# Counties in Alabama by poverty rate, 2024

All 67 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/alabama-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/alabama-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bullock County | 36.7 |
| 2 | Wilcox County | 34 |
| 3 | Greene County | 33.7 |
| 4 | Sumter County | 32.6 |
| 5 | Macon County | 30.8 |
| 6 | Perry County | 29.8 |
| 7 | Dallas County | 29.6 |
| 8 | Barbour County | 28.1 |
| 9 | Lowndes County | 25 |
| 10 | Pike County | 22.8 |
| 11 | Conecuh County | 22.7 |
| 12 | Pickens County | 22 |
| 13 | Choctaw County | 21.9 |
| 14 | Bibb County | 21.6 |
| 14 | Marengo County | 21.6 |
| 16 | DeKalb County | 21.3 |
| 17 | Monroe County | 21.2 |
| 18 | Hale County | 21 |
| 19 | Crenshaw County | 20.4 |
| 20 | Butler County | 20.3 |
| 21 | Montgomery County | 20.2 |
| 21 | Russell County | 20.2 |
| 23 | Escambia County | 19.7 |
| 24 | Coosa County | 19.1 |
| 25 | Talladega County | 19 |
| 26 | Chambers County | 18.9 |
| 26 | Covington County | 18.9 |
| 28 | Randolph County | 18.6 |
| 29 | Calhoun County | 18.5 |
| 30 | Lamar County | 18.1 |
| 30 | Walker County | 18.1 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 17.9 |
| 33 | Clarke County | 17.8 |
| 33 | Washington County | 17.8 |
| 35 | Fayette County | 17.5 |
| 36 | Clay County | 17.4 |
| 37 | Dale County | 17.3 |
| 38 | Etowah County | 17.2 |
| 39 | Geneva County | 17.1 |
| 40 | Houston County | 17 |
| 40 | Jackson County | 17 |
| 40 | Tallapoosa County | 17 |
| 43 | Lee County | 16.9 |
| 44 | Mobile County | 16.7 |
| 45 | Tuscaloosa County | 16.5 |
| 46 | Marion County | 16.3 |
| 47 | Lawrence County | 16.1 |
| 47 | Winston County | 16.1 |
| 49 | Henry County | 16 |
| 50 | Marshall County | 15.9 |
| 51 | Cherokee County | 15.4 |
| 51 | Chilton County | 15.4 |
| 53 | Morgan County | 15.2 |
| 54 | Colbert County | 14.9 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 14.2 |
| 56 | Cullman County | 14.1 |
| 57 | Cleburne County | 14 |
| 58 | Autauga County | 12.9 |
| 58 | Coffee County | 12.9 |
| 60 | Lauderdale County | 12.8 |
| 61 | Blount County | 11.7 |
| 62 | Elmore County | 11.1 |
| 63 | Baldwin County | 10.5 |
| 64 | Limestone County | 10.3 |
| 65 | St. Clair County | 9.7 |
| 66 | Madison County | 9.6 |
| 67 | Shelby County | 6.8 |