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

Perry County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 67 counties in 2022, at 61.2%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 25.6% and the figure for Alabama was 21.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.2Perry County
Lowest7.8Shelby County
Median25.667 counties
Alabama21.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 15.7 %Baldwin County: 16.1 %Barbour County: 37.7 %Bibb County: 25.5 %Blount County: 15.8 %Bullock County: 39 %Butler County: 33 %Calhoun County: 26.2 %Chambers County: 30.6 %Cherokee County: 22.7 %Chilton County: 22.1 %Choctaw County: 31.2 %Clarke County: 33 %Clay County: 25.2 %Cleburne County: 21.7 %Coffee County: 22.6 %Colbert County: 26.8 %Conecuh County: 43.9 %Coosa County: 31.2 %Covington County: 25 %Crenshaw County: 28.3 %Cullman County: 18.3 %Dale County: 30.3 %Dallas County: 46.8 %DeKalb County: 23.7 %Elmore County: 15 %Escambia County: 26.4 %Etowah County: 25.3 %Fayette County: 27.5 %Franklin County: 24.3 %Geneva County: 25.4 %Greene County: 46.5 %Hale County: 32.5 %Henry County: 22.6 %Houston County: 26.6 %Jackson County: 20.9 %Jefferson County: 21.4 %Lamar County: 22.5 %Lauderdale County: 18.8 %Lawrence County: 22.4 %Lee County: 13 %Limestone County: 13.8 %Lowndes County: 46.1 %Macon County: 46.5 %Madison County: 13.9 %Marengo County: 34.1 %Marion County: 23 %Marshall County: 21.8 %Mobile County: 27.2 %Monroe County: 31.9 %Montgomery County: 27.2 %Morgan County: 17.2 %Perry County: 61.2 %Pickens County: 30.3 %Pike County: 36.8 %Randolph County: 27.6 %Russell County: 30.5 %St. Clair County: 17.2 %Shelby County: 7.8 %Sumter County: 42.7 %Talladega County: 26 %Tallapoosa County: 26.1 %Tuscaloosa County: 20.4 %Walker County: 21.3 %Washington County: 25.6 %Wilcox County: 45.6 %Winston County: 25.2 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Perry County: 61.2 %Perry County61.2Dallas County: 46.8 %Dallas County46.8Greene County: 46.5 %Greene County46.5Macon County: 46.5 %Macon County46.5Lowndes County: 46.1 %Lowndes County46.1Wilcox County: 45.6 %Wilcox County45.6Conecuh County: 43.9 %Conecuh County43.9Sumter County: 42.7 %Sumter County42.7Bullock County: 39 %Bullock County39Barbour County: 37.7 %Barbour County37.7Pike County: 36.8 %Pike County36.8Marengo County: 34.1 %Marengo County34.1Butler County: 33 %Butler County33Clarke County: 33 %Clarke County33Hale County: 32.5 %Hale County32.5Monroe County: 31.9 %Monroe County31.9Choctaw County: 31.2 %Choctaw County31.2Coosa County: 31.2 %Coosa County31.2Chambers County: 30.6 %Chambers County30.6Russell County: 30.5 %Russell County30.5Dale County: 30.3 %Dale County30.3Pickens County: 30.3 %Pickens County30.3Crenshaw County: 28.3 %Crenshaw County28.3Randolph County: 27.6 %Randolph County27.6Fayette County: 27.5 %Fayette County27.5Mobile County: 27.2 %Mobile County27.2Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2Colbert County: 26.8 %Colbert County26.8Houston County: 26.6 %Houston County26.6Escambia County: 26.4 %Escambia County26.4Calhoun County: 26.2 %Calhoun County26.2Tallapoosa County: 26.1 %Tallapoosa County26.1Talladega County: 26 %Talladega County26Washington County: 25.6 %Washington County25.6Bibb County: 25.5 %Bibb County25.5Geneva County: 25.4 %Geneva County25.4Etowah County: 25.3 %Etowah County25.3Clay County: 25.2 %Clay County25.2Winston County: 25.2 %Winston County25.2Covington County: 25 %Covington County25Perry County: 61.2 %Perry County61.2Dallas County: 46.8 %Dallas County46.8Greene County: 46.5 %Greene County46.5Macon County: 46.5 %Macon County46.5Lowndes County: 46.1 %Lowndes County46.1Wilcox County: 45.6 %Wilcox County45.6Conecuh County: 43.9 %Conecuh County43.9Sumter County: 42.7 %Sumter County42.7Bullock County: 39 %Bullock County39Barbour County: 37.7 %Barbour County37.7Pike County: 36.8 %Pike County36.8Marengo County: 34.1 %Marengo County34.1Butler County: 33 %Butler County33Clarke County: 33 %Clarke County33Hale County: 32.5 %Hale County32.5Monroe County: 31.9 %Monroe County31.9Choctaw County: 31.2 %Choctaw County31.2Coosa County: 31.2 %Coosa County31.2Chambers County: 30.6 %Chambers County30.6Russell County: 30.5 %Russell County30.5Dale County: 30.3 %Dale County30.3Pickens County: 30.3 %Pickens County30.3Crenshaw County: 28.3 %Crenshaw County28.3Randolph County: 27.6 %Randolph County27.6Fayette County: 27.5 %Fayette County27.5Mobile County: 27.2 %Mobile County27.2Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2Colbert County: 26.8 %Colbert County26.8Houston County: 26.6 %Houston County26.6Escambia County: 26.4 %Escambia County26.4Calhoun County: 26.2 %Calhoun County26.2Tallapoosa County: 26.1 %Tallapoosa County26.1Talladega County: 26 %Talladega County26Washington County: 25.6 %Washington County25.6Bibb County: 25.5 %Bibb County25.5Geneva County: 25.4 %Geneva County25.4Etowah County: 25.3 %Etowah County25.3Clay County: 25.2 %Clay County25.2Winston County: 25.2 %Winston County25.2Covington County: 25 %Covington County25
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Perry County61.2+10.9 pts
2Dallas County46.8+1.4 pts
3Greene County46.5-5.3 pts
3Macon County46.5+3.6 pts
5Lowndes County46.1+3.1 pts
6Wilcox County45.6-3.8 pts
7Conecuh County43.9+10 pts
8Sumter County42.7-5.4 pts
9Bullock County39-2.7 pts
10Barbour County37.7+2.6 pts
11Pike County36.8+6.8 pts
12Marengo County34.1-0.1 pts
13Butler County33-1.2 pts
13Clarke County33+3.8 pts
15Hale County32.5-0.1 pts
16Monroe County31.9-1.3 pts
17Choctaw County31.2-1.2 pts
17Coosa County31.2+1.3 pts
19Chambers County30.6-1.6 pts
20Russell County30.5-0.5 pts
21Dale County30.3+7.6 pts
21Pickens County30.3+0.2 pts
23Crenshaw County28.3-0.6 pts
24Randolph County27.6-2.5 pts
25Fayette County27.5+1 pts
26Mobile County27.2+2.4 pts
26Montgomery County27.2-6.3 pts
28Colbert County26.8+3.2 pts
29Houston County26.6-0.5 pts
30Escambia County26.4-3.5 pts
31Calhoun County26.2+1 pts
32Tallapoosa County26.1-1.8 pts
33Talladega County26-1.1 pts
34Washington County25.6-5 pts
35Bibb County25.5-3.5 pts
36Geneva County25.4-3.7 pts
37Etowah County25.3+0.3 pts
38Clay County25.2-2.4 pts
38Winston County25.2-1.7 pts
40Covington County25-3.3 pts
41Franklin County24.3-0.8 pts
42DeKalb County23.7-5.6 pts
43Marion County23-1.5 pts
44Cherokee County22.7-3.9 pts
45Coffee County22.6-1.6 pts
45Henry County22.6-2 pts
47Lamar County22.5-2.2 pts
48Lawrence County22.4-0.6 pts
49Chilton County22.1-0.3 pts
50Marshall County21.8-0.5 pts
51Cleburne County21.7-0.4 pts
52Jefferson County21.4-2.2 pts
53Walker County21.3-6.4 pts
54Jackson County20.9-6.1 pts
55Tuscaloosa County20.4+2.1 pts
56Lauderdale County18.8-4 pts
57Cullman County18.3+0.8 pts
58Morgan County17.2+0.2 pts
58St. Clair County17.2+0.4 pts
60Baldwin County16.1-0.3 pts
61Blount County15.8-0.9 pts
62Autauga County15.7-0.4 pts
63Elmore County15-2.3 pts
64Madison County13.90 pts
65Limestone County13.8+2 pts
66Lee County13-5.4 pts
67Shelby County7.8-1.3 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Perry County, with 61.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shelby County, with 7.8% in 2022.

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