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Highest poverty rate, Alabama cities · 2000

Alabama cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 115 cities in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Auburn, ALAL85,11338.1%+0%

02Tuskegee, ALAL8,64435.7%+0%

03Prichard, ALAL18,82535.5%+0%

04Selma, ALAL16,07731.7%+0%

05Demopolis, ALAL6,64130.6%+0%

06Greenville, ALAL6,91230.4%+0%

07Triana, ALAL5,24427.6%+0%

08Bessemer, ALAL24,98427.2%+0%

09Jacksonville, ALAL14,40024.9%+0%

10Birmingham, ALAL195,89324.7%+0%

11Montevallo, ALAL7,87224.4%+0%

12Atmore, ALAL8,36023.9%+0%

13Eufaula, ALAL12,43723.6%+0%

14Tuscaloosa, ALAL114,31623.6%+0%

15Troy, ALAL18,02223.5%+0%

16Monroeville, ALAL5,75823.0%+0%

17Gadsden, ALAL33,36722.9%+0%

18Anniston, ALAL20,93022.8%+0%

19Bay Minette, ALAL8,55522.3%+0%

20Russellville, ALAL10,90422.2%+0%

21Fairfield, ALAL9,48321.5%+0%

22Sylacauga, ALAL12,05521.3%+0%

23Phenix City, ALAL38,34421.3%+0%

24Mobile, ALAL200,82421.2%+0%

25Lanett, ALAL6,78120.7%+0%

26Andalusia, ALAL8,76320.6%+0%

27Florence, ALAL42,58120.4%+0%

28Pike Road, ALAL11,89919.8%+0%

29Clanton, ALAL9,28919.5%+0%

30Talladega, ALAL14,84019.0%+0%

31Ozark, ALAL14,26919.0%+0%

32Sheffield, ALAL9,41618.7%+0%

33Boaz, ALAL10,61918.7%+0%

34Roanoke, ALAL5,44018.6%+0%

35Attalla, ALAL5,80718.6%+0%

36Opp, ALAL6,73818.2%+0%

37Opelika, ALAL35,76517.8%+0%

38Hamilton, ALAL6,76917.8%+0%

39Montgomery, ALAL195,30017.7%+0%

40Chickasaw, ALAL6,16617.1%+0%

41Alexander City, ALAL14,51516.7%+0%

42Albertville, ALAL23,71016.7%+0%

43Athens, ALAL34,20916.3%+0%

44Brewton, ALAL5,11316.3%+0%

45Tarrant, ALAL5,63916.2%+0%

46Margaret, ALAL7,14915.9%+0%

47Loxley, ALAL6,13115.7%+0%

48Dothan, ALAL72,06015.6%+0%

49Tuscumbia, ALAL9,33215.1%+0%

50Decatur, ALAL58,05614.9%+0%

51Valley, ALAL10,29414.9%+0%

52Oneonta, ALAL7,02214.7%+0%

53Headland, ALAL5,60314.7%+0%

54Rainsville, ALAL6,02014.4%+0%

55Scottsboro, ALAL16,12314.3%+0%

56Guntersville, ALAL9,39414.2%+0%

57Northport, ALAL31,64813.9%+0%

58Jasper, ALAL14,58513.8%+0%

59Enterprise, ALAL31,21113.6%+0%

60Lincoln, ALAL8,11013.4%+0%

61Leeds, ALAL12,83113.2%+0%

62Cullman, ALAL20,79913.2%+0%

63Tillmans Corner, ALAL17,67713.2%+0%

64Huntsville, ALAL233,62712.8%+0%

65Moody, ALAL13,55912.6%+0%

66Calera, ALAL18,99212.5%+0%

67Fort Payne, ALAL15,18912.3%+0%

68Wetumpka, ALAL7,53511.7%+0%

69Foley, ALAL30,35411.5%+0%

70Columbiana, ALAL5,10611.5%+0%

71Robertsdale, ALAL7,76111.2%+0%

72Pell City, ALAL14,32011.2%+0%

73Saks, ALAL10,68111.1%+0%

74Fultondale, ALAL9,30711.0%+0%

75Springville, ALAL5,59710.8%+0%

76Orange Beach, ALAL8,79810.6%+0%

77Pinson, ALAL7,83010.3%+0%

78Arab, ALAL9,06110.0%+0%

79Moores Mill, ALAL6,3789.9%+0%

80Gulf Shores, ALAL17,3949.9%+0%

81Center Point, ALAL15,5389.5%+0%

82Oxford, ALAL22,1999.4%+0%

83Irondale, ALAL13,5459.2%+0%

84Saraland, ALAL16,6529.0%+0%

85Millbrook, ALAL17,6238.9%+0%

86Hartselle, ALAL16,3128.6%+0%

87Rainbow City, ALAL10,4068.4%+0%

88Prattville, ALAL40,5828.3%+0%

89Harvest, ALAL5,9558.0%+0%

90Homewood, ALAL28,1187.6%+0%

91Fairhope, ALAL26,6257.5%+0%

92Muscle Shoals, ALAL17,6667.3%+0%

93Chelsea, ALAL17,7167.2%+0%

94Hueytown, ALAL16,1596.8%+0%

95Glencoe, ALAL5,4266.7%+0%

96Forestdale, ALAL9,7426.4%+0%

97Satsuma, ALAL6,8516.0%+0%

98Odenville, ALAL6,0235.9%+0%

99Alabaster, ALAL34,7485.9%+0%

100Madison, ALAL67,9685.8%+0%

101Gardendale, ALAL16,4255.1%+0%

102Pelham, ALAL25,6644.6%+0%

103Daphne, ALAL31,3964.5%+0%

104Grayson Valley, ALAL6,0774.5%+0%

105Clay, ALAL10,1984.5%+0%

106Meridianville, ALAL11,1504.2%+0%

107Pleasant Grove, ALAL9,3463.8%+0%

108Southside, ALAL9,7183.6%+0%

109Trussville, ALAL27,2733.5%+0%

110Hoover, ALAL93,5503.4%+0%

111Vestavia Hills, ALAL38,3063.1%+0%

112Mountain Brook, ALAL21,6612.9%+0%

113Spanish Fort, ALAL11,2032.8%+0%

114Helena, ALAL23,3882.2%+0%

115Meadowbrook, ALAL9,1171.3%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES