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Lowest median household income, Alabama counties · 1990

Alabama counties with the lowest median household income in the 1990 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is $20,995.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS –

01Greene County, ALAL7,067$11,990–

02Wilcox County, ALAL9,666$12,437–

03Sumter County, ALAL11,588$12,811–

04Perry County, ALAL7,425$13,769–

05Hale County, ALAL15,194$14,508–

06Bullock County, ALAL9,780$14,745–

07Lowndes County, ALAL9,359$15,584–

08Macon County, ALAL18,132$15,642–

09Conecuh County, ALAL10,899$15,992–

10Butler County, ALAL18,100$16,054–

11Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175$16,460–

12Dallas County, ALAL35,140$16,493–

13Choctaw County, ALAL11,904$17,115–

14Pike County, ALAL33,688$17,312–

15Pickens County, ALAL18,221$17,879–

16Franklin County, ALAL32,449$17,907–

17Winston County, ALAL23,829$17,936–

18Covington County, ALAL37,947$18,394–

19Marion County, ALAL29,097$18,455–

20Escambia County, ALAL36,665$18,472–

21Marengo County, ALAL18,311$18,663–

22Clarke County, ALAL22,014$19,067–

23Clay County, ALAL14,207$19,252–

24Barbour County, ALAL24,607$19,389–

25Randolph County, ALAL23,163$19,440–

26Bibb County, ALAL22,262$19,775–

27Fayette County, ALAL15,872$19,844–

28Geneva County, ALAL27,554$20,027–

29Washington County, ALAL14,822$20,082–

30DeKalb County, ALAL74,085$20,135–

31Coosa County, ALAL10,161$20,279–

32Walker County, ALAL65,140$20,464–

33Lamar County, ALAL13,587$20,618–

34Russell County, ALAL58,898$20,995–

35Monroe County, ALAL18,965$21,140–

36Cleburne County, ALAL15,970$21,158–

37Lee County, ALAL189,881$21,227–

38Chambers County, ALAL34,253$21,256–

39Cherokee County, ALAL26,413$21,368–

40Talladega County, ALAL81,603$21,378–

41Marshall County, ALAL103,537$21,458–

42Lawrence County, ALAL33,843$21,519–

43Chilton County, ALAL47,708$21,627–

44Cullman County, ALAL94,009$21,672–

45Jackson County, ALAL54,281$21,910–

46Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,953$22,020–

47Henry County, ALAL18,394$22,130–

48Etowah County, ALAL103,886$22,314–

49Colbert County, ALAL59,474$22,378–

50Blount County, ALAL60,156$22,382–

51Mobile County, ALAL411,658$22,994–

52Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,368$23,056–

53Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135$23,690–

54Calhoun County, ALAL115,834$23,802–

55Coffee County, ALAL56,953$23,905–

56Dale County, ALAL49,912$24,091–

57St. Clair County, ALAL98,206$24,106–

58Houston County, ALAL110,318$24,813–

59Baldwin County, ALAL267,761$25,712–

60Jefferson County, ALAL665,742$25,858–

61Elmore County, ALAL91,577$26,341–

62Montgomery County, ALAL225,891$26,551–

63Limestone County, ALAL122,928$26,875–

64Autauga County, ALAL61,920$28,337–

65Morgan County, ALAL126,483$28,364–

66Madison County, ALAL433,516$33,048–

67Shelby County, ALAL238,552$36,852–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS