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Most residents in poverty, Alabama counties · 1990

Alabama counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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 6,892.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Jefferson County, ALAL665,742104,264–

02Mobile County, ALAL411,65880,909–

03Montgomery County, ALAL225,89137,423–

04Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36830,202–

05Madison County, ALAL433,51625,934–

06Lee County, ALAL189,88121,667–

07Calhoun County, ALAL115,83418,177–

08Dallas County, ALAL35,14017,445–

09Etowah County, ALAL103,88616,464–

10Talladega County, ALAL81,60314,936–

11Baldwin County, ALAL267,76114,098–

12Houston County, ALAL110,31813,436–

13Marshall County, ALAL103,53712,206–

14Morgan County, ALAL126,48312,037–

15Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13511,853–

16Walker County, ALAL65,14011,721–

17Cullman County, ALAL94,00910,349–

18Escambia County, ALAL36,6659,969–

19Russell County, ALAL58,8989,543–

20DeKalb County, ALAL74,0859,483–

21Shelby County, ALAL238,5529,098–

22Macon County, ALAL18,1328,598–

23Covington County, ALAL37,9478,041–

24Jackson County, ALAL54,2817,942–

25Limestone County, ALAL122,9287,570–

26Colbert County, ALAL59,4747,524–

27Pike County, ALAL33,6887,518–

28St. Clair County, ALAL98,2067,383–

29Dale County, ALAL49,9127,342–

30Elmore County, ALAL91,5777,136–

31Clarke County, ALAL22,0147,049–

32Chambers County, ALAL34,2536,934–

33Marengo County, ALAL18,3116,928–

34Butler County, ALAL18,1006,892–

35Sumter County, ALAL11,5886,429–

36Barbour County, ALAL24,6076,403–

37Coffee County, ALAL56,9536,251–

38Lawrence County, ALAL33,8436,247–

39Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,9536,224–

40Wilcox County, ALAL9,6666,133–

41Blount County, ALAL60,1565,987–

42Pickens County, ALAL18,2215,980–

43Franklin County, ALAL32,4495,762–

44Marion County, ALAL29,0975,710–

45Chilton County, ALAL47,7085,554–

46Hale County, ALAL15,1945,518–

47Perry County, ALAL7,4255,441–

48Monroe County, ALAL18,9655,437–

49Autauga County, ALAL61,9205,357–

50Lowndes County, ALAL9,3594,883–

51Choctaw County, ALAL11,9044,836–

52Greene County, ALAL7,0674,627–

53Geneva County, ALAL27,5544,610–

54Winston County, ALAL23,8294,363–

55Conecuh County, ALAL10,8994,179–

56Washington County, ALAL14,8224,148–

57Bullock County, ALAL9,7804,032–

58Randolph County, ALAL23,1633,751–

59Fayette County, ALAL15,8723,650–

60Bibb County, ALAL22,2623,512–

61Cherokee County, ALAL26,4133,438–

62Crenshaw County, ALAL13,1753,317–

63Lamar County, ALAL13,5872,830–

64Henry County, ALAL18,3942,668–

65Clay County, ALAL14,2072,312–

66Coosa County, ALAL10,1612,013–

67Cleburne County, ALAL15,9701,948–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS