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Madison, Alabama
8,455 Black residents · 14.9% of the place
In the published counts, Madison, Alabama, holds 8,455 Black residents among 56,933 people in all — a Black share of 14.9%, against the statewide 25.8%.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 56,933 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,455 |
| Black share of the place, 2020 | 14.9% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama places | 20 of 593 |
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 Madison: 6,249 Black residents in 2010, 8,455 in 2020 — grew by 35.3% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 14.6% to 14.9%.
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
Of the 593 places the Census Bureau counts in Alabama, Madison ranks 20 by Black population, with 8,455 Black residents. Every figure here is the published redistricting count for Madison within its official bounds, printed as released.
Institutions
Madison is a place of 56,933 people, and it carries its institutions at its own scale — congregations, schools, and businesses recorded in the federal counts as counts, and in this gazetteer as part of the county and state frames above this entry. The entry's work is the fixing of Madison itself: its name, its state, its people, and its share, in the same terms as every other place in the book.