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Lowest poverty rate, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Shelby County, ALAL238,5527.2%+0.9 pts

02Limestone County, ALAL122,92810.0%−2.4 pts

03Baldwin County, ALAL267,76110.1%−0.1 pts

04Madison County, ALAL433,51610.1%−0.4 pts

05Elmore County, ALAL91,57710.3%+0.1 pts

06Autauga County, ALAL61,92011.3%+0.4 pts

07St. Clair County, ALAL98,20611.4%−0.7 pts

08Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13512.2%−2.3 pts

09Blount County, ALAL60,15612.9%+1.1 pts

10Coosa County, ALAL10,16113.1%−1.8 pts

11Lawrence County, ALAL33,84313.3%−1.9 pts

12Morgan County, ALAL126,48313.5%+1.2 pts

13Cleburne County, ALAL15,97013.7%−0.3 pts

14Chilton County, ALAL47,70814.0%−1.7 pts

15Cherokee County, ALAL26,41314.8%−0.8 pts

16Cullman County, ALAL94,00915.3%+2.3 pts

17Jefferson County, ALAL665,74215.7%+0.9 pts

18Chambers County, ALAL34,25315.7%−1.3 pts

19Marion County, ALAL29,09716.2%+0.6 pts

20Mobile County, ALAL411,65816.2%−2.3 pts

21Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95316.3%−0.2 pts

22Choctaw County, ALAL11,90416.5%−8.0 pts

23Marshall County, ALAL103,53716.6%+2.0 pts

24Coffee County, ALAL56,95316.7%+2.0 pts

25Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36816.8%−0.2 pts

26Etowah County, ALAL103,88616.9%+1.2 pts

27Washington County, ALAL14,82217.1%−1.4 pts

28Jackson County, ALAL54,28117.3%+3.6 pts

29Colbert County, ALAL59,47417.4%+3.4 pts

30Houston County, ALAL110,31817.5%+2.5 pts

31Clay County, ALAL14,20717.6%+0.4 pts

32Talladega County, ALAL81,60317.8%+0.2 pts

33Calhoun County, ALAL115,83417.9%+1.8 pts

34Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17517.9%−4.2 pts

35Lamar County, ALAL13,58718.0%+1.9 pts

36Henry County, ALAL18,39418.3%−0.7 pts

37Walker County, ALAL65,14018.5%+2.0 pts

38Winston County, ALAL23,82918.7%+1.5 pts

39Dale County, ALAL49,91218.7%+3.6 pts

40Lee County, ALAL189,88118.9%−2.9 pts

41Franklin County, ALAL32,44919.1%+0.3 pts

42Geneva County, ALAL27,55419.2%−0.4 pts

43Covington County, ALAL37,94719.2%+0.7 pts

44Randolph County, ALAL23,16319.9%+2.9 pts

45Montgomery County, ALAL225,89119.9%+2.6 pts

46Pickens County, ALAL18,22120.0%−4.9 pts

47Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.0%−0.8 pts

48Clarke County, ALAL22,01420.1%−2.5 pts

49Monroe County, ALAL18,96520.1%−1.2 pts

50Barbour County, ALAL24,60721.4%−5.4 pts

51Fayette County, ALAL15,87221.8%+4.5 pts

52Marengo County, ALAL18,31121.9%−4.1 pts

53Russell County, ALAL58,89822.2%+2.3 pts

54DeKalb County, ALAL74,08522.4%+7.0 pts

55Butler County, ALAL18,10022.4%−2.2 pts

56Bibb County, ALAL22,26222.5%+1.8 pts

57Pike County, ALAL33,68823.3%+0.2 pts

58Macon County, ALAL18,13224.3%−8.5 pts

59Hale County, ALAL15,19424.6%−2.3 pts

60Sumter County, ALAL11,58826.5%−12.2 pts

61Conecuh County, ALAL10,89927.8%+1.3 pts

62Wilcox County, ALAL9,66628.2%−11.7 pts

63Lowndes County, ALAL9,35929.9%−1.4 pts

64Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.0%−0.0 pts

65Perry County, ALAL7,42531.4%−4.0 pts

66Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.3%−0.2 pts

67Greene County, ALAL7,06740.1%+5.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES