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Talladega County, Alabama
26,439 Black residents · 32.2% of the county · ranked 10 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
In Talladega County, Alabama, the 2020 Census counted 82,149 people, 26,439 of them Black alone. At 32.2%, Talladega 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 | 82,149 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 26,439 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 32.2% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 10 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 Talladega County counted 26,055 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 26,439. The population grew by 1.5% across the decade, and the Black share in Talladega County moved from 31.7% to 32.2%.
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; Talladega County holds 26,439 of it, rank 10 in the state's order. The county page for Talladega County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
Black Talladega County's institutions live at the scale of its towns and communities, and the gazetteer records them there, place by place. The Talladega County page holds the frame around them — 82,149 people in all, 26,439 of them Black — and the trend that runs through both censuses.