Alabama Counties by Poverty Rate

The poverty rate measures the share of residents with income below the federal threshold. It varies by household size and is a key indicator of economic hardship.

All 67 counties ranked by Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs

#	Counties	Poverty Rate ↑
1	Mobile County, Alabama	0.0%
2	Marion County, Alabama	0.0%
3	Coosa County, Alabama	0.0%
4	Conecuh County, Alabama	0.0%
5	Cleburne County, Alabama	0.0%
6	Baldwin County, Alabama	0.0%
7	Greene County, Alabama	0.0%
8	Escambia County, Alabama	0.0%
9	Lawrence County, Alabama	1.0%
10	Bullock County, Alabama	1.0%
11	Marshall County, Alabama	1.2%
12	Jefferson County, Alabama	2.4%
13	Covington County, Alabama	2.5%
14	Lauderdale County, Alabama	2.8%
15	Lee County, Alabama	3.8%
16	Colbert County, Alabama	4.0%
17	Houston County, Alabama	4.1%
18	Jackson County, Alabama	4.3%
19	Clay County, Alabama	4.4%
20	Shelby County, Alabama	4.5%
21	Limestone County, Alabama	4.5%
22	Bibb County, Alabama	4.6%
23	Autauga County, Alabama	5.4%
24	Lamar County, Alabama	5.6%
25	Madison County, Alabama	6.7%
26	Fayette County, Alabama	7.1%
27	Lowndes County, Alabama	7.2%
28	St. Clair County, Alabama	7.6%
29	Elmore County, Alabama	9.0%
30	Crenshaw County, Alabama	9.1%
31	Coffee County, Alabama	9.7%
32	Cullman County, Alabama	9.9%
33	Chilton County, Alabama	10.2%
34	Sumter County, Alabama	10.7%
35	Washington County, Alabama	10.9%
36	Henry County, Alabama	11.3%
37	Tuscaloosa County, Alabama	11.5%
38	Barbour County, Alabama	11.8%
39	Etowah County, Alabama	12.0%
40	Chambers County, Alabama	12.3%
41	Calhoun County, Alabama	12.5%
42	Cherokee County, Alabama	12.6%
43	Tallapoosa County, Alabama	12.9%
44	Clarke County, Alabama	13.1%
45	Walker County, Alabama	13.2%
46	Franklin County, Alabama	13.6%
47	Butler County, Alabama	13.6%
48	Winston County, Alabama	13.7%
49	Marengo County, Alabama	14.1%
50	Geneva County, Alabama	14.1%
51	DeKalb County, Alabama	14.6%
52	Randolph County, Alabama	14.9%
53	Dale County, Alabama	14.9%
54	Hale County, Alabama	16.0%
55	Montgomery County, Alabama	16.0%
56	Talladega County, Alabama	16.1%
57	Choctaw County, Alabama	16.5%
58	Monroe County, Alabama	17.1%
59	Macon County, Alabama	17.3%
60	Russell County, Alabama	18.0%
61	Pike County, Alabama	18.4%
62	Blount County, Alabama	20.4%
63	Wilcox County, Alabama	22.3%
64	Dallas County, Alabama	24.0%
65	Morgan County, Alabama	24.5%
66	Pickens County, Alabama	29.2%
67	Perry County, Alabama	42.1%