State Cancer Profiles

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.