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

All 66 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fort Payne, AL | 32.5 |
| 2 | Selma, AL | 30.8 |
| 3 | Prichard, AL | 30.6 |
| 4 | Gadsden, AL | 28.1 |
| 5 | Ozark, AL | 28.1 |
| 6 | Bessemer, AL | 28 |
| 7 | Alexander City, AL | 25.7 |
| 8 | Talladega, AL | 25.6 |
| 9 | Auburn, AL | 25.4 |
| 10 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 25.1 |
| 11 | Troy, AL | 25 |
| 12 | Birmingham, AL | 24.7 |
| 13 | Phenix City, AL | 24.5 |
| 14 | Jacksonville, AL | 23.1 |
| 15 | Montgomery, AL | 21.5 |
| 16 | Sylacauga, AL | 21 |
| 17 | Pell City, AL | 20.8 |
| 18 | Anniston, AL | 20.6 |
| 19 | Eufaula, AL | 20.4 |
| 20 | Russellville, AL | 20 |
| 21 | Cullman, AL | 19.9 |
| 22 | Boaz, AL | 19.4 |
| 23 | Dothan, AL | 19.3 |
| 24 | Scottsboro, AL | 18.6 |
| 25 | Mobile, AL | 18.4 |
| 26 | Albertville, AL | 18.2 |
| 27 | Florence, AL | 17.9 |
| 28 | Clay, AL | 17.3 |
| 29 | Enterprise, AL | 16.5 |
| 30 | Hueytown, AL | 16.2 |
| 31 | Opelika, AL | 16 |
| 32 | Jasper, AL | 16 |
| 33 | Oxford, AL | 15.8 |
| 34 | Irondale, AL | 15.2 |
| 35 | Valley, AL | 14.9 |
| 36 | Center Point, AL | 14.3 |
| 37 | Hartselle, AL | 13.3 |
| 38 | Decatur, AL | 13.1 |
| 39 | Muscle Shoals, AL | 12.8 |
| 40 | Leeds, AL | 12.8 |
| 41 | Huntsville, AL | 12.6 |
| 42 | Northport, AL | 12.3 |
| 43 | Athens, AL | 12.2 |
| 44 | Gulf Shores, AL | 11.5 |
| 45 | Foley, AL | 11 |
| 46 | Prattville, AL | 10.7 |
| 47 | Saraland, AL | 10.1 |
| 48 | Rainbow City, AL | 10 |
| 49 | Vestavia Hills, AL | 10 |
| 50 | Homewood, AL | 8.9 |
| 51 | Fairhope, AL | 8.2 |
| 52 | Millbrook, AL | 7.8 |
| 53 | Moody, AL | 7.7 |
| 54 | Calera, AL | 7.3 |
| 55 | Daphne, AL | 7.2 |
| 56 | Alabaster, AL | 7.1 |
| 57 | Pelham, AL | 6.7 |
| 58 | Spanish Fort, AL | 5.8 |
| 59 | Pike Road, AL | 5.1 |
| 60 | Hoover, AL | 5.1 |
| 61 | Gardendale, AL | 4.3 |
| 62 | Madison, AL | 4.3 |
| 63 | Mountain Brook, AL | 3.2 |
| 64 | Helena, AL | 3.2 |
| 65 | Chelsea, AL | 2.7 |
| 66 | Trussville, AL | 1.1 |