Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Alabama by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,661,636.
- Rank within US : N/A
Alabama
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 769,819.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52
Shelby County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 15,190.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 230 of 3143
Baldwin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 20,598.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 577 of 3143
Elmore County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,470.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 823 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,583.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 970 of 3143
Coosa County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,122.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1020 of 3143
Limestone County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,243.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1093 of 3143
St. Clair County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,649.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1233 of 3143
Cullman County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,519.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1281 of 3143
Conecuh County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,522.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1450 of 3143
Crenshaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,711.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1486 of 3143
Blount County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,720.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1522 of 3143
Lauderdale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,164.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1539 of 3143
Autauga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,847.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1605 of 3143
Cleburne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,111.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1740 of 3143
Henry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,400.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1784 of 3143
Morgan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 17,569.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1819 of 3143
Cherokee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,683.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1899 of 3143
Chambers County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,177.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1911 of 3143
Colbert County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,508.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1932 of 3143
Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,040.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1990 of 3143
Chilton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,950.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2049 of 3143
Tuscaloosa County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 33,748.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2064 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 104,579.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2085 of 3143
Coffee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,340.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2091 of 3143
Etowah County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,376.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2104 of 3143
Lamar County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,234.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2139 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,576.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2206 of 3143
Dale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,002.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2213 of 3143
Tallapoosa County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,828.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2228 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,358.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2256 of 3143
Walker County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,817.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2257 of 3143
Bibb County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,558.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2260 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,052.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2338 of 3143
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 19,870.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2344 of 3143
Mobile County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 71,693.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2348 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,160.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2359 of 3143
Houston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,584.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2369 of 3143
Marshall County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,960.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2371 of 3143
Covington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,641.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2417 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,720.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2425 of 3143
Butler County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,430.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2444 of 3143
Randolph County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,907.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2450 of 3143
Talladega County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,564.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2499 of 3143
Winston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,490.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2577 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 43,395.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2608 of 3143
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 33,086.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2632 of 3143
DeKalb County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,525.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2684 of 3143
Fayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,433.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2749 of 3143
Lowndes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,185.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2765 of 3143
Choctaw County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,718.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2770 of 3143
Clarke County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,036.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2791 of 3143
Russell County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 21.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,686.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2794 of 3143
Macon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,791.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2815 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,406.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2819 of 3143
Marengo County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,278.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2824 of 3143
Pickens County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,983.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2843 of 3143
Escambia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,979.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2892 of 3143
Geneva County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,188.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2894 of 3143
Pike County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,470.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2909 of 3143
Dallas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,375.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2932 of 3143
Hale County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,629.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2950 of 3143
Barbour County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,890.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3018 of 3143
Wilcox County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 27.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,864.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3036 of 3143
Bullock County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 30.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,065.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3093 of 3143
Sumter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 31.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,676.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3098 of 3143
Perry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 35.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,819.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3126 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 39.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,079.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3134 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 10/01/2023 7:24 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.