The 10 Whitest Cities In Alabama For 2023


We used science and data to determine which cities in Alabama are whiter than wonder bread.

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You're at your local Whole Foods shopping for kale chips and asparagus water, trying to work out if you'll have time to stop at the Pottery Barn before you head to your yoga class taught by a girl named Sage. It hits you: you're leading the whitest life imaginable.

But does that mean the city you live in is one of the whitest places in Alabama?

Don't worry, we've figured it out for you. Using actual census data combined with our favorite white people stereotypes (as confirmed by the internet), we can determine which cities are the whitest of the white in Heart Of Dixie.

After analyzing cities with populations greater than 5,000, we came up with this list as the whitest cities in Alabama for 2023.

Here are the 10 whites places in Alabama for 2023:

  1. Mountain Brook
  2. Orange Beach
  3. Southside
  4. Glencoe
  5. Gulf Shores
  6. Cullman
  7. Scottsboro
  8. Arab
  9. Chelsea
  10. Satsuma

What is the whitest city in Alabama for 2023? According to the most recent census data Mountain Brook ranks as the whitest. If you're wondering, Tuskegee is the least white city of all those we measured.

Read on below to see where your hometown ranked and why. Or check out the whitest states in America and the most diverse states in America.

For more Alabama reading, check out:

The 10 Whitest Cities In Alabama For 2023

1. Mountain Brook

Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10

Population: 22,184
% White: 97.73%
More on Mountain Brook: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Mountain Brook, AL

2. Orange Beach

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 7,847
% White: 96.44%
More on Orange Beach: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Orange Beach, AL

3. Southside

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 9,253
% White: 93.95%
More on Southside: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Southside, AL

4. Glencoe

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 5,360
% White: 93.75%
More on Glencoe: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Glencoe, AL

5. Gulf Shores

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 14,712
% White: 93.6%
More on Gulf Shores: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Gulf Shores, AL

6. Cullman

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 17,892
% White: 90.62%
More on Cullman: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Cullman, AL

7. Scottsboro

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 15,446
% White: 90.57%
More on Scottsboro: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Scottsboro, AL

Source: Public domain

8. Arab

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 8,462
% White: 90.51%
More on Arab: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Arab, AL

9. Chelsea

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 14,710
% White: 90.21%
More on Chelsea: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Chelsea, AL

10. Satsuma

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 6,704
% White: 88.69%
More on Satsuma: Real Estate | Data | Photos

Satsuma, AL

Methodology: How we determined the whitest places in Alabama for 2023

In order to rank the whitest places in Alabama, we had to determine what measurable criteria defines whiteness.

Obviously we had to count how many white people living there, specifically the percentage of white people living in each city in Alabama.

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*
* Not Hispanic or latino

Our particular column of interest here was the number of people who identified as White alone.

We limited our analysis to non-CDPs with a population greater than 5,000 people. That left us with 101 cities.

We then calculated the percent of residents that are White. The percentages ranked from 97.7% to 4.9%.

Finally, we ranked each city based on the percent of White population with a higher score being more White than a lower score. Mountain Brook took the distinction of being the most White, while Tuskegee was the least White city. You can download the data here.

Read on for more information on how the cities in Alabama ranked by population of White residents or, for a more general take on diversity in America, head over to our ranking of the most diverse cities in America.

Summary: White Populations Across Alabama

Measuring the locations with the highest percentage of white people, this list provides accurate information on the whitest places in Alabama according to the most recent data.

If you're curious enough, here are the least White places in Alabama:

  1. Tuskegee
  2. Fairfield
  3. Prichard

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White Population By City In { state|title }}

Rank City % White Population
1 Mountain Brook 97.73% 22,184
2 Orange Beach 96.44% 7,847
3 Southside 93.95% 9,253
4 Glencoe 93.75% 5,360
5 Gulf Shores 93.6% 14,712
6 Cullman 90.62% 17,892
7 Scottsboro 90.57% 15,446
8 Arab 90.51% 8,462
9 Chelsea 90.21% 14,710
10 Satsuma 88.69% 6,704
11 Fairhope 88.12% 21,825
12 Hamilton 87.54% 6,974
13 Trussville 86.97% 25,027
14 Moody 86.73% 13,100
15 Hartselle 83.99% 15,308
16 Vestavia Hills 83.95% 38,504
17 Boaz 83.69% 10,091
18 Jasper 82.8% 14,370
19 Pell City 82.09% 12,923
20 Muscle Shoals 81.18% 15,969
21 Leeds 80.45% 12,385
22 Oneonta 80.22% 6,778
23 Gardendale 79.7% 15,920
24 Robertsdale 79.52% 6,603
25 Guntersville 79.37% 8,559
26 Saraland 78.94% 15,942
27 Attalla 78.63% 5,872
28 Foley 78.49% 20,170
29 Spanish Fort 78.2% 9,720
30 Rainbow City 78.09% 10,093
31 Opp 76.17% 6,671
32 Fort Payne 76.08% 14,730
33 Daphne 75.79% 27,088
34 Homewood 75.57% 26,206
35 Oxford 73.0% 22,210
36 Helena 72.76% 20,680
37 Andalusia 71.85% 8,764
38 Jacksonville 71.85% 13,076
39 Clanton 71.22% 8,715
40 Florence 71.2% 39,709
41 Athens 70.8% 25,213
42 Pelham 70.7% 24,134
43 Prattville 70.66% 37,977
44 Montevallo 70.58% 6,968
45 Madison 69.22% 55,551
46 Alabaster 69.03% 33,133
47 Auburn 68.63% 74,637
48 Northport 68.29% 30,334
49 Tuscumbia 67.92% 8,977
50 Hoover 67.8% 91,371
51 Wetumpka 67.47% 7,025
52 Sheffield 67.44% 9,305
53 Lincoln 66.54% 6,836
54 Smiths Station 64.5% 5,420
55 Albertville 63.93% 22,268
56 Calera 63.25% 16,126
57 Sylacauga 63.1% 12,512
58 Millbrook 62.96% 16,675
59 Enterprise 61.83% 28,242
60 Alexander City 60.22% 14,765
61 Pike Road 60.0% 9,193
62 Decatur 59.92% 57,303
63 Fultondale 59.65% 9,707
64 Ozark 58.82% 14,396
65 Valley 57.79% 10,498
66 Dothan 57.42% 70,318
67 Huntsville 56.95% 210,081
68 Brewton 56.24% 5,288
69 Irondale 55.62% 13,457
70 Clay 54.84% 10,320
71 Troy 54.03% 17,765
72 Opelika 53.03% 30,810
73 Gadsden 52.41% 34,317
74 Bay Minette 51.02% 7,824
75 Roanoke 50.45% 5,368
76 Hueytown 50.29% 16,694
77 Russellville 49.42% 10,691
78 Demopolis 48.89% 7,134
79 Pinson 48.01% 7,242
80 Eufaula 47.92% 12,753
81 Tuscaloosa 47.36% 99,252
82 Chickasaw 46.36% 6,421
83 Atmore 42.83% 8,734
84 Anniston 42.17% 21,455
85 Phenix City 41.77% 38,216
86 Talladega 41.16% 15,782
87 Mobile 40.5% 187,445
88 Pleasant Grove 35.47% 9,638
89 Greenville 34.05% 7,395
90 Monroeville 32.79% 5,953
91 Tarrant 30.37% 6,137
92 Montgomery 29.06% 201,022
93 Lanett 23.16% 6,821
94 Birmingham 23.16% 202,234
95 Center Point 20.25% 16,422
96 Bessemer 19.4% 26,171
97 Selma 13.71% 18,429
98 Midfield 9.5% 5,219
99 Prichard 7.46% 19,645
100 Fairfield 5.08% 10,108

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Editor's Note: We updated this article for 2023. This is our tenth time ranking the whitest cities in Alabama.

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