Most Native American places in Alabama research summary. We used Saturday Night Science to research the Alabama cities with the highest percentage of Native American residents for 2026. The data comes from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 vintage, which breaks down race by origin.
The city with the highest percentage of Native Americans is Clay. 2.60% of people in Clay are Native Americans.
The city with the lowest percentage of Native Americans is Lanett. 0.00% of people in Lanett are Native American.
The city with the most Native Americans is Huntsville. 568 people in Huntsville are Native American.
The city with the fewest Native Americans is Lanett. 0 people in Lanett are Native American.
The United States has 1,698,432 Native Americans and is 0.51% Native American.
Which city in Alabama had the largest Native American population? The place with the largest Native American population in Alabama for 2026 is Clay. 2.60% of Clay identify as Native American.
2.6% Native American · 267 Native American residents
Located in
Jefferson County, Alabama
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1.1% Native American · 93 Native American residents
Located in
Escambia County, Alabama
Atmore is a city in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1907. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 10,194, with an estimated population of 10,006 in 2014. Atmore is in the planning stages to increase its economic base with additions in its new Rivercane development along the I-65 corridor.
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1.1% Native American · 72 Native American residents
Located in
Mobile County, Alabama
Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 5,687. Known prior to 1915 as Fig Tree Island, the city was named after the Satsuma orange, which was successfully cultivated and grown in Alabama starting in 1878, a gift from Emperor Meiji of Japan. Satsuma is a part of the Mobile metropolitan statistical area.
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1.0% Native American · 160 Native American residents
Located in
Mobile County, Alabama
Saraland is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, and a suburb of Mobile. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 13,405. It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan area. Saraland is the third largest city in Mobile County.
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0.7% Native American · 98 Native American residents
Located in
St. Clair County, Alabama
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0.6% Native American · 76 Native American residents
Located in
Talladega County, Alabama
Sylacauga is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 12,749.
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0.6% Native American · 51 Native American residents
Located in
Marshall County, Alabama
Guntersville is a city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census, the population of the city was 8,197. The city is the county seat of Marshall County. Guntersville is located in a HUBZone as identified by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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0.6% Native American · 81 Native American residents
Alexander City, known to locals as “Alex City”, is a city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States, with a population of some 14,875. It is known for Lake Martin with its 750 miles of wooded shoreline and 44,000 acres of water. Lake Martin stands on the Tallapoosa River and offers boating, swimming, fishing, golfing, and camping. Many neighborhoods and luxury homes are located on the lake.
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0.5% Native American · 158 Native American residents
Located in
Dale County, Alabama
Enterprise is a city in the southeastern part of Coffee County near the southwestern part of Dale County in the southeastern part of Alabama in the Southern United States. The population was 26,562 at the 2010 census. Enterprise is the primary city of the Enterprise Micropolitan Statistical Area, and is also part of the Dothan-Enterprise-Ozark Combined Statistical Area.
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0.5% Native American · 72 Native American residents
Pell City is a city in St. Clair County, Alabama, United States. The city is the county seat of St. Clair County along with Ashville. At the 2000 census the population was 9,565. At the 2010 census, the city-limit population jumped to 12,695.
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Methodology: How We Determined The Cities In Alabama With The Largest Native American Population For 2026
We still believe in the accuracy of data — especially from the Census. So that’s where we went to get the race breakdown across Alabama.
We used Saturday Night Science to analyze the Census’s most recently available data, the 2020-2024 American Community Survey data.
Specifically, we looked at table B03002: Hispanic OR LATINO ORIGIN BY RACE. Here are the category names as defined by the Census:
- Hispanic or Latino
- 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
Our particular column of interest here was the number of people identifying as American Indian and Alaska Native alone.
We limited our analysis to places with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 100 cities.
We then calculated the percentage of residents that are American Indian and Alaska Native. The percentages ranked from 2.60 to 0.00.
Finally, we ranked each city based on the percentage of the American Indian and Alaska Native population, with a higher score being more American Indian and Alaska Native than a lower score. Clay took the distinction of being the most American Indian and Alaska Native, while Lanett was the least Native American city.
We updated this article for 2026. This article is our eleventh time ranking the cities in Alabama with the largest Native American population.
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Most Native American Places In Alabama
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| Rank | City | Population | Native American Population | % Native American |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clay | 10,273 | 267 | 2.6% |
| 2 | Atmore | 8,334 | 93 | 1.1% |
| 3 | Satsuma | 6,822 | 72 | 1.1% |
| 4 | Saraland | 16,404 | 160 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Moody | 13,488 | 98 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Sylacauga | 12,309 | 76 | 0.6% |
| 7 | Guntersville | 8,916 | 51 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Alexander City | 14,606 | 81 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Enterprise | 29,505 | 158 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Pell City | 13,587 | 72 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Opp | 6,709 | 35 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Brewton | 5,186 | 25 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Gulf Shores | 16,401 | 68 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Troy | 17,716 | 69 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Bay Minette | 8,295 | 30 | 0.4% |
| 16 | Bessemer | 25,400 | 89 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Fairhope | 24,190 | 84 | 0.3% |
| 18 | Anniston | 21,271 | 70 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Jacksonville | 14,437 | 47 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Alabaster | 33,917 | 92 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Selma | 17,057 | 45 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Huntsville | 222,791 | 568 | 0.3% |
| 23 | Hartselle | 15,847 | 40 | 0.3% |
| 24 | Pinson | 7,832 | 18 | 0.2% |
| 25 | Dothan | 71,514 | 163 | 0.2% |
| 26 | Florence | 41,701 | 93 | 0.2% |
| 27 | Arab | 8,679 | 19 | 0.2% |
| 28 | Oneonta | 6,971 | 15 | 0.2% |
| 29 | Prichard | 18,961 | 40 | 0.2% |
| 30 | Madison | 60,106 | 122 | 0.2% |
| 31 | Orange Beach | 8,407 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 32 | Daphne | 29,453 | 56 | 0.2% |
| 33 | Greenville | 7,163 | 13 | 0.2% |
| 34 | Robertsdale | 7,194 | 13 | 0.2% |
| 35 | Wetumpka | 7,437 | 13 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Tuscaloosa | 111,038 | 191 | 0.2% |
| 37 | Athens | 29,002 | 49 | 0.2% |
| 38 | Glencoe | 5,353 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 39 | Smiths Station | 5,496 | 9 | 0.2% |
| 40 | Eufaula | 12,584 | 20 | 0.2% |
| 41 | Muscle Shoals | 16,951 | 26 | 0.2% |
| 42 | Homewood | 27,829 | 42 | 0.2% |
| 43 | Sheffield | 9,340 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 44 | Oxford | 22,063 | 32 | 0.1% |
| 45 | Mobile | 203,416 | 291 | 0.1% |
| 46 | Rainbow City | 10,284 | 13 | 0.1% |
| 47 | Hoover | 92,642 | 114 | 0.1% |
| 48 | Prattville | 39,482 | 48 | 0.1% |
| 49 | Fort Payne | 14,927 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 50 | Phenix City | 38,499 | 43 | 0.1% |
| 51 | Ozark | 14,327 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 52 | Gardendale | 16,534 | 18 | 0.1% |
| 53 | Calera | 17,714 | 17 | 0.1% |
| 54 | Vestavia Hills | 38,616 | 35 | 0.1% |
| 55 | Monroeville | 5,802 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 56 | Gadsden | 33,374 | 27 | 0.1% |
| 57 | Montevallo | 7,556 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 58 | Auburn | 80,594 | 60 | 0.1% |
| 59 | Mountain Brook | 22,029 | 16 | 0.1% |
| 60 | Birmingham | 198,173 | 143 | 0.1% |
| 61 | Irondale | 13,464 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 62 | Millbrook | 17,189 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 63 | Decatur | 57,361 | 36 | 0.1% |
| 64 | Boaz | 10,814 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Center Point | 15,914 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Pleasant Grove | 9,442 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Northport | 31,218 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Montgomery | 197,494 | 72 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Pelham | 24,827 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 70 | Trussville | 26,673 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Tuskegee | 8,938 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Opelika | 32,820 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Fairfield | 9,728 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Andalusia | 8,766 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Scottsboro | 15,712 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Demopolis | 6,908 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Valley | 10,277 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Leeds | 12,028 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Hueytown | 16,414 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 80 | Cullman | 19,319 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Hamilton | 6,922 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Foley | 24,026 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Helena | 21,769 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Jasper | 14,442 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Albertville | 22,813 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Lincoln | 7,305 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Midfield | 5,045 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Clanton | 8,958 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Chelsea | 16,260 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Russellville | 10,799 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Fultondale | 9,384 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Attalla | 5,775 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Chickasaw | 6,332 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Tarrant | 5,925 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Southside | 9,483 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Spanish Fort | 10,662 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Talladega | 14,760 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Tuscumbia | 9,115 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Roanoke | 5,336 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Lanett | 6,814 | 0 | 0.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, table B03002. 100 Alabama cities with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: Native American Populations Across Alabama
If you’re looking for a breakdown of Native American populations across Alabama according to the most recent data, this is an accurate list.
The most Native American cities in Alabama are Clay, Atmore, Satsuma, Saraland, Moody, Sylacauga, Guntersville, Alexander City, Enterprise, and Pell City.
