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

Greene County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2022, at 32.9%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Alabama was 15.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.9Greene County
Lowest6.9Shelby County
Median17.867 counties
Alabama15.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 11.4 %Baldwin County: 10.2 %Barbour County: 24.2 %Bibb County: 20.6 %Blount County: 14.2 %Bullock County: 27.9 %Butler County: 21.1 %Calhoun County: 18 %Chambers County: 17.9 %Cherokee County: 14.3 %Chilton County: 14.5 %Choctaw County: 19.1 %Clarke County: 22.4 %Clay County: 17.6 %Cleburne County: 12.9 %Coffee County: 16.3 %Colbert County: 15.9 %Conecuh County: 18.4 %Coosa County: 11.1 %Covington County: 18.8 %Crenshaw County: 14.9 %Cullman County: 13 %Dale County: 17.5 %Dallas County: 27.1 %DeKalb County: 20.2 %Elmore County: 9.6 %Escambia County: 21.8 %Etowah County: 15.9 %Fayette County: 22.2 %Franklin County: 16.6 %Geneva County: 20.8 %Greene County: 32.9 %Hale County: 25 %Henry County: 15.5 %Houston County: 17.8 %Jackson County: 18.6 %Jefferson County: 15.9 %Lamar County: 15.3 %Lauderdale County: 13.3 %Lawrence County: 15.8 %Lee County: 18.5 %Limestone County: 11.2 %Lowndes County: 25.5 %Macon County: 25 %Madison County: 10.7 %Marengo County: 21.5 %Marion County: 16.5 %Marshall County: 16.6 %Mobile County: 17.6 %Monroe County: 22.9 %Montgomery County: 19.6 %Morgan County: 13.7 %Perry County: 32.8 %Pickens County: 22.3 %Pike County: 23.6 %Randolph County: 19.9 %Russell County: 22 %St. Clair County: 10.9 %Shelby County: 6.9 %Sumter County: 30.4 %Talladega County: 18.7 %Tallapoosa County: 16.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 16.7 %Walker County: 16.4 %Washington County: 15.8 %Wilcox County: 26.8 %Winston County: 18.2 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Greene County: 32.9 %Greene County32.9Perry County: 32.8 %Perry County32.8Sumter County: 30.4 %Sumter County30.4Bullock County: 27.9 %Bullock County27.9Dallas County: 27.1 %Dallas County27.1Wilcox County: 26.8 %Wilcox County26.8Lowndes County: 25.5 %Lowndes County25.5Hale County: 25 %Hale County25Macon County: 25 %Macon County25Barbour County: 24.2 %Barbour County24.2Pike County: 23.6 %Pike County23.6Monroe County: 22.9 %Monroe County22.9Clarke County: 22.4 %Clarke County22.4Pickens County: 22.3 %Pickens County22.3Fayette County: 22.2 %Fayette County22.2Russell County: 22 %Russell County22Escambia County: 21.8 %Escambia County21.8Marengo County: 21.5 %Marengo County21.5Butler County: 21.1 %Butler County21.1Geneva County: 20.8 %Geneva County20.8Bibb County: 20.6 %Bibb County20.6DeKalb County: 20.2 %DeKalb County20.2Randolph County: 19.9 %Randolph County19.9Montgomery County: 19.6 %Montgomery County19.6Choctaw County: 19.1 %Choctaw County19.1Covington County: 18.8 %Covington County18.8Talladega County: 18.7 %Talladega County18.7Jackson County: 18.6 %Jackson County18.6Lee County: 18.5 %Lee County18.5Conecuh County: 18.4 %Conecuh County18.4Winston County: 18.2 %Winston County18.2Calhoun County: 18 %Calhoun County18Chambers County: 17.9 %Chambers County17.9Houston County: 17.8 %Houston County17.8Clay County: 17.6 %Clay County17.6Mobile County: 17.6 %Mobile County17.6Dale County: 17.5 %Dale County17.5Tallapoosa County: 16.8 %Tallapoosa County16.8Tuscaloosa County: 16.7 %Tuscaloosa County16.7Franklin County: 16.6 %Franklin County16.6Greene County: 32.9 %Greene County32.9Perry County: 32.8 %Perry County32.8Sumter County: 30.4 %Sumter County30.4Bullock County: 27.9 %Bullock County27.9Dallas County: 27.1 %Dallas County27.1Wilcox County: 26.8 %Wilcox County26.8Lowndes County: 25.5 %Lowndes County25.5Hale County: 25 %Hale County25Macon County: 25 %Macon County25Barbour County: 24.2 %Barbour County24.2Pike County: 23.6 %Pike County23.6Monroe