Alabama

2022 population: 5,074,296 ( 294,560 from 2010 , 49,940 from 2020)
Land area: 50646.9 square miles
Population density: 100.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,283,664	64.71%	2.5%
Black:	1,341,182	26.43%	7.8%
Indian:	28,072	0.55%	8.4%
Asian:	81,204	1.60%	47.9%
2+ races:	89,921	1.77%	48.8%
Hispanic:	250,253	4.93%	34.8%

Total non-White:	1,790,632	35.29%	13.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	129,259	12.9
Deaths:	151,091	15.0
Net Migration:	65,355	6.5
Net Immigration:	6,529	0.6

Change in White population:	79,262	1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	215,298	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,779,736
3,204,402	67.04%
1,244,437	26.04%
25,907	0.54%
54,913	1.15%
60,445	1.26%
185,602	3.88%
1,575,334	32.96%

2000
4,447,100
3,125,819	70.29%
1,150,076	25.86%
21,618	0.49%
32,048	0.72%
39,086	0.88%
75,830	1.71%
1,321,281	29.71%

1990
4,040,587
2,959,793	73.25%
1,016,935	25.17%
18,061	0.45%
22,219	0.55%
n/a
23,579	0.58%
1,080,794	26.75%

1980
3,893,888
2,854,919	73.32%
984,064	25.27%
8,656	0.22%
10,660	0.27%
n/a
33,923	0.87%
1,038,969	26.68%

1970
3,444,165
2,519,203	73.14%
904,735	26.27%
2,505	0.07%
2,797	0.08%
n/a
13,313	0.39%
924,962	26.86%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
566,363	12.7
427,844	9.6
85,710	1.9
50,742	1.1

78,583	1.8
254,053	5.7

Number	Rate
1990's
616,200	15.3
422,931	10.5
106,027	2.6
16,464	0.4

166,026	4.1
240,487	6.0

Number	Rate
1980's
605,185	15.5
369,469	9.5
-63,046	-1.6
n/a

104,874	2.7
41,825	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
115,014	3.3
n/a

335,716	9.7
114,007	3.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Alabama

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
39.3
1,110,642	21.9%
3,963,654	78.1%
871,034	17.2%

1,933,150
2.53

1,255,864	65.0%
906,990	72.2%
130,994	10.4%
677,286	35.0%

2010
Number	Percent
37.8
1,132,459	23.7%
3,647,277	76.3%
657,792	13.8%

1,883,791
2.48

1,276,440	67.8%
902,556	70.7%
152,354	11.9%
607,351	32.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.9
1,122,612	25.2%
3,324,488	74.8%
580,028	13.0%

1,737,385
2.49

1,223,185	70.4%
921,298	75.3%
138,809	11.3%
514,200	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.1
1,060,001	26.2%
2,980,586	73.8%
522,606	12.9%

1,506,009
2.62

1,111,139	73.8%
874,765	78.7%
106,279	9.6%
394,870	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
29.5
1,163,135	29.9%
2,730,753	70.1%
439,588	11.3%

1,342,371
2.84

1,042,571	77.7%
855,046	82.0%
87,656	8.4%
299,800	22.3%

2022 Housing Data for Alabama

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	124,968	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	104,069	5.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	92,459	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	93,521	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	88,088	4.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	86,957	4.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	81,519	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	80,892	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	75,807	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	143,935	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	181,183	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	240,671	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	167,538	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	117,388	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	128,778	6.7%
$200,000 or more	125,377	6.5%

Median Household Income	59,609
Per Capita Income	33,344

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	82

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	124,197	6.4%
Public Assistance	31,865	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	266,802	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,987,834	65.5%
Unemployed	111,234	3.7%
In Armed Forces	13,894	0.5%

Total Labor Force	2,112,962	69.6%
Not in Labor Force	922,964	30.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	826,662	678,206	54.9%
Non-Profit	49,331	99,523	33.1%
Self-Employed	125,645	72,500	63.4%

Local Government	62,559	89,868	41.0%
State Government	47,140	76,330	38.2%
Federal Government	45,006	33,555	57.3%

Total Private + Self	952,307	750,706	55.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	204,036	299,276	40.5%
Total	1,156,343	1,049,982	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	16.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	305,373	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	456,824	20.7%
Professional, Technical	503,094	22.8%
Service Occupations	350,614	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	9,230	0.4%
All others	593,761	26.9%

White Collar		57.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	313,871	14.2%
Health care and social assistance	299,299	13.5%
Retail trade	258,022	11.7%
Educational services	198,416	9.0%
Construction	153,470	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	152,346	6.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	128,553	5.8%
Public administration	121,400	5.5%
Other services	106,939	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	95,166	4.3%
Finance and insurance	89,155	4.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	87,693	4.0%
Wholesale trade	50,820	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	34,032	1.5%
Utilities	30,287	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	30,205	1.4%
Information	28,309	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21,275	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	8,565	0.4%
Management	1,843	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	135,823	2.70%
Puerto Rican	23,379	0.46%
Cuban	7,576	0.15%
Dominican	3,081	0.06%

Total Central American	35,526	0.71%
Costa Rican	498	0.01%
Guatemalan	22,309	0.44%
Honduran	5,191	0.10%
Nicaraguan	679	0.01%
Panamanian	2,054	0.04%
Salvadoran	4,493	0.09%
Other Central American	302	0.01%

Total South American	9,878	0.20%
Argentinean	941	0.02%
Bolivian	135	0.00%
Chilean	871	0.02%
Colombian	2,979	0.06%
Ecuadorian	831	0.02%
Paraguayan	67	0.00%
Peruvian	1,696	0.03%
Uruguayan	47	0.00%
Venezuelan	2,198	0.04%
Other South American	113	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17,144	0.34%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	14,593	0.29%
Chinese	13,117	0.26%
Korean	12,080	0.24%
Vietnamese	9,932	0.20%
Filipino	6,395	0.13%
Japanese	2,830	0.06%
Thai	1,194	0.02%
Laotian	977	0.02%
Taiwanese	760	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,480,958	94.6%
Spanish	160,709	3.4%
Other Indo-European	19,899	0.4%
Chinese	10,373	0.2%
Korean	9,993	0.2%
German, other Germanic	9,704	0.2%
Other Asian	8,604	0.2%
Vietnamese	7,771	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7,036	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	748,204	14.9%
English	497,713	9.9%
Irish	394,282	7.8%
German	314,755	6.3%
Scottish	93,751	1.9%
Italian	82,184	1.6%
European	79,518	1.6%
French	65,234	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	64,684	1.3%
African	33,082	0.7%
Polish	28,052	0.6%
Dutch	26,741	0.5%
British	26,151	0.5%
Welsh	21,709	0.4%
Norwegian	16,712	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,924,859	97.9%
Not a citizen	103,233	2.1%

Native	4,850,885	96.5%
Foreign-born	177,207	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
127,375	3.7%	293,805	8.6%	1,041,725	30.4%	1,032,770	30.1%	572,252	16.7%	360,593	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	127,375	3.7%
9-12 Years	293,805	8.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,041,725	30.4%
Some College	1,032,770	30.1%
Bach. Degree	572,252	16.7%
Grad Degree	360,593	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,910,493	1,780,172	130,321	6.8%
1991	1,924,058	1,783,396	140,662	7.3%
1992	1,962,316	1,814,581	147,735	7.5%
1993	1,996,528	1,852,381	144,147	7.2%
1994	2,033,558	1,907,896	125,662	6.2%
1995	2,065,984	1,944,905	121,079	5.9%
1996	2,091,361	1,982,622	108,739	5.2%
1997	2,132,297	2,027,094	105,203	4.9%
1998	2,142,090	2,046,345	95,745	4.5%
1999	2,149,878	2,048,494	101,384	4.7%

2000	2,147,180	2,047,733	99,447	4.6%
2001	2,128,030	2,017,471	110,559	5.2%
2002	2,112,630	1,987,637	124,993	5.9%
2003	2,128,672	2,001,571	127,101	6.0%
2004	2,138,311	2,018,787	119,524	5.6%
2005	2,140,361	2,045,235	95,126	4.4%
2006	2,170,012	2,083,209	86,803	4.0%
2007	2,180,457	2,092,037	88,420	4.1%
2008	2,176,865	2,049,582	127,283	5.8%
2009	2,156,595	1,938,784	217,811	10.1%

2010	2,197,035	1,968,825	228,210	10.4%
2011	2,202,341	1,991,382	210,959	9.6%
2012	2,178,519	2,000,854	177,665	8.2%
2013	2,172,103	2,012,829	159,274	7.3%
2014	2,164,721	2,018,707	146,014	6.7%
2015	2,152,304	2,020,451	131,853	6.1%
2016	2,155,731	2,029,159	126,572	5.9%
2017	2,172,453	2,073,398	99,055	4.6%
2018	2,207,022	2,120,705	86,317	3.9%
2019	2,237,287	2,169,399	67,888	3.0%

2020	2,230,132	2,099,067	131,065	5.9%
2021	2,259,355	2,183,333	76,022	3.4%
2022	2,286,036	2,226,673	59,363	2.6%
2023	2,308,142	2,250,479	57,663	2.5%

Migration Data for Alabama

Inflows From (2011-2021)
From State	Number of People
Georgia	166,496
Florida	132,723
Tennessee	77,285
Texas	74,056
Mississippi	58,709
California	34,913
North Carolina	33,885
Virginia	30,503
Louisiana	25,776
Illinois	21,484
Ohio	20,389
South Carolina	20,044
New York	19,802
Kentucky	18,365
Michigan	17,788

Outflows To (2011-2021)
To State	Number of People
Georgia	168,588
Florida	135,530
Texas	84,488
Tennessee	81,289
Mississippi	53,161
North Carolina	35,182
California	31,725
Virginia	28,066
Louisiana	25,300
South Carolina	21,351
Colorado	18,212
Ohio	17,935
Kentucky	16,278
Illinois	16,076
New York	15,809

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,296,920
Median Value	$179,400

Occupied	1,933,150	84.2%
Vacant	363,770	15.8%

Owned	1,347,792	69.7%
Rented	585,358	30.3%
Median Rent	$925

Single-Family Units	1,626,204	70.8%
Detached	1,585,478	69.0%
Attached	40,726	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	267,730	11.7%
Mobile Homes	288,749	12.6%

Counties in Alabama

Districts in this state

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Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Alabama

2022 Housing Data for Alabama

2022 Income & Employment Data for Alabama

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Alabama

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Alabama

Historical Labor Force Data for Alabama

Migration Data for Alabama

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