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

Prichard, AL had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 66 cities in 2023, at 32.1%. Trussville, AL had the lowest, at 1.7%. The median was 14.6% and the figure for Alabama was 15.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.1Prichard, AL
Lowest1.7Trussville, AL
Median14.666 cities
Alabama15.6History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Prichard, AL: 32.1 %Prichard, AL32.1Bessemer, AL: 30.7 %Bessemer, AL30.7Selma, AL: 28.3 %Selma, AL28.3Jacksonville, AL: 27.6 %Jacksonville, AL27.6Gadsden, AL: 27.6 %Gadsden, AL27.6Troy, AL: 26.1 %Troy, AL26.1Auburn, AL: 26.1 %Auburn, AL26.1Ozark, AL: 25.6 %Ozark, AL25.6Birmingham, AL: 25.2 %Birmingham, AL25.2Sylacauga, AL: 24.9 %Sylacauga, AL24.9Phenix City, AL: 23.8 %Phenix City, AL23.8Tuscaloosa, AL: 23.8 %Tuscaloosa, AL23.8Eufaula, AL: 23.5 %Eufaula, AL23.5Fort Payne, AL: 23.5 %Fort Payne, AL23.5Talladega, AL: 22.9 %Talladega, AL22.9Alexander City, AL: 21.8 %Alexander City, AL21.8Montgomery, AL: 20.9 %Montgomery, AL20.9Boaz, AL: 20.2 %Boaz, AL20.2Anniston, AL: 20.1 %Anniston, AL20.1Florence, AL: 19.3 %Florence, AL19.3Dothan, AL: 19.2 %Dothan, AL19.2Mobile, AL: 18.9 %Mobile, AL18.9Center Point, AL: 18.6 %Center Point, AL18.6Scottsboro, AL: 18.3 %Scottsboro, AL18.3Enterprise, AL: 17.4 %Enterprise, AL17.4Albertville, AL: 17.1 %Albertville, AL17.1Hueytown, AL: 16.3 %Hueytown, AL16.3Jasper, AL: 15.7 %Jasper, AL15.7Cullman, AL: 15.7 %Cullman, AL15.7Pell City, AL: 15.5 %Pell City, AL15.5Opelika, AL: 15 %Opelika, AL15Russellville, AL: 15 %Russellville, AL15Oxford, AL: 14.9 %Oxford, AL14.9Valley, AL: 14.4 %Valley, AL14.4Irondale, AL: 13.8 %Irondale, AL13.8Huntsville, AL: 13.8 %Huntsville, AL13.8Athens, AL: 13.5 %Athens, AL13.5Decatur, AL: 12.8 %Decatur, AL12.8Hartselle, AL: 12.6 %Hartselle, AL12.6Northport, AL: 12.6 %Northport, AL12.6Prichard, AL: 32.1 %Prichard, AL32.1Bessemer, AL: 30.7 %Bessemer, AL30.7Selma, AL: 28.3 %Selma, AL28.3Jacksonville, AL: 27.6 %Jacksonville, AL27.6Gadsden, AL: 27.6 %Gadsden, AL27.6Troy, AL: 26.1 %Troy, AL26.1Auburn, AL: 26.1 %Auburn, AL26.1Ozark, AL: 25.6 %Ozark, AL25.6Birmingham, AL: 25.2 %Birmingham, AL25.2Sylacauga, AL: 24.9 %Sylacauga, AL24.9Phenix City, AL: 23.8 %Phenix City, AL23.8Tuscaloosa, AL: 23.8 %Tuscaloosa, AL23.8Eufaula, AL: 23.5 %Eufaula, AL23.5Fort Payne, AL: 23.5 %Fort Payne, AL23.5Talladega, AL: 22.9 %Talladega, AL22.9Alexander City, AL: 21.8 %Alexander City, AL21.8Montgomery, AL: 20.9 %Montgomery, AL20.9Boaz, AL: 20.2 %Boaz, AL20.2Anniston, AL: 20.1 %Anniston, AL20.1Florence, AL: 19.3 %Florence, AL19.3Dothan, AL: 19.2 %Dothan, AL19.2Mobile, AL: 18.9 %Mobile, AL18.9Center Point, AL: 18.6 %Center Point, AL18.6Scottsboro, AL: 18.3 %Scottsboro, AL18.3Enterprise, AL: 17.4 %Enterprise, AL17.4Albertville, AL: 17.1 %Albertville, AL17.1Hueytown, AL: 16.3 %Hueytown, AL16.3Jasper, AL: 15.7 %Jasper, AL15.7Cullman, AL: 15.7 %Cullman, AL15.7Pell City, AL: 15.5 %Pell City, AL15.5Opelika, AL: 15 %Opelika, AL15Russellville, AL: 15 %Russellville, AL15Oxford, AL: 14.9 %Oxford, AL14.9Valley, AL: 14.4 %Valley, AL14.4Irondale, AL: 13.8 %Irondale, AL13.8Huntsville, AL: 13.8 %Huntsville, AL13.8Athens, AL: 13.5 %Athens, AL13.5Decatur, AL: 12.8 %Decatur, AL12.8Hartselle, AL: 12.6 %Hartselle, AL12.6Northport, AL: 12.6 %Northport, AL12.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Prichard, AL32.1+0.5 pts
2Bessemer, AL30.7-1.3 pts
3Selma, AL28.3-1.2 pts
4Jacksonville, AL27.6+0.1 pts
5Gadsden, AL27.6+2.5 pts
6Troy, AL26.1-1.6 pts
7Auburn, AL26.1+1.5 pts
8Ozark, AL25.6+4.5 pts
9Birmingham, AL25.2-0.9 pts
10Sylacauga, AL24.9+2.3 pts
11Phenix City, AL23.8-1.6 pts
12Tuscaloosa, AL23.8+0.7 pts
13Eufaula, AL23.5-1.8 pts
14Fort Payne, AL23.5-0.1 pts
15Talladega, AL22.9-6 pts
16Alexander City, AL21.8+0.7 pts
17Montgomery, AL20.9-0.3 pts
18Boaz, AL20.2-4.4 pts
19Anniston, AL20.1-2 pts
20Florence, AL19.3-0.6 pts
21Dothan, AL19.2+0.8 pts
22Mobile, AL18.9-1.8 pts
23Center Point, AL18.6-0.4 pts
24Scottsboro, AL18.3-1.1 pts
25Enterprise, AL17.4+0.8 pts
26Albertville, AL17.1+0.4 pts
27Hueytown, AL16.3+6.3 pts
28Jasper, AL15.7+0.3 pts
29Cullman, AL15.7+1.9 pts
30Pell City, AL15.5+3.4 pts
31Opelika, AL15-2.4 pts
32Russellville, AL15+1.9 pts
33Oxford, AL14.9+2 pts
34Valley, AL14.4-3.2 pts
35Irondale, AL13.8-1.3 pts
36Huntsville, AL13.8-0.3 pts
37Athens, AL13.5+0.1 pts
38Decatur, AL12.8-1.1 pts
39Hartselle, AL12.6-0.3 pts
40Northport, AL12.6-1.8 pts
41Foley, AL11.8+1.1 pts
42Gulf Shores, AL11.4+2.7 pts
43Leeds, AL11+2.8 pts
44Muscle Shoals, AL10.4+3.9 pts
45Clay, AL10.30 pts
46Fairhope, AL9.6-1.1 pts
47Moody, AL9.4+0.7 pts
47Prattville, AL9.4+0.2 pts
49Saraland, AL9.3-0 pts
50Rainbow City, AL9.3+0.5 pts
51Millbrook, AL9.1-0.4 pts
52Vestavia Hills, AL9+5.2 pts
53Homewood, AL8.1-0.2 pts
54Pelham, AL7.2+1.8 pts
55Calera, AL6.7-2 pts
56Spanish Fort, AL6.3+2.7 pts
57Gardendale, AL5.9-0.1 pts
58Daphne, AL5.7-3.7 pts
59Hoover, AL5.3-0.1 pts
60Alabaster, AL5.3+0.4 pts
61Pike Road, AL4.8-0.5 pts
62Madison, AL4-0.5 pts
63Helena, AL3.7+0.2 pts
64Mountain Brook, AL2.7-0.6 pts
65Chelsea, AL2.2-1.2 pts
66Trussville, AL1.7-0.1 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.

How to cite

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-cities?period=2023. 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which city has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Prichard, AL, with 32.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Trussville, AL, with 1.7% in 2023.

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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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