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Hale County, Alabama
8,337 Black residents · 56.4% of the county · ranked 34 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
The gazetteer enters Hale County, Alabama, on its published figures: a total population of 14,785 in 2020, with 8,337 Black residents counted alone — 56.4% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 14,785 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,337 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 56.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 34 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 Hale County: 9,301 Black residents in 2010, 8,337 in 2020 — declined by 10.4% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 59.0% to 56.4%.
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, Hale County among them; it stands 34 by Black population, with 8,337 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 Hale County, Alabama, exactly as published.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Hale 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 Hale County page is their frame: 14,785 residents, 8,337 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.