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Most residents in poverty, Alabama counties

Alabama counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 67 is 6,449. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bibb County, AL, up 9 places to #39.

SAME RANKING BYCitiesStatesMetros
Most residents in poverty by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000
01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742104,867+7%
02Mobile County, ALAL411,65866,946−10%
03▲1Montgomery County, ALAL225,89145,208+17%
04▼1Madison County, ALAL433,51641,087+41%
05Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36840,007+43%
06Lee County, ALAL189,88134,309+37%
07Baldwin County, ALAL267,76124,928+75%
08▲2Calhoun County, ALAL115,83420,770+15%
09▼1Houston County, ALAL110,31818,937+42%
10▲2Etowah County, ALAL103,88617,462+8%
11Morgan County, ALAL126,48316,774+23%
12▼3Marshall County, ALAL103,53716,596+38%
13Shelby County, ALAL238,55216,532+83%
14DeKalb County, ALAL74,08516,157+63%
15Talladega County, ALAL81,60314,432+2%
16▲4Cullman County, ALAL94,00913,869+38%
17Russell County, ALAL58,89813,041+32%
18▲3Walker County, ALAL65,14011,967+3%
19▼1Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13511,652−8%
20▼1Dallas County, ALAL35,14011,440−21%
21▼5Limestone County, ALAL122,92811,076+37%
22St. Clair County, ALAL98,20610,689+37%
23▲4Colbert County, ALAL59,47410,074+31%
24▲1Dale County, ALAL49,9129,285+25%
25▼1Elmore County, ALAL91,5779,236+37%
26▲3Coffee County, ALAL56,9539,178+43%
27▼4Jackson County, ALAL54,2819,157+24%
28▲4Pike County, ALAL33,6887,690+13%
29▲1Blount County, ALAL60,1567,654+28%
30▼2Escambia County, ALAL36,6657,333−9%
31▲4Covington County, ALAL37,9477,220+4%
32▼6Autauga County, ALAL61,9206,768+42%
33▲1Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9536,681−3%
34▼3Chilton County, ALAL47,7086,449+4%
35▲1Franklin County, ALAL32,4496,118+4%
36▲4Chambers County, ALAL34,2535,383−14%
37▼4Barbour County, ALAL24,6075,269−32%
38▼1Geneva County, ALAL27,5545,157+2%
39▲9Bibb County, ALAL22,2624,970+16%
40▲1Marion County, ALAL29,0974,731−3%
41▲3Macon County, ALAL18,1324,545−43%
42▼4Clarke County, ALAL22,0144,521−28%
43▲3Randolph County, ALAL23,1634,481+18%
44▼5Lawrence County, ALAL33,8434,430−17%
45▲2Winston County, ALAL23,8294,418+4%
46▲4Butler County, ALAL18,1004,176−21%
47▼2Marengo County, ALAL18,3114,119−29%
48▼6Monroe County, ALAL18,9653,896−25%
49▲4Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133,754+1%
50▼7Pickens County, ALAL18,2213,743−28%
51Hale County, ALAL15,1943,646−21%
52Fayette County, ALAL15,8723,501+9%
53▲2Bullock County, ALAL9,7803,347−15%
54▲4Henry County, ALAL18,3943,238+4%
55▼6Sumter County, ALAL11,5883,143−45%
56▲9Conecuh County, ALAL10,8993,140−16%
57Greene County, ALAL7,0672,980−13%
58▲4Lowndes County, ALAL9,3592,945−30%
59▼3Wilcox County, ALAL9,6662,869−46%
60▲3Washington County, ALAL14,8222,591−23%
61▼7Perry County, ALAL7,4252,519−40%
62▲2Clay County, ALAL14,2072,491+2%
63▼3Lamar County, ALAL13,5872,465−4%
64▲2Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1752,349−22%
65▼4Cleburne County, ALAL15,9702,110+7%
66▼7Choctaw County, ALAL11,9042,042−48%
67Coosa County, ALAL10,1611,352−26%
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES