State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Alabama by County
Food Access: Food Insecurity
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2023 Feeding America
Sorted by Percent

Alabama

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24.7 percent.

Perry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 23.0 percent.

Wilcox County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.

Dallas County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.9 percent.

Conecuh County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21.0 percent.

Lowndes County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.7 percent.

Hale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.

Pickens County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.

Winston County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.2 percent.

Marengo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.

Russell County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20.0 percent.

Marion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.

Escambia County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.

Geneva County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.

Barbour County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.

Clarke County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.

Dale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.

Walker County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.7 percent.

Sumter County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.6 percent.

Bibb County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.

Fayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.2 percent.

Bullock County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.0 percent.

DeKalb County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.0 percent.

Covington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.

Choctaw County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.

Calhoun County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.

Coffee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.

Talladega County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.

Lamar County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.5 percent.

Butler County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.

Colbert County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.3 percent.

Houston County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.

Randolph County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.

Etowah County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.

Clay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.

Pike County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.9 percent.

Tallapoosa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.

Macon County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.

Henry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.

Cherokee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.

Crenshaw County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.

Blount County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.

Chambers County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.

Cleburne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.

Cullman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.

Marshall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.2 percent.

Chilton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.

Mobile County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.

Lauderdale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.

Coosa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.

Morgan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.

Lee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.

Tuscaloosa County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.

Autauga County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.

St. Clair County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.

Baldwin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.

Elmore County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.

Limestone County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.

Madison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.

Shelby County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/30/2026 9:32 pm.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: Food insecurity data provided by the Feeding America: Map the Meal Gap.

For more information about Food Access: Food Insecurity, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.