Racial diversity in Alabama is a mixed bag.
There are parts of Alabama where there’s a high level of diversity. But where will you find the most diverse places in Alabama?
To answer that question, we went to the US Census data. Using Saturday Night Science, we measured the Gini coefficient for all 106 cities in Alabama to rank them from most to least diverse.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
Here are the 10 most diverse places in Alabama for 2024:
So what city is the most diverse in Alabama? According to the most Census data, Pinson took the number one over all spot for diversity in Alabama.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and how your town ranked. To see where Alabama ranked as a state, we have a ranking of the most diverse states in Ameria.
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The 10 Most Diverse Places In Alabama For 2024
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Population: 7,209
HHI: 3,830
% White: 45.8%
% African American: 40.6%
% Hispanic: 7.6%
% Asian: 0.0%
More on Pinson: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 6,077
HHI: 3,912
% White: 34.8%
% African American: 50.2%
% Hispanic: 13.4%
% Asian: 0.0%
More on Tarrant: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 38,413
HHI: 3,945
% White: 40.3%
% African American: 47.7%
% Hispanic: 5.3%
% Asian: 1.3%
More on Phenix City: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 33,881
HHI: 3,982
% White: 50.4%
% African American: 37.0%
% Hispanic: 8.5%
% Asian: 0.8%
More on Gadsden: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 10,767
HHI: 3,986
% White: 48.3%
% African American: 10.5%
% Hispanic: 39.3%
% Asian: 0.2%
More on Russellville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,756
HHI: 4,002
% White: 52.3%
% African American: 34.3%
% Hispanic: 8.7%
% Asian: 2.0%
More on Fultondale: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 31,361
HHI: 4,152
% White: 53.2%
% African American: 35.7%
% Hispanic: 6.4%
% Asian: 2.9%
More on Opelika: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 12,746
HHI: 4,165
% White: 46.5%
% African American: 44.5%
% Hispanic: 4.2%
% Asian: 0.5%
More on Eufaula: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 215,025
HHI: 4,208
% White: 56.9%
% African American: 30.2%
% Hispanic: 6.4%
% Asian: 2.1%
More on Huntsville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 57,525
HHI: 4,218
% White: 59.0%
% African American: 22.7%
% Hispanic: 14.5%
% Asian: 0.5%
More on Decatur: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the most diverse cities in Alabama for 2024
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census — and Saturday Night Science. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across Alabama.
That leads us to the Census’s most recently available data, the 2018-2022 American Community Survey data from the US Census.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- White alone*
- Black or African American alone*
- American Indian and Alaska Native alone*
- Asian alone*
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone*
- Some other race alone*
- Two or more races*
- Hispanic or Latino
We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 106 cities.
We then calculated the HHI for each city by finding the racial breakdown of a city in percent terms, squaring them, and then adding the squares together. This left us with scores ranging from 3,830 (Pinson) to 9,502 (Mountain Brook).
Finally, we ranked each city based on the HHI, with a lower score being more diverse than a high score. Pinson took the distinction of being the most diverse, while Mountain Brook was the least diverse city.
We updated this article for 2024. This report is our tenth time ranking the most diverse places in Alabama.
Summary: Diversity Across Alabama
If you’re looking for a scientific breakdown of diversity across Alabama, this is an accurate list.
The most diverse cities in Alabama are Pinson, Tarrant, Phenix City, Gadsden, Russellville, Fultondale, Opelika, Eufaula, Huntsville, and Decatur.
If you’re curious enough, here are the least diverse places in Alabama:
- Mountain Brook
- Orange Beach
- Southside
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Race By City In Alabama For 2024
| Rank | City | Population | HHI | % White | % Black | % Hispanic | % Asian |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinson, AL | 7,209 | 3,830 | 45.8% | 40.6% | 7.6% | 0.0% |
| 2 | Tarrant, AL | 6,077 | 3,912 | 34.8% | 50.2% | 13.4% | 0.0% |
| 3 | Phenix City, AL | 38,413 | 3,945 | 40.3% | 47.7% | 5.3% | 1.3% |
| 4 | Gadsden, AL | 33,881 | 3,982 | 50.4% | 37.0% | 8.5% | 0.8% |
| 5 | Russellville, AL | 10,767 | 3,986 | 48.3% | 10.5% | 39.3% | 0.2% |
| 6 | Fultondale, AL | 9,756 | 4,002 | 52.3% | 34.3% | 8.7% | 2.0% |
| 7 | Opelika, AL | 31,361 | 4,152 | 53.2% | 35.7% | 6.4% | 2.9% |
| 8 | Eufaula, AL | 12,746 | 4,165 | 46.5% | 44.5% | 4.2% | 0.5% |
| 9 | Huntsville, AL | 215,025 | 4,208 | 56.9% | 30.2% | 6.4% | 2.1% |
| 10 | Decatur, AL | 57,525 | 4,218 | 59.0% | 22.7% | 14.5% | 0.5% |
| 11 | Hueytown, AL | 16,655 | 4,220 | 50.2% | 40.8% | 5.3% | 0.2% |
| 12 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 105,797 | 4,221 | 48.6% | 42.8% | 4.2% | 2.6% |
| 13 | Enterprise, AL | 28,513 | 4,254 | 60.3% | 22.2% | 9.7% | 1.3% |
| 14 | Demopolis, AL | 7,080 | 4,292 | 45.1% | 47.3% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
| 15 | Talladega, AL | 15,071 | 4,324 | 37.8% | 53.4% | 5.6% | 0.4% |
| 16 | Anniston, AL | 21,502 | 4,332 | 42.7% | 49.9% | 3.7% | 0.3% |
| 17 | Bay Minette, AL | 8,159 | 4,338 | 52.1% | 40.0% | 4.1% | 0.0% |
| 18 | Chickasaw, AL | 6,398 | 4,349 | 43.8% | 49.2% | 2.3% | 1.2% |
| 19 | Ozark, AL | 14,373 | 4,375 | 58.7% | 29.5% | 7.2% | 1.5% |
| 20 | Mobile, AL | 186,316 | 4,391 | 39.7% | 52.9% | 2.8% | 1.8% |
| 21 | Dothan, AL | 70,699 | 4,445 | 56.7% | 34.7% | 3.7% | 1.3% |
| 22 | Troy, AL | 17,757 | 4,471 | 53.1% | 40.5% | 0.7% | 3.2% |
| 23 | Alexander City, AL | 14,788 | 4,548 | 58.5% | 33.0% | 5.8% | 0.7% |
| 24 | Calera, AL | 16,644 | 4,586 | 60.7% | 28.8% | 8.6% | 0.3% |
| 25 | Clay, AL | 10,315 | 4,642 | 51.9% | 44.0% | 1.6% | 2.1% |
| 26 | Irondale, AL | 13,455 | 4,645 | 59.8% | 32.2% | 5.3% | 0.9% |
| 27 | Valley, AL | 10,442 | 4,673 | 56.5% | 38.3% | 2.8% | 0.3% |
| 28 | Atmore, AL | 8,465 | 4,677 | 40.6% | 55.0% | 1.9% | 0.3% |
| 29 | Roanoke, AL | 5,346 | 4,690 | 52.2% | 44.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Montgomery, AL | 199,819 | 4,715 | 27.8% | 62.5% | 3.9% | 3.5% |
| 31 | Smiths Station, AL | 5,441 | 4,814 | 61.7% | 31.4% | 1.6% | 0.0% |
| 32 | Greenville, AL | 7,326 | 4,867 | 32.4% | 61.6% | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| 33 | Pike Road, AL | 9,651 | 4,868 | 63.1% | 29.3% | 1.6% | 5.1% |
| 34 | Millbrook, AL | 16,631 | 4,900 | 65.4% | 24.1% | 4.4% | 1.5% |
| 35 | Madison, AL | 56,967 | 4,902 | 67.7% | 14.6% | 6.5% | 7.2% |
| 36 | Lincoln, AL | 6,968 | 4,912 | 64.7% | 26.2% | 3.9% | 0.2% |
| 37 | Wetumpka, AL | 7,129 | 4,913 | 63.0% | 30.5% | 1.3% | 2.4% |
| 38 | Brewton, AL | 5,257 | 4,948 | 62.7% | 31.7% | 3.4% | 0.1% |
| 39 | Auburn, AL | 76,660 | 4,985 | 67.7% | 17.8% | 3.6% | 8.1% |
| 40 | Albertville, AL | 22,433 | 5,008 | 64.5% | 4.1% | 28.7% | 0.8% |
| 41 | Sylacauga, AL | 12,465 | 5,017 | 63.5% | 31.1% | 1.9% | 0.0% |
| 42 | Hoover, AL | 91,995 | 5,032 | 67.7% | 19.6% | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| 43 | Athens, AL | 26,179 | 5,139 | 68.8% | 17.4% | 9.5% | 0.9% |
| 44 | Alabaster, AL | 33,417 | 5,203 | 69.4% | 17.6% | 8.8% | 1.3% |
| 45 | Monroeville, AL | 5,917 | 5,230 | 31.1% | 65.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| 46 | Pelham, AL | 24,221 | 5,235 | 70.4% | 11.5% | 11.2% | 3.6% |
| 47 | Pleasant Grove, AL | 9,549 | 5,236 | 30.7% | 65.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 48 | Jacksonville, AL | 14,227 | 5,248 | 68.6% | 22.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% |
| 49 | Birmingham, AL | 200,431 | 5,251 | 23.4% | 68.4% | 4.0% | 1.5% |
| 50 | Tallassee, AL | 5,174 | 5,264 | 66.1% | 29.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% |
| 51 | Clanton, AL | 8,776 | 5,380 | 70.9% | 17.3% | 7.3% | 1.5% |
| 52 | Montevallo, AL | 7,288 | 5,387 | 70.4% | 19.9% | 4.8% | 1.8% |
| 53 | Andalusia, AL | 8,841 | 5,396 | 69.4% | 23.6% | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| 54 | Northport, AL | 30,714 | 5,397 | 68.4% | 26.7% | 2.6% | 0.4% |
| 55 | Florence, AL | 40,781 | 5,410 | 70.9% | 18.4% | 4.9% | 1.0% |
| 56 | Prattville, AL | 38,124 | 5,417 | 70.7% | 19.6% | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| 57 | Lanett, AL | 6,880 | 5,491 | 17.8% | 71.5% | 7.6% | 0.3% |
| 58 | Tuscumbia, AL | 9,029 | 5,506 | 69.9% | 24.5% | 1.7% | 0.2% |
| 59 | Helena, AL | 21,036 | 5,536 | 71.8% | 18.7% | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| 60 | Bessemer, AL | 25,890 | 5,564 | 18.4% | 72.0% | 6.5% | 0.2% |
| 61 | Sheffield, AL | 9,330 | 5,569 | 70.9% | 23.1% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| 62 | Oxford, AL | 22,019 | 5,669 | 73.2% | 16.1% | 6.6% | 1.0% |
| 63 | Center Point, AL | 16,279 | 5,682 | 19.7% | 72.6% | 4.6% | 0.2% |
| 64 | Homewood, AL | 27,557 | 5,769 | 74.4% | 13.7% | 5.6% | 2.8% |
| 65 | Semmes, AL | 5,123 | 5,816 | 74.4% | 15.2% | 3.2% | 1.2% |
| 66 | Leeds, AL | 12,292 | 5,838 | 74.5% | 14.9% | 8.2% | 0.2% |
| 67 | Daphne, AL | 27,861 | 5,967 | 75.7% | 14.2% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| 68 | Fort Payne, AL | 14,815 | 5,987 | 74.8% | 2.2% | 19.6% | 0.2% |
| 69 | Foley, AL | 21,113 | 6,003 | 76.5% | 7.7% | 9.2% | 2.2% |
| 70 | Headland, AL | 5,027 | 6,045 | 75.0% | 20.2% | 1.9% | 0.6% |
| 71 | Gardendale, AL | 16,051 | 6,152 | 77.1% | 13.1% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| 72 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 16,334 | 6,157 | 76.9% | 14.7% | 4.9% | 1.1% |
| 73 | Pell City, AL | 13,148 | 6,257 | 77.3% | 16.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| 74 | Rainbow City, AL | 10,184 | 6,289 | 78.4% | 9.8% | 5.4% | 3.5% |
| 75 | Opp, AL | 6,741 | 6,372 | 77.7% | 18.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| 76 | Selma, AL | 17,875 | 6,492 | 15.8% | 79.0% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| 77 | Robertsdale, AL | 6,793 | 6,513 | 79.5% | 11.6% | 7.2% | 0.0% |
| 78 | Boaz, AL | 10,248 | 6,586 | 80.0% | 4.2% | 12.4% | 0.0% |
| 79 | Spanish Fort, AL | 10,083 | 6,607 | 80.4% | 8.7% | 2.7% | 0.5% |
| 80 | Saraland, AL | 16,109 | 6,614 | 79.9% | 15.0% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| 81 | Oneonta, AL | 6,925 | 6,629 | 80.2% | 3.2% | 13.3% | 0.9% |
| 82 | Jasper, AL | 14,453 | 6,661 | 80.7% | 10.4% | 4.8% | 0.3% |
| 83 | Margaret, AL | 5,294 | 6,733 | 80.3% | 16.7% | 1.4% | 0.1% |
| 84 | Attalla, AL | 5,849 | 6,747 | 81.2% | 11.0% | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| 85 | Guntersville, AL | 8,644 | 6,802 | 81.8% | 9.1% | 2.7% | 0.9% |
| 86 | Satsuma, AL | 6,740 | 6,831 | 81.9% | 9.5% | 3.5% | 1.3% |
| 87 | Hartselle, AL | 15,414 | 7,119 | 83.8% | 7.8% | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| 88 | Midfield, AL | 5,159 | 7,138 | 8.4% | 83.9% | 4.8% | 0.0% |
| 89 | Trussville, AL | 25,621 | 7,227 | 84.5% | 8.9% | 2.2% | 1.9% |
| 90 | Rainsville, AL | 5,545 | 7,259 | 84.6% | 1.0% | 9.4% | 0.0% |
| 91 | Moody, AL | 13,235 | 7,262 | 84.7% | 7.8% | 2.9% | 0.2% |
| 92 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 38,600 | 7,371 | 85.5% | 5.4% | 2.3% | 4.9% |
| 93 | Chelsea, AL | 15,201 | 7,592 | 86.7% | 8.3% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| 94 | Hamilton, AL | 6,880 | 7,596 | 86.7% | 8.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| 95 | Scottsboro, AL | 15,543 | 7,718 | 87.6% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 0.7% |
| 96 | Tuskegee, AL | 9,173 | 7,933 | 7.8% | 88.7% | 1.3% | 0.7% |
| 97 | Fairhope, AL | 22,605 | 7,975 | 89.1% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.6% |
| 98 | Arab, AL | 8,552 | 7,986 | 89.1% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 1.7% |
| 99 | Gulf Shores, AL | 15,178 | 8,063 | 89.6% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 1.2% |
| 100 | Prichard, AL | 19,353 | 8,106 | 8.8% | 89.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