County: 22.9 %Monroe County22.9Clarke County: 22.4 %Clarke County22.4Pickens County: 22.3 %Pickens County22.3Fayette County: 22.2 %Fayette County22.2Russell County: 22 %Russell County22Escambia County: 21.8 %Escambia County21.8Marengo County: 21.5 %Marengo County21.5Butler County: 21.1 %Butler County21.1Geneva County: 20.8 %Geneva County20.8Bibb County: 20.6 %Bibb County20.6DeKalb County: 20.2 %DeKalb County20.2Randolph County: 19.9 %Randolph County19.9Montgomery County: 19.6 %Montgomery County19.6Choctaw County: 19.1 %Choctaw County19.1Covington County: 18.8 %Covington County18.8Talladega County: 18.7 %Talladega County18.7Jackson County: 18.6 %Jackson County18.6Lee County: 18.5 %Lee County18.5Conecuh County: 18.4 %Conecuh County18.4Winston County: 18.2 %Winston County18.2Calhoun County: 18 %Calhoun County18Chambers County: 17.9 %Chambers County17.9Houston County: 17.8 %Houston County17.8Clay County: 17.6 %Clay County17.6Mobile County: 17.6 %Mobile County17.6Dale County: 17.5 %Dale County17.5Tallapoosa County: 16.8 %Tallapoosa County16.8Tuscaloosa County: 16.7 %Tuscaloosa County16.7Franklin County: 16.6 %Franklin County16.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Greene County32.9-6.9 pts
2Perry County32.8-2.9 pts
3Sumter County30.4-1.2 pts
4Bullock County27.9-3 pts
5Dallas County27.1+2.8 pts
6Wilcox County26.8-0.6 pts
7Lowndes County25.5+4.1 pts
8Hale County25+0.1 pts
8Macon County25+2.9 pts
10Barbour County24.2-2.3 pts
11Pike County23.6-0.1 pts
12Monroe County22.9+0.7 pts
13Clarke County22.4+0.4 pts
14Pickens County22.3-0.3 pts
15Fayette County22.2+0.9 pts
16Russell County22+0.1 pts
17Escambia County21.8-1.7 pts
18Marengo County21.5-0.9 pts
19Butler County21.1+2.9 pts
20Geneva County20.8-2.7 pts
21Bibb County20.6+3.7 pts
22DeKalb County20.2-0.4 pts
23Randolph County19.9+1.6 pts
24Montgomery County19.6-0.1 pts
25Choctaw County19.1-2.4 pts
26Covington County18.8+0.7 pts
27Talladega County18.7+0.1 pts
28Jackson County18.6+1 pts
29Lee County18.5-1.4 pts
30Conecuh County18.4+5.5 pts
31Winston County18.2-1.1 pts
32Calhoun County18+0.5 pts
33Chambers County17.9+2.8 pts
34Houston County17.8+0.2 pts
35Clay County17.6+0.6 pts
35Mobile County17.60 pts
37Dale County17.5+0.8 pts
38Tallapoosa County16.8+0.1 pts
39Tuscaloosa County16.7+0.9 pts
40Franklin County16.6-1.4 pts
41Marshall County16.6-1.1 pts
42Marion County16.5-1 pts
43Walker County16.4-0.5 pts
44Coffee County16.3+0.4 pts
45Colbert County15.9+0.8 pts
46Etowah County15.9-0.1 pts
46Jefferson County15.9-0 pts
48Lawrence County15.8+0.4 pts
49Washington County15.8-0.9 pts
50Henry County15.5+1.1 pts
51Lamar County15.3-0.9 pts
52Crenshaw County14.9+1.8 pts
53Chilton County14.5-1.3 pts
54Cherokee County14.3-0.7 pts
55Blount County14.2+0.9 pts
56Morgan County13.7-0.9 pts
57Lauderdale County13.3-0 pts
58Cullman County13+0.8 pts
59Cleburne County12.9-1.3 pts
60Autauga County11.4-2.2 pts
61Limestone County11.2-0.3 pts
62Coosa County11.1-0.1 pts
63St. Clair County10.9-1.1 pts
64Madison County10.7-0.2 pts
65Baldwin County10.2+1 pts
66Elmore County9.6-0.7 pts
67Shelby County6.9-0.1 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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 (Counties in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, Counties in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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. Counties in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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, Counties in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022 (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: Counties in Alabama by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Greene County, with 32.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Shelby County, with 6.9% in 2022.

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