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Lowest poverty rate, Alabama counties · 1990

Alabama counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 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

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01Shelby County, ALAL238,5529.2%–

02Madison County, ALAL433,51610.9%–

03Morgan County, ALAL126,48312.0%–

04Limestone County, ALAL122,92814.0%–

05Baldwin County, ALAL267,76114.3%–

06Elmore County, ALAL91,57714.5%–

07Colbert County, ALAL59,47414.6%–

08St. Clair County, ALAL98,20614.8%–

09Dale County, ALAL49,91214.8%–

10Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13514.9%–

11Blount County, ALAL60,15615.3%–

12Cleburne County, ALAL15,97015.3%–

13Cullman County, ALAL94,00915.3%–

14Coffee County, ALAL56,95315.5%–

15Autauga County, ALAL61,92015.7%–

16Calhoun County, ALAL115,83415.7%–

17Jefferson County, ALAL665,74216.0%–

18Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95316.0%–

19Etowah County, ALAL103,88616.5%–

20Houston County, ALAL110,31816.5%–

21Jackson County, ALAL54,28116.6%–

22Chilton County, ALAL47,70817.1%–

23Marshall County, ALAL103,53717.2%–

24Walker County, ALAL65,14017.3%–

25DeKalb County, ALAL74,08517.4%–

26Henry County, ALAL18,39417.4%–

27Clay County, ALAL14,20717.4%–

28Cherokee County, ALAL26,41317.6%–

29Montgomery County, ALAL225,89117.9%–

30Lamar County, ALAL13,58718.0%–

31Coosa County, ALAL10,16118.2%–

32Chambers County, ALAL34,25318.8%–

33Randolph County, ALAL23,16318.9%–

34Marion County, ALAL29,09719.1%–

35Geneva County, ALAL27,55419.5%–

36Winston County, ALAL23,82919.8%–

37Lawrence County, ALAL33,84319.8%–

38Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36820.1%–

39Talladega County, ALAL81,60320.2%–

40Fayette County, ALAL15,87220.3%–

41Russell County, ALAL58,89820.4%–

42Franklin County, ALAL32,44920.7%–

43Bibb County, ALAL22,26221.2%–

44Mobile County, ALAL411,65821.4%–

45Covington County, ALAL37,94722.0%–

46Monroe County, ALAL18,96522.7%–

47Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17524.3%–

48Washington County, ALAL14,82224.8%–

49Lee County, ALAL189,88124.9%–

50Barbour County, ALAL24,60725.2%–

51Clarke County, ALAL22,01425.9%–

52Pike County, ALAL33,68827.2%–

53Escambia County, ALAL36,66528.1%–

54Pickens County, ALAL18,22128.9%–

55Conecuh County, ALAL10,89929.7%–

56Marengo County, ALAL18,31130.0%–

57Choctaw County, ALAL11,90430.2%–

58Butler County, ALAL18,10031.5%–

59Macon County, ALAL18,13234.5%–

60Hale County, ALAL15,19435.6%–

61Dallas County, ALAL35,14036.2%–

62Bullock County, ALAL9,78036.5%–

63Lowndes County, ALAL9,35938.6%–

64Sumter County, ALAL11,58839.7%–

65Perry County, ALAL7,42542.6%–

66Wilcox County, ALAL9,66645.2%–

67Greene County, ALAL7,06745.6%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS