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Counties in Alabama by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

Wilcox County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 67 counties in 2024, at 52.5%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 8.4%. The median was 24.8% and the figure for Alabama was 20.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest52.5Wilcox County
Lowest8.4Shelby County
Median24.867 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 16.7 %Baldwin County: 15 %Barbour County: 37.9 %Bibb County: 28.8 %Blount County: 14.9 %Bullock County: 41.8 %Butler County: 31.4 %Calhoun County: 25.5 %Chambers County: 28.4 %Cherokee County: 21.3 %Chilton County: 22.7 %Choctaw County: 31.3 %Clarke County: 29.2 %Clay County: 24.3 %Cleburne County: 19.1 %Coffee County: 17.7 %Colbert County: 22.2 %Conecuh County: 34 %Coosa County: 27.4 %Covington County: 25.7 %Crenshaw County: 27.6 %Cullman County: 19.2 %Dale County: 23.8 %Dallas County: 44.9 %DeKalb County: 29.4 %Elmore County: 15.5 %Escambia County: 25.8 %Etowah County: 23.6 %Fayette County: 23.8 %Franklin County: 24.5 %Geneva County: 25.5 %Greene County: 51.6 %Hale County: 32.1 %Henry County: 19.6 %Houston County: 25.8 %Jackson County: 20.3 %Jefferson County: 19.1 %Lamar County: 22.3 %Lauderdale County: 16 %Lawrence County: 22.1 %Lee County: 16.7 %Limestone County: 11.5 %Lowndes County: 38.3 %Macon County: 42.6 %Madison County: 11.8 %Marengo County: 30 %Marion County: 26.7 %Marshall County: 19.5 %Mobile County: 21.9 %Monroe County: 30.4 %Montgomery County: 28.6 %Morgan County: 19.3 %Perry County: 48.2 %Pickens County: 28.6 %Pike County: 37.5 %Randolph County: 24.8 %Russell County: 31.1 %St. Clair County: 12.3 %Shelby County: 8.4 %Sumter County: 41.2 %Talladega County: 28.3 %Tallapoosa County: 25.2 %Tuscaloosa County: 17.8 %Walker County: 23.5 %Washington County: 24.8 %Wilcox County: 52.5 %Winston County: 22.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Wilcox County: 52.5 %Wilcox County52.5Greene County: 51.6 %Greene County51.6Perry County: 48.2 %Perry County48.2Dallas County: 44.9 %Dallas County44.9Macon County: 42.6 %Macon County42.6Bullock County: 41.8 %Bullock County41.8Sumter County: 41.2 %Sumter County41.2Lowndes County: 38.3 %Lowndes County38.3Barbour County: 37.9 %Barbour County37.9Pike County: 37.5 %Pike County37.5Conecuh County: 34 %Conecuh County34Hale County: 32.1 %Hale County32.1Butler County: 31.4 %Butler County31.4Choctaw County: 31.3 %Choctaw County31.3Russell County: 31.1 %Russell County31.1Monroe County: 30.4 %Monroe County30.4Marengo County: 30 %Marengo County30DeKalb County: 29.4 %DeKalb County29.4Clarke County: 29.2 %Clarke County29.2Bibb County: 28.8 %Bibb County28.8Montgomery County: 28.6 %Montgomery County28.6Pickens County: 28.6 %Pickens County28.6Chambers County: 28.4 %Chambers County28.4Talladega County: 28.3 %Talladega County28.3Crenshaw County: 27.6 %Crenshaw County27.6Coosa County: 27.4 %Coosa County27.4Marion County: 26.7 %Marion County26.7Escambia County: 25.8 %Escambia County25.8Houston County: 25.8 %Houston County25.8Covington County: 25.7 %Covington County25.7Calhoun County: 25.5 %Calhoun County25.5Geneva County: 25.5 %Geneva County25.5Tallapoosa County: 25.2 %Tallapoosa County25.2Randolph County: 24.8 %Randolph County24.8Washington County: 24.8 %Washington County24.8Franklin County: 24.5 %Franklin County24.5Clay County: 24.3 %Clay County24.3Dale County: 23.8 %Dale County23.8Fayette County: 23.8 %Fayette County23.8Etowah County: 23.6 %Etowah County23.6Wilcox County: 52.5 %Wilcox County52.5Greene County: 51.6 %Greene County51.6Perry County: 48.2 %Perry County48.2Dallas County: 44.9 %Dallas County44.9Macon County: 42.6 %Macon County42.6Bullock County: 41.8 %Bullock County41.8Sumter County: 41.2 %Sumter County41.2Lowndes County: 38.3 %Lowndes County38.3Barbour County: 37.9 %Barbour County37.9Pike County: 37.5 %Pike County37.5Conecuh County: 34 %Conecuh County34Hale County: 32.1 %Hale County32.1Butler County: 31.4 %Butler County31.4Choctaw County: 31.3 %Choctaw County31.3Russell County: 31.1 %Russell County31.1Monroe County: 30.4 %Monroe County30.4Marengo County: 30 %Marengo County30DeKalb County: 29.4 %DeKalb County29.4Clarke County: 29.2 %Clarke County29.2Bibb County: 28.8 %Bibb County28.8Montgomery County: 28.6 %Montgomery County28.6Pickens County: 28.6 %Pickens County28.6Chambers County: 28.4 %Chambers County28.4Talladega County: 28.3 %Talladega County28.3Crenshaw County: 27.6 %Crenshaw County27.6Coosa County: 27.4 %Coosa County27.4Marion County: 26.7 %Marion County26.7Escambia County: 25.8 %Escambia County25.8Houston County: 25.8 %Houston County25.8Covington County: 25.7 %Covington County25.7Calhoun County: 25.5 %Calhoun County25.5Geneva County: 25.5 %Geneva County25.5Tallapoosa County: 25.2 %Tallapoosa County25.2Randolph County: 24.8 %Randolph County24.8Washington County: 24.8 %Washington County24.8Franklin County: 24.5 %Franklin County24.5Clay County: 24.3 %Clay County24.3Dale County: 23.8 %Dale County23.8Fayette County: 23.8 %Fayette County23.8Etowah County: 23.6 %Etowah County23.6
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Wilcox County52.5+4 pts
2Greene County51.6+4.8 pts
3Perry County48.2-2.1 pts
4Dallas County44.9-1.6 pts
5Macon County42.6+2 pts
6Bullock County41.8+2 pts
7Sumter County41.2-4.2 pts
8Lowndes County38.3-3.8 pts
9Barbour County37.9+3.1 pts
10Pike County37.5+5 pts
11Conecuh County34-9.1 pts
12Hale County32.1-0.1 pts
13Butler County31.4-6 pts
14Choctaw County31.3-4.5 pts
15Russell County31.1+4.4 pts
16Monroe County30.4+2.5 pts
17Marengo County30-3.1 pts
18DeKalb County29.4+0.6 pts
19Clarke County29.2+0.5 pts
20Bibb County28.8+7.4 pts
21Montgomery County28.6+2.6 pts
21Pickens County28.6-1.7 pts
23Chambers County28.4+2.4 pts
24Talladega County28.3+5.5 pts
25Crenshaw County27.6+0.5 pts
26Coosa County27.4-0.6 pts
27Marion County26.7+2.4 pts
28Escambia County25.8-3.2 pts
28Houston County25.8+1.2 pts
30Covington County25.7+3.3 pts
31Calhoun County25.5-3 pts
31Geneva County25.5-1.5 pts
33Tallapoosa County25.2+2.6 pts
34Randolph County24.8-0.2 pts
34Washington County24.8-1.4 pts
36Franklin County24.5-9.9 pts
37Clay County24.3-0.7 pts
38Dale County23.8+1.8 pts
38Fayette County23.8+1.8 pts
40Etowah County23.6-1.9 pts
41Walker County23.5+0.2 pts
42Chilton County22.7+1.2 pts
43Lamar County22.3-0.7 pts
44Colbert County22.2+1.7 pts
44Winston County22.2-1.8 pts
46Lawrence County22.1+2.9 pts
47Mobile County21.9-2.9 pts
48Cherokee County21.3+0.8 pts
49Jackson County20.3+1.1 pts
50Henry County19.6-3.1 pts
51Marshall County19.5-2 pts
52Morgan County19.3+2.5 pts
53Cullman County19.2-2.1 pts
54Cleburne County19.1-2.6 pts
54Jefferson County19.1-2.4 pts
56Tuscaloosa County17.8-6 pts
57Coffee County17.7-3.3 pts
58Autauga County16.7-0.3 pts
58Lee County16.7+1.8 pts
60Lauderdale County16-0.8 pts
61Elmore County15.5-1.5 pts
62Baldwin County15+0.9 pts
63Blount County14.9-1.7 pts
64St. Clair County12.3-2 pts
65Madison County11.8-1.7 pts
66Limestone County11.5+0.2 pts
67Shelby County8.4-1 pts

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About this ranking

People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Alabama by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alabama by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Alabama by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Alabama by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Wilcox County, with 52.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Shelby County, with 8.4% in 2024.

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