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Lowest poverty rate, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Shelby County, ALAL238,5526.3%−31%

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,76110.1%−29%

03Elmore County, ALAL91,57710.2%−29%

04Madison County, ALAL433,51610.5%−3%

05Autauga County, ALAL61,92010.9%−30%

06Blount County, ALAL60,15611.7%−23%

07St. Clair County, ALAL98,20612.1%−18%

08Morgan County, ALAL126,48312.3%+2%

09Limestone County, ALAL122,92812.3%−12%

10Cullman County, ALAL94,00913.0%−15%

11Jackson County, ALAL54,28113.7%−18%

12Cleburne County, ALAL15,97013.9%−9%

13Colbert County, ALAL59,47414.0%−4%

14Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13514.4%−3%

15Marshall County, ALAL103,53714.7%−15%

16Coffee County, ALAL56,95314.7%−5%

17Jefferson County, ALAL665,74214.8%−8%

18Coosa County, ALAL10,16114.9%−18%

19Houston County, ALAL110,31815.0%−9%

20Dale County, ALAL49,91215.1%+2%

21Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.3%−23%

22DeKalb County, ALAL74,08515.4%−11%

23Cherokee County, ALAL26,41315.6%−12%

24Marion County, ALAL29,09715.6%−18%

25Etowah County, ALAL103,88615.7%−5%

26Chilton County, ALAL47,70815.7%−8%

27Lamar County, ALAL13,58716.1%−11%

28Calhoun County, ALAL115,83416.1%+3%

29Walker County, ALAL65,14016.5%−5%

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95316.6%+3%

31Randolph County, ALAL23,16317.0%−10%

32Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36817.0%−15%

33Chambers County, ALAL34,25317.0%−9%

34Clay County, ALAL14,20717.1%−2%

35Winston County, ALAL23,82917.1%−13%

36Fayette County, ALAL15,87217.3%−15%

37Montgomery County, ALAL225,89117.3%−3%

38Talladega County, ALAL81,60317.6%−13%

39Covington County, ALAL37,94718.4%−16%

40Washington County, ALAL14,82218.5%−26%

41Mobile County, ALAL411,65818.5%−13%

42Franklin County, ALAL32,44918.9%−9%

43Henry County, ALAL18,39419.1%+10%

44Geneva County, ALAL27,55419.6%+1%

45Russell County, ALAL58,89819.9%−2%

46Bibb County, ALAL22,26220.6%−3%

47Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.9%−26%

48Monroe County, ALAL18,96521.3%−6%

49Lee County, ALAL189,88121.8%−12%

50Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522.1%−9%

51Clarke County, ALAL22,01422.6%−13%

52Pike County, ALAL33,68823.1%−15%

53Choctaw County, ALAL11,90424.5%−19%

54Butler County, ALAL18,10024.6%−22%

55Pickens County, ALAL18,22124.9%−14%

56Marengo County, ALAL18,31125.9%−14%

57Conecuh County, ALAL10,89926.6%−11%

58Barbour County, ALAL24,60726.8%+6%

59Hale County, ALAL15,19426.9%−24%

60Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.1%−14%

61Lowndes County, ALAL9,35931.4%−19%

62Macon County, ALAL18,13232.8%−5%

63Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.5%−8%

64Greene County, ALAL7,06734.3%−25%

65Perry County, ALAL7,42535.4%−17%

66Sumter County, ALAL11,58838.7%−3%

67Wilcox County, ALAL9,66639.9%−12%

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