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Etowah County, Alabama
15,146 Black residents · 14.6% of the county · ranked 17 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
In Etowah County, Alabama, the 2020 Census counted 103,436 people, 15,146 of them Black alone. At 14.6%, Etowah County's Black share stands against the state's 25.8% — the comparison this entry is built around.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 103,436 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 15,146 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 14.6% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 17 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
In 2010 Etowah County counted 15,796 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 15,146. The population declined by 4.1% across the decade, and the Black share in Etowah County moved from 15.1% to 14.6%.
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; Etowah County holds 15,146 of it, rank 17 in the state's order. The county page for Etowah County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Etowah 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 Etowah County page is their frame: 103,436 residents, 15,146 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.