
164 17 2.24% 0.01%
164 17 1.19% 0.01%
165 16 1.25% 0.01%
165 16 0.63% 0.01%
166 15 0.55% 0.01%
166 15 1.04% 0.01%
166 15 0.77% 0.01%
166 15 1.06% 0.01%
167 13 0.45% 0.01%
167 13 0.80% 0.01%
167 13 0.38% 0.01%
167 13 1.49% 0.01%
167 13 1.60% 0.01%
167 13 0.93% 0.01%
168 12 1.56% 0.01%
168 12 0.83% 0.01%
168 12 0.84% 0.01%
168 12 1.15% 0.01%
168 12 0.17% 0.01%
168 12 1.63% 0.01%
169 11 1.13% 0.01%
169 11 1.17% 0.01%
170 10 1.15% 0.01%
170 10 0.55% 0.01%
171 9 0.41% 0.01%
171 9 0.17% 0.01%
171 9 0.67% 0.01%
172 8 0.25% 0.01%
172 8 0.44% 0.01%
172 8 0.88% 0.01%
173 7 0.14% 0.00%
174 6 0.23% 0.00%
174 6 0.20% 0.00%
175 5 0.20% 0.00%
175 5 0.19% 0.00%
175 5 0.61% 0.00%
175 5 0.31% 0.00%
175 5 0.49% 0.00%
176 4 0.49% 0.00%
176 4 0.11% 0.00%
177 3 0.21% 0.00%
177 3 0.41% 0.00%
177 3 0.04% 0.00%
177 3 0.33% 0.00%
178 2 0.11% 0.00%
178 2 0.06% 0.00%
178 2 0.34% 0.00%
178 2 0.20% 0.00%
178 2 0.10% 0.00%
178 2 0.35% 0.00%
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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 city in Alabama by their Mexican population, using the most recent ACS data available.

How the Census defines Mexican population

The U.S. Census Bureau allows people to self-identify their ancestry, meaning individuals can write upto ancestries when responding to the survey. In this ranking, we include everyone who identifies as having Mexican ancestry, whether alone or in combination with another ancestry.
Here are a few important things to know about how ancestry is reported:
  • Some people identify as Mexican alone, while others identify as Mexican along with another race (such as Mexican and German).
  • We’ve used the “Mexican alone or in any combination” category unless noted otherwise, which gives a broader picture of the Mexican population in each area.

How We Ranked the Data

This ranking is based on the total number of people who identified as Mexican alone or in combination in city. 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 Mexican .
  2. % of Total Alabama Mexican Population – This tells us how much of the entire U.S. Mexican 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 Mexican 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.
  • City that don’t have any reported Mexican 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 Mexican populations are most concentrated while keeping the numbers easy to understand.

Sources

  1. 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates.
  2. 2023.