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St. Clair County, Alabama
8,652 Black residents · 9.5% of the county · ranked 32 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
The gazetteer enters St. Clair County, Alabama, on its published figures: a total population of 91,103 in 2020, with 8,652 Black residents counted alone — 9.5% of the county, a share that fixes the county's place in the state's pattern.
Civic Snapshot
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Total population, 2020 | 91,103 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 8,652 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 9.5% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 32 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 St. Clair County: 7,150 Black residents in 2010, 8,652 in 2020 — grew by 21.0% over the decade, with the Black share of the whole moving from 8.6% to 9.5%.
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; St. Clair County holds 8,652 of it, rank 32 in the state's order. The county page for St. Clair County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black St. Clair 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 St. Clair County page is their frame: 91,103 residents, 8,652 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.