Data / Poverty rate (US official measure) / Alabama

Poverty rate (US official measure): Alabama

Latest value, 2024

15.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Retrieved 2026-10-08
Published 2026-01-27

Definition

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

Evolution

15.016.718.4201520172019202120232024
Value
PeriodValue
202415.2
202315.7
202216.2
202116.3
202014.9
201915.6
201816.8
201716.9
201617.2
201518.5

Comparison with related places

Place2024
Alabama15.2
United States12.1
South Carolina13.3
Louisiana18.6
Kentucky15.4
Minnesota9.3
Wisconsin10.3

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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