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Counties in Alabama by poverty rate, 2024

Bullock County had the highest poverty rate of 67 counties in 2024, at 36.7%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 6.8%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Alabama was 15.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest36.7Bullock County
Lowest6.8Shelby County
Median17.867 counties
Alabama15.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Bullock CountyBullock County: 36.7 %36.7Wilcox CountyWilcox County: 34 %34Greene CountyGreene County: 33.7 %33.7Sumter CountySumter County: 32.6 %32.6Macon CountyMacon County: 30.8 %30.8Perry CountyPerry County: 29.8 %29.8Dallas CountyDallas County: 29.6 %29.6Barbour CountyBarbour County: 28.1 %28.1Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 25 %25Pike CountyPike County: 22.8 %22.8Conecuh CountyConecuh County: 22.7 %22.7Pickens CountyPickens County: 22 %22Choctaw CountyChoctaw County: 21.9 %21.9Bibb CountyBibb County: 21.6 %21.6Marengo CountyMarengo County: 21.6 %21.6DeKalb CountyDeKalb County: 21.3 %21.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 21.2 %21.2Hale CountyHale County: 21 %21Crenshaw CountyCrenshaw County: 20.4 %20.4Butler CountyButler County: 20.3 %20.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 20.2 %20.2Russell CountyRussell County: 20.2 %20.2Escambia CountyEscambia County: 19.7 %19.7Coosa CountyCoosa County: 19.1 %19.1Talladega CountyTalladega County: 19 %19Chambers CountyChambers County: 18.9 %18.9Covington CountyCovington County: 18.9 %18.9Randolph CountyRandolph County: 18.6 %18.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 18.5 %18.5Lamar CountyLamar County: 18.1 %18.1Walker CountyWalker County: 18.1 %18.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 17.9 %17.9Clarke CountyClarke County: 17.8 %17.8Washington CountyWashington County: 17.8 %17.8Fayette CountyFayette County: 17.5 %17.5Clay CountyClay County: 17.4 %17.4Dale CountyDale County: 17.3 %17.3Etowah CountyEtowah County: 17.2 %17.2Geneva CountyGeneva County: 17.1 %17.1Houston CountyHouston County: 17 %17
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Bullock County36.7+3.1 pts
2Wilcox County34+1.3 pts
3Greene County33.7+2.7 pts
4Sumter County32.6-0.9 pts
5Macon County30.8+2 pts
6Perry County29.8-4 pts
7Dallas County29.6-1.8 pts
8Barbour County28.1+2.6 pts
9Lowndes County25-4.4 pts
10Pike County22.8-1 pts
11Conecuh County22.7-3.8 pts
12Pickens County22+0.5 pts
13Choctaw County21.9-2.9 pts
14Bibb County21.6+2.2 pts
14Marengo County21.6-1.9 pts
16DeKalb County21.3-0.3 pts
17Monroe County21.2+2.1 pts
18Hale County21-2 pts
19Crenshaw County20.4+0.9 pts
20Butler County20.3-3.3 pts
21Montgomery County20.2+1.9 pts
21Russell County20.2+1.3 pts
23Escambia County19.7-1.6 pts
24Coosa County19.1+0.9 pts
25Talladega County19+2 pts
26Chambers County18.9+1.8 pts
26Covington County18.9+2.2 pts
28Randolph County18.6+2.7 pts
29Calhoun County18.5-1.6 pts
30Lamar County18.1+1.7 pts
30Walker County18.1+0.6 pts
32Franklin County17.9-4.6 pts
33Clarke County17.8-1.2 pts
33Washington County17.8-0.9 pts
35Fayette County17.5+1.3 pts
36Clay County17.4+0.5 pts
37Dale County17.3+0.7 pts
38Etowah County17.2-2.4 pts
39Geneva County17.1-2.1 pts
40Houston County17+0.5 pts
40Jackson County17+1 pts
40Tallapoosa County17+1.9 pts
43Lee County16.9-1 pts
44Mobile County16.7+0.4 pts
45Tuscaloosa County16.5-2.7 pts
46Marion County16.3-2.7 pts
47Lawrence County16.1+1.9 pts
47Winston County16.1-0.5 pts
49Henry County16-0.4 pts
50Marshall County15.9-0.6 pts
51Cherokee County15.4-0.2 pts
51Chilton County15.4+0.1 pts
53Morgan County15.2+3.2 pts
54Colbert County14.9-0.5 pts
55Jefferson County14.2-1.8 pts
56Cullman County14.1-1.4 pts
57Cleburne County14-1.8 pts
58Autauga County12.9+1.2 pts
58Coffee County12.9-3.6 pts
60Lauderdale County12.8-0.8 pts
61Blount County11.7-1.1 pts
62Elmore County11.1-1.4 pts
63Baldwin County10.5+0.5 pts
64Limestone County10.3+1.7 pts
65St. Clair County9.7-1.1 pts
66Madison County9.6-0.9 pts
67Shelby County6.8-1.6 pts

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About this ranking

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.

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.

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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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Bullock County, with 36.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

Shelby County, with 6.8% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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