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• Population

The U.S. Census Bureau reports Alabama's 2000 population as 4,447,100, and estimates its 2003 population as 4,500,752.

• Race

Alabama's racial makeup is as follows:

• 70.1% White
• 26.0% Black
• 1.7% Hispanic
• 0.7% Asian
• 0.5% American Indian
• 1.0% Mixed race.

• Ethnicity/Ancestry

The five largest ancestry groups in Alabama are: 26.0% African American; 17.0% American; 7.8% English; 7.7% Irish; 5.7% German.

• Rankings

Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Alabama ranks:

• 32nd in its percentage of Whites
• 7th in its percentage of Blacks
• 43rd in its percentage of Hispanics
• 44th in its percentage of Asians
• 26th in its percentage of American Indians
• 48th in its percentage of people of Mixed race
• 47th in its percentage of males
• 5th in its percentage of females

• Religion

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• Christian – 92%
  • Protestant – 78%
    • Baptist – 39%
    • Methodist – 10%
    • Presbyterian – 3%
    • Other Protestant/general Protestant – 26%
  • Roman Catholic – 13%
  • Other Christian – 1%
• Other Religions – 1%
• Non-Religious – 7%

• Language

As of 2000, 96.7% of Alabama residents age 5 and older speak English at home and 2.2% speak Spanish. German speakers make up only 0.4% of the population, French/French Creole at 0.3%, and Chinese at 0.1%.

• Age & Sex

As of 2000, 25.3% of residents of the state were under 18, 6.7% were under 5, and 13.0% were over 65.

51.7% of Alabamians are female and 48.3% are male.

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See Also

• Demographics of the United States
• Alabama locations by per capita income