Sweet Water, AL Demographics

A map of Sweet Water's Population by Race

Sweet Water, Alabama had a population of 228 in 2020. It was 89.0% White, 3.9% Black, 0.0% Asian, 0.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 6.1% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Sweet Water, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 593 places in Alabama, Sweet Water is the 487th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Sweet Water's White Population

203 residents of Sweet Water identify as White, or 89.0%. This makes the White share of the population of Sweet Water considerably larger than the White share of the population of Alabama (63.1% White). Of the 593 places in Alabama, Sweet Water is ranked #124 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Water is more White than neighboring Nanafalia (48% White), Myrtlewood (88.6% White), Putnam (24.4% White), Pennington (35.3% White), and Linden (43.2% White).

Sweet Water's Black Population

9 residents of Sweet Water identify as Black, or 3.9%. This makes the Black share of the population of Sweet Water considerably less than the Black share of the population of Alabama (25.6% Black). Of the 593 places in Alabama, Sweet Water is ranked #414 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Water is less Black than neighboring Nanafalia (46.7% Black), Myrtlewood (4.3% Black), Putnam (66.3% Black), Pennington (63.2% Black), and Linden (53.6% Black).

Sweet Water's Asian Population

0 residents of Sweet Water identify as Asian, or 0.0%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Sweet Water roughly similar to the Asian share of the population of Alabama (1.5% Asian). Of the 593 places in Alabama, Sweet Water is ranked #415 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Water is less Asian than neighboring Linden (0.1% Asian).

Sweet Water's Hispanic Population

1 residents of Sweet Water identify as Hispanic, or 0.4%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Sweet Water roughly similar to the Hispanic share of the population of Alabama (5.3% Hispanic). Of the 593 places in Alabama, Sweet Water is ranked #551 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Water is more Hispanic than neighboring Pennington (0.3% Hispanic). Sweet Water is less Hispanic than neighboring Nanafalia (2.7% Hispanic), Myrtlewood (4.3% Hispanic), Putnam (0.6% Hispanic), and Linden (0.9% Hispanic).

Sweet Water's Native American/Other Population

1 residents of Sweet Water identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Sweet Water roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Alabama (0.8% Native American/Other). Of the 593 places in Alabama, Sweet Water is ranked #382 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Water is more Native American/Other than neighboring Myrtlewood (0% Native American/Other), and Pennington (0% Native American/Other). Sweet Water is less Native American/Other than neighboring Nanafalia (1.3% Native American/Other), Putnam (4.7% Native American/Other), and Linden (0.5% Native American/Other).

Sweet Water's Multiracial Population

14 residents of Sweet Water identify as Multiracial, or 6.1%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Sweet Water roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Alabama (3.7% Multiracial). Of the 593 places in Alabama, Sweet Water is ranked #43 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Sweet Water is more Multiracial than neighboring Nanafalia (1.3% Multiracial), Myrtlewood (2.9% Multiracial), Putnam (4.1% Multiracial), Pennington (1.2% Multiracial), and Linden (1.9% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.