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Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
69,088 Black residents · 30.4% of the county · ranked 5 of 67 in Alabama by Black population
In Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, the 2020 Census counted 227,036 people, 69,088 of them Black alone. At 30.4%, Tuscaloosa 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 | 227,036 |
| Black residents (alone), 2020 | 69,088 |
| Black share of the county, 2020 | 30.4% |
| Rank by Black population among Alabama counties | 5 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 Tuscaloosa County counted 57,611 Black residents; in 2020 it counted 69,088. The population grew by 19.9% across the decade, and the Black share in Tuscaloosa County moved from 29.6% to 30.4%.
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
The state's Black population of 1.3 million is spread across 67 counties and county equivalents; Tuscaloosa County holds 69,088 of it, rank 5 in the state's order. The county page for Tuscaloosa County carries the published redistricting counts unaltered, and the place pages beneath it carry the detail.
Institutions
For the institutions of Black Tuscaloosa 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 Tuscaloosa County page is their frame: 227,036 residents, 69,088 of them Black, and the movement of the last two censuses.