Alabama Trivia:


Capital : Montgomery
State Tree : Longleaf Pine
State Flower : Camelia
State Insect : Monarch Butterfly
State Bird : Northern Flicker

Alabama People:


Alabama has a total population of 4,599,030 (2006 est) and ranks 23rd in population of U.S. states. By age, 1,114,301 (24.2%) Alabamans are under 18 years of age, 2,869,132 (62.4%) are age 19 to 64, and 615,597 (13.4%) are 65 years of age or older. By gender, females make up 51.5%, and males 48.5% of the total population.


Alabama Population By Age and Gender

AgePopulation Percentage
18 and under24.2  
65 and older13.4  
19 to 6462.4  
Female51.5  
Male48.5  

23,799 (0.5%) Alabamans are American Indian or Alaska Native, 41,881 (0.9%) are Asian, 1,211,583 (26.3%) are Black, 1,749 (0.0%) are Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 3,276,561 (71.2%) are White, 43,457 (0.9%) are of mixed race.
 

Alabama Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteAlabama White population 3,276,5613,276,561  
BlackAlabama Black population 1,211,5831,211,583
MixedAlabama Mixed population 43,45743,457
AsianAlabama Asian population 41,88141,881
American IndianAlabama American Indian population 23,79923,799
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderAlabama Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 1,7491,749

113,890 (2.5%) declare Hispanic or Latino origin.

2.0% of Alabamans were born in a foreign country.

3.9% of Alabamans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home.

75.3% of Alabamans over the age of 25 are high school graduates or higher, and 19.0% have bachelor's degrees or higher.

Alabama had 59,510 births and 46,121 deaths in 2004.

Alabama Land:


Alabama has a land area of 50,744 square miles and is ranked 28th amoung U.S. states in total area. Alabama has a population density of 88 people per square mile. Alabama had 8,904,387 acres in farm use in 2002, or about 0.27% of the total area.