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Macon County, Alabama
15,441 Black residents · 79.1% of the county · ranked 16 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
The gazetteer enters Macon County, Alabama, on its published figures: a total population of 19,532 in 2020, with 15,441 Black residents counted alone — 79.1% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 19,532 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 15,441 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 79.1% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 16 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 Macon County: 17,729 Black residents in 2010, 15,441 in 2020 — declined by 12.9% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 82.6% to 79.1%.
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; Macon County holds 15,441 of it, rank 16 in the state's order. The county page for Macon County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Macon County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Macon County page holds the frame around them — 19,532 people in all, 15,441 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.