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Cities in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

Fort Payne, AL had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 cities in 2024, at 32.5%. Trussville, AL had the lowest, at 1.1%. The median was 15.5% and the figure for Alabama was 15.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.5Fort Payne, AL
Lowest1.1Trussville, AL
Median15.566 cities
Alabama15.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Fort Payne, AL: 32.5 %Fort Payne, AL32.5Selma, AL: 30.8 %Selma, AL30.8Prichard, AL: 30.6 %Prichard, AL30.6Gadsden, AL: 28.1 %Gadsden, AL28.1Ozark, AL: 28.1 %Ozark, AL28.1Bessemer, AL: 28 %Bessemer, AL28Alexander City, AL: 25.7 %Alexander City, AL25.7Talladega, AL: 25.6 %Talladega, AL25.6Auburn, AL: 25.4 %Auburn, AL25.4Tuscaloosa, AL: 25.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL25.1Troy, AL: 25 %Troy, AL25Birmingham, AL: 24.7 %Birmingham, AL24.7Phenix City, AL: 24.5 %Phenix City, AL24.5Jacksonville, AL: 23.1 %Jacksonville, AL23.1Montgomery, AL: 21.5 %Montgomery, AL21.5Sylacauga, AL: 21 %Sylacauga, AL21Pell City, AL: 20.8 %Pell City, AL20.8Anniston, AL: 20.6 %Anniston, AL20.6Eufaula, AL: 20.4 %Eufaula, AL20.4Russellville, AL: 20 %Russellville, AL20Cullman, AL: 19.9 %Cullman, AL19.9Boaz, AL: 19.4 %Boaz, AL19.4Dothan, AL: 19.3 %Dothan, AL19.3Scottsboro, AL: 18.6 %Scottsboro, AL18.6Mobile, AL: 18.4 %Mobile, AL18.4Albertville, AL: 18.2 %Albertville, AL18.2Florence, AL: 17.9 %Florence, AL17.9Clay, AL: 17.3 %Clay, AL17.3Enterprise, AL: 16.5 %Enterprise, AL16.5Hueytown, AL: 16.2 %Hueytown, AL16.2Opelika, AL: 16 %Opelika, AL16Jasper, AL: 16 %Jasper, AL16Oxford, AL: 15.8 %Oxford, AL15.8Irondale, AL: 15.2 %Irondale, AL15.2Valley, AL: 14.9 %Valley, AL14.9Center Point, AL: 14.3 %Center Point, AL14.3Hartselle, AL: 13.3 %Hartselle, AL13.3Decatur, AL: 13.1 %Decatur, AL13.1Muscle Shoals, AL: 12.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL12.8Leeds, AL: 12.8 %Leeds, AL12.8Fort Payne, AL: 32.5 %Fort Payne, AL32.5Selma, AL: 30.8 %Selma, AL30.8Prichard, AL: 30.6 %Prichard, AL30.6Gadsden, AL: 28.1 %Gadsden, AL28.1Ozark, AL: 28.1 %Ozark, AL28.1Bessemer, AL: 28 %Bessemer, AL28Alexander City, AL: 25.7 %Alexander City, AL25.7Talladega, AL: 25.6 %Talladega, AL25.6Auburn, AL: 25.4 %Auburn, AL25.4Tuscaloosa, AL: 25.1 %Tuscaloosa, AL25.1Troy, AL: 25 %Troy, AL25Birmingham, AL: 24.7 %Birmingham, AL24.7Phenix City, AL: 24.5 %Phenix City, AL24.5Jacksonville, AL: 23.1 %Jacksonville, AL23.1Montgomery, AL: 21.5 %Montgomery, AL21.5Sylacauga, AL: 21 %Sylacauga, AL21Pell City, AL: 20.8 %Pell City, AL20.8Anniston, AL: 20.6 %Anniston, AL20.6Eufaula, AL: 20.4 %Eufaula, AL20.4Russellville, AL: 20 %Russellville, AL20Cullman, AL: 19.9 %Cullman, AL19.9Boaz, AL: 19.4 %Boaz, AL19.4Dothan, AL: 19.3 %Dothan, AL19.3Scottsboro, AL: 18.6 %Scottsboro, AL18.6Mobile, AL: 18.4 %Mobile, AL18.4Albertville, AL: 18.2 %Albertville, AL18.2Florence, AL: 17.9 %Florence, AL17.9Clay, AL: 17.3 %Clay, AL17.3Enterprise, AL: 16.5 %Enterprise, AL16.5Hueytown, AL: 16.2 %Hueytown, AL16.2Opelika, AL: 16 %Opelika, AL16Jasper, AL: 16 %Jasper, AL16Oxford, AL: 15.8 %Oxford, AL15.8Irondale, AL: 15.2 %Irondale, AL15.2Valley, AL: 14.9 %Valley, AL14.9Center Point, AL: 14.3 %Center Point, AL14.3Hartselle, AL: 13.3 %Hartselle, AL13.3Decatur, AL: 13.1 %Decatur, AL13.1Muscle Shoals, AL: 12.8 %Muscle Shoals, AL12.8Leeds, AL: 12.8 %Leeds, AL12.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Fort Payne, AL32.5+9 pts
2Selma, AL30.8+2.6 pts
3Prichard, AL30.6-1.5 pts
4Gadsden, AL28.1+0.5 pts
5Ozark, AL28.1+2.4 pts
6Bessemer, AL28-2.8 pts
7Alexander City, AL25.7+3.9 pts
8Talladega, AL25.6+2.7 pts
9Auburn, AL25.4-0.7 pts
10Tuscaloosa, AL25.1+1.3 pts
11Troy, AL25-1.1 pts
12Birmingham, AL24.7-0.5 pts
13Phenix City, AL24.5+0.7 pts
14Jacksonville, AL23.1-4.5 pts
15Montgomery, AL21.5+0.6 pts
16Sylacauga, AL21-3.9 pts
17Pell City, AL20.8+5.2 pts
18Anniston, AL20.6+0.5 pts
19Eufaula, AL20.4-3.1 pts
20Russellville, AL20+5 pts
21Cullman, AL19.9+4.1 pts
22Boaz, AL19.4-0.8 pts
23Dothan, AL19.3+0.1 pts
24Scottsboro, AL18.6+0.4 pts
25Mobile, AL18.4-0.5 pts
26Albertville, AL18.2+1.1 pts
27Florence, AL17.9-1.4 pts
28Clay, AL17.3+7 pts
29Enterprise, AL16.5-0.9 pts
30Hueytown, AL16.2-0.1 pts
31Opelika, AL16+1 pts
32Jasper, AL16+0.2 pts
33Oxford, AL15.8+0.9 pts
34Irondale, AL15.2+1.3 pts
35Valley, AL14.9+0.5 pts
36Center Point, AL14.3-4.3 pts
37Hartselle, AL13.3+0.7 pts
38Decatur, AL13.1+0.3 pts
39Muscle Shoals, AL12.8+2.4 pts
40Leeds, AL12.8+1.8 pts
41Huntsville, AL12.6-1.2 pts
42Northport, AL12.3-0.3 pts
43Athens, AL12.2-1.3 pts
44Gulf Shores, AL11.5+0.1 pts
45Foley, AL11-0.8 pts
46Prattville, AL10.7+1.3 pts
47Saraland, AL10.1+0.8 pts
48Rainbow City, AL10+0.7 pts
49Vestavia Hills, AL10+1 pts
50Homewood, AL8.9+0.8 pts
51Fairhope, AL8.2-1.5 pts
52Millbrook, AL7.8-1.3 pts
53Moody, AL7.7-1.7 pts
54Calera, AL7.3+0.6 pts
55Daphne, AL7.2+1.5 pts
56Alabaster, AL7.1+1.8 pts
57Pelham, AL6.7-0.5 pts
58Spanish Fort, AL5.8-0.5 pts
59Pike Road, AL5.1+0.3 pts
60Hoover, AL5.1-0.3 pts
61Gardendale, AL4.3-1.6 pts
62Madison, AL4.3+0.2 pts
63Mountain Brook, AL3.2+0.5 pts
64Helena, AL3.2-0.5 pts
65Chelsea, AL2.7+0.5 pts
66Trussville, AL1.1-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Fort Payne, AL, with 32.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Trussville, AL, with 1.1% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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