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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%−2.8 pts

02Baldwin County, ALAL267,76110.1%−4.2 pts

03Elmore County, ALAL91,57710.2%−4.3 pts

04Madison County, ALAL433,51610.5%−0.3 pts

05Autauga County, ALAL61,92010.9%−4.7 pts

06Blount County, ALAL60,15611.7%−3.5 pts

07St. Clair County, ALAL98,20612.1%−2.7 pts

08Morgan County, ALAL126,48312.3%+0.3 pts

09Limestone County, ALAL122,92812.3%−1.6 pts

10Cullman County, ALAL94,00913.0%−2.3 pts

11Jackson County, ALAL54,28113.7%−2.9 pts

12Cleburne County, ALAL15,97013.9%−1.4 pts

13Colbert County, ALAL59,47414.0%−0.6 pts

14Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13514.4%−0.5 pts

15Marshall County, ALAL103,53714.7%−2.6 pts

16Coffee County, ALAL56,95314.7%−0.8 pts

17Jefferson County, ALAL665,74214.8%−1.2 pts

18Coosa County, ALAL10,16114.9%−3.3 pts

19Houston County, ALAL110,31815.0%−1.5 pts

20Dale County, ALAL49,91215.1%+0.3 pts

21Lawrence County, ALAL33,84315.3%−4.6 pts

22DeKalb County, ALAL74,08515.4%−2.0 pts

23Cherokee County, ALAL26,41315.6%−2.0 pts

24Marion County, ALAL29,09715.6%−3.5 pts

25Etowah County, ALAL103,88615.7%−0.8 pts

26Chilton County, ALAL47,70815.7%−1.4 pts

27Lamar County, ALAL13,58716.1%−1.9 pts

28Calhoun County, ALAL115,83416.1%+0.4 pts

29Walker County, ALAL65,14016.5%−0.8 pts

30Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95316.6%+0.5 pts

31Randolph County, ALAL23,16317.0%−1.9 pts

32Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36817.0%−3.0 pts

33Chambers County, ALAL34,25317.0%−1.8 pts

34Clay County, ALAL14,20717.1%−0.3 pts

35Winston County, ALAL23,82917.1%−2.6 pts

36Fayette County, ALAL15,87217.3%−3.0 pts

37Montgomery County, ALAL225,89117.3%−0.6 pts

38Talladega County, ALAL81,60317.6%−2.5 pts

39Covington County, ALAL37,94718.4%−3.6 pts

40Washington County, ALAL14,82218.5%−6.4 pts

41Mobile County, ALAL411,65818.5%−2.9 pts

42Franklin County, ALAL32,44918.9%−1.8 pts

43Henry County, ALAL18,39419.1%+1.7 pts

44Geneva County, ALAL27,55419.6%+0.1 pts

45Russell County, ALAL58,89819.9%−0.5 pts

46Bibb County, ALAL22,26220.6%−0.6 pts

47Escambia County, ALAL36,66520.9%−7.2 pts

48Monroe County, ALAL18,96521.3%−1.4 pts

49Lee County, ALAL189,88121.8%−3.1 pts

50Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17522.1%−2.2 pts

51Clarke County, ALAL22,01422.6%−3.3 pts

52Pike County, ALAL33,68823.1%−4.2 pts

53Choctaw County, ALAL11,90424.5%−5.7 pts

54Butler County, ALAL18,10024.6%−6.9 pts

55Pickens County, ALAL18,22124.9%−4.0 pts

56Marengo County, ALAL18,31125.9%−4.1 pts

57Conecuh County, ALAL10,89926.6%−3.1 pts

58Barbour County, ALAL24,60726.8%+1.6 pts

59Hale County, ALAL15,19426.9%−8.7 pts

60Dallas County, ALAL35,14031.1%−5.2 pts

61Lowndes County, ALAL9,35931.4%−7.2 pts

62Macon County, ALAL18,13232.8%−1.6 pts

63Bullock County, ALAL9,78033.5%−3.0 pts

64Greene County, ALAL7,06734.3%−11.3 pts

65Perry County, ALAL7,42535.4%−7.3 pts

66Sumter County, ALAL11,58838.7%−1.1 pts

67Wilcox County, ALAL9,66639.9%−5.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS