Alabama: State Summary
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
State Health Department
- Alabama Department of Public Health: The RSA Tower Suite 1552, Montgomery
Population:
- Total Population: 4,447,100
- Males: 2,144,463
- Females: 2,302,637
Top 4 Languages spoken at home: (> 5000)
- English only (3,989,795)
- Spanish (89,750)
- German (14,885)
- French (13,405)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (1,380,121)
- United Methodist Church, The (327,734)
- Catholic Church (150,647)
- Churches of Christ (119,049)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (68,766)
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 1,783,712
- Sensory: 183,476
- Physical: 449,163
- Mental: 253,835
- Self-care: 146,985
- Go outside home: 357,748
- Employment: 385,357
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 56,369
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 1,737,080
- Utility gas: 661,032
- Bottled or LP gas: 243,761
- Electricity: 798,542
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 7,348
- Coal or Coke: 582
- Wood: 19,548
- Solar Energy: 216
- Other fuel: 1,715
- No fuel used: 4,336
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 3,030,493
- No vehicle: 210,273
- 1 or more vehicle: 2,820,220
Education Attainment:
- No School: 35,774
- No High School: 204,559
- Some High School: 473,748
- High School: 877,216
- Some College: 591,055
- Associate's Degree: 155,440
- College Degree: 351,772
- Master's Degree: 137,729
- Professional Degree: 39,827
- Doctoral Degree: 20,280
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 1,737,080
- Owners with phone: 1,226,085
- Owners without phone: 32,601
- Renters with phone: 437,438
- Renters without phone: 40,956
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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