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Dale County, Alabama
10,241 Black residents · 20.8% of the county · ranked 26 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
The gazetteer enters Dale County, Alabama, on its published figures: a total population of 49,326 in 2020, with 10,241 Black residents counted alone — 20.8% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 49,326 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 10,241 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 20.8% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 26 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 Dale County: 9,679 Black residents in 2010, 10,241 in 2020 — grew by 5.8% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 19.3% to 20.8%.
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
Within Alabama, the Census Bureau counts 67 counties and county equivalents, Dale County among them; it stands 26 by Black population, with 10,241 Black residents of the state's 1.3 million. The gazetteer takes the county as its middle geography — the frame between the state page and the place pages — and prints the redistricting counts of Dale County, Alabama, exactly as published.
Institutions
Black Dale County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Dale County page holds the frame around them — 49,326 people in all, 10,241 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.