The 2010 census estimated Alabama's population at 4,802,740, an increase of 332,636 or 7.5% since 2000. This includes a natural increase of 87,818 (375,808 births minus 287,990 deaths) and a net migration of 73,178 people into the state. Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 30,537 and migration within the country produced a net increase of 42,641.
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%.
In 2006 Alabama had a larger percentage of tobacco smokers than the national average, with 23% of adults smoking.[1]
The religious affiliations of adult people in Alabama are as follows: Christian – 86%, Non-Christian Faiths – 1%, Other faiths – 1%, Unaffiliated (religious "nones") – 12%
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; there is a surplus of 600,000 women in the age range of 25–44.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 1,250 | — |
| 1810 | 9,046 | +623.7% |
| 1820 | 144,317 | +1495.4% |
| 1830 | 309,527 | +114.5% |
| 1840 | 590,756 | +90.9% |
| 1850 | 771,623 | +30.6% |
| 1860 | 964,201 | +25.0% |
| 1870 | 996,992 | +3.4% |
| 1880 | 1,262,505 | +26.6% |
| 1890 | 1,513,401 | +19.9% |
| 1900 | 1,828,697 | +20.8% |
| 1910 | 2,138,093 | +16.9% |
| 1920 | 2,348,174 | +9.8% |
| 1930 | 2,646,248 | +12.7% |
| 1940 | 2,832,961 | +7.1% |
| 1950 | 3,061,743 | +8.1% |
| 1960 | 3,266,740 | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 3,444,165 | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 3,893,888 | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 4,040,587 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 4,447,100 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 4,779,736 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 5,024,279 | +5.1% |
| Sources: 1820[2], 1910–2020[3] | ||
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