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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. The median across all 67 is 17.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Choctaw County, AL, up 25 places to #22.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Shelby County, ALAL238,5527.2%+0.9 pts

02▲5Limestone County, ALAL122,92810.0%−2.4 pts

03▼1Baldwin County, ALAL267,76110.1%−0.1 pts

04▲1Madison County, ALAL433,51610.1%−0.4 pts

05▼2Elmore County, ALAL91,57710.3%+0.1 pts

06▲9Autauga County, ALAL61,92011.3%+0.4 pts

07▼3St. Clair County, ALAL98,20611.4%−0.7 pts

08▲2Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13512.2%−2.3 pts

09▲2Blount County, ALAL60,15612.9%+1.1 pts

10▼4Coosa County, ALAL10,16113.1%−1.8 pts

11▲16Lawrence County, ALAL33,84313.3%−1.9 pts

12▲2Morgan County, ALAL126,48313.5%+1.2 pts

13▲8Cleburne County, ALAL15,97013.7%−0.3 pts

14▲15Chilton County, ALAL47,70814.0%−1.7 pts

15▼6Cherokee County, ALAL26,41314.8%−0.8 pts

16▼8Cullman County, ALAL94,00915.3%+2.3 pts

17▲5Jefferson County, ALAL665,74215.7%+0.9 pts

18▼1Chambers County, ALAL34,25315.7%−1.3 pts

19▲12Marion County, ALAL29,09716.2%+0.6 pts

20▲17Mobile County, ALAL411,65816.2%−2.3 pts

21▲4Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95316.3%−0.2 pts

22▲25Choctaw County, ALAL11,90416.5%−8.0 pts

23▲20Marshall County, ALAL103,53716.6%+2.0 pts

24▼6Coffee County, ALAL56,95316.7%+2.0 pts

25▲5Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36816.8%−0.2 pts

26▼2Etowah County, ALAL103,88616.9%+1.2 pts

27▼14Washington County, ALAL14,82217.1%−1.4 pts

28▲10Jackson County, ALAL54,28117.3%+3.6 pts

29▼10Colbert County, ALAL59,47417.4%+3.4 pts

30▲3Houston County, ALAL110,31817.5%+2.5 pts

31▼11Clay County, ALAL14,20717.6%+0.4 pts

32▲4Talladega County, ALAL81,60317.8%+0.2 pts

33▼10Calhoun County, ALAL115,83417.9%+1.8 pts

34▼22Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17517.9%−4.2 pts

35▼1Lamar County, ALAL13,58718.0%+1.9 pts

36▼20Henry County, ALAL18,39418.3%−0.7 pts

37▼9Walker County, ALAL65,14018.5%+2.0 pts

38▼6Winston County, ALAL23,82918.7%+1.5 pts

39▲1Dale County, ALAL49,91218.7%+3.6 pts

40▲4Lee County, ALAL189,88118.9%−2.9 pts

41▲5Franklin County, ALAL32,44919.1%+0.3 pts

42▲9Geneva County, ALAL27,55419.2%−0.4 pts

43▼8Covington County, ALAL37,94719.2%+0.7 pts

44▼2Randolph County, ALAL23,16319.9%+2.9 pts

45▼4Montgomery County, ALAL225,89119.9%+2.6 pts

46▲13Pickens County, ALAL18,22120.0%−4.9 pts

47▲9Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.0%−0.8 pts

48▲12Clarke County, ALAL22,01420.1%−2.5 pts

49▲8Monroe County, ALAL18,96520.1%−1.2 pts

50▲12Barbour County, ALAL24,60721.4%−5.4 pts

51▼2Fayette County, ALAL15,87221.8%+4.5 pts

52▼2Marengo County, ALAL18,31121.9%−4.1 pts

53▼1Russell County, ALAL58,89822.2%+2.3 pts

54▼6DeKalb County, ALAL74,08522.4%+7.0 pts

55▼10Butler County, ALAL18,10022.4%−2.2 pts

56▼17Bibb County, ALAL22,26222.5%+1.8 pts

57▼3Pike County, ALAL33,68823.3%+0.2 pts

58▼3Macon County, ALAL18,13224.3%−8.5 pts

59▼1Hale County, ALAL15,19424.6%−2.3 pts

60▲5Sumter County, ALAL11,58826.5%−12.2 pts

61▼35Conecuh County, ALAL10,89927.8%+1.3 pts

62▼1Wilcox County, ALAL9,66628.2%−11.7 pts

63▼10Lowndes County, ALAL9,35929.9%−1.4 pts

64▼1Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.0%0.0 pts

65▲1Perry County, ALAL7,42531.4%−4.0 pts

66▼2Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.3%−0.2 pts

67Greene County, ALAL7,06740.1%+5.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES