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Chambers County, Alabama
13,512 Black residents · 38.9% of the county · ranked 18 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
The gazetteer enters Chambers County, Alabama, on its published figures: a total population of 34,772 in 2020, with 13,512 Black residents counted alone — 38.9% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 34,772 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 13,512 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 38.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 18 of 67 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
Population Trend
The published record across two censuses for Chambers County: 13,257 Black residents in 2010, 13,512 in 2020 — grew by 1.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 38.7% to 38.9%.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1 (race). Trend: U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census Redistricting File (Public Law 94-171), Table P1.
The Record
The state's Black population of 1.3 million is spread across 67 counties and county equivalents; Chambers County holds 13,512 of it, rank 18 in the state's order. The county page for Chambers County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Chambers County — its congregations, schools, and civic life — this gazetteer points to the place entries inside the county's borders, where each town and community is entered on its own count. The Chambers County page is their frame: 34,772 residents, 13,512 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.