Alabama: Poverty Rate Trend
How Alabama's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
13.6%
2023
11.3%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-16.9%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.6% | — |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -1.3 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.4% | — |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -0.1 pp (-0.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +0.0 pp (0%) |