Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Alabama by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | N/A | 11.3 | 143,938 | 45 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Greene County | Urban | 28.4 | 482 | 3,115 |
| Perry County | Rural | 24.2 | 506 | 3,086 |
| Dallas County | Rural | 24.0 | 2,126 | 3,082 |
| Lowndes County | Urban | 22.3 | 566 | 3,052 |
| Wilcox County | Rural | 22.3 | 502 | 3,052 |
| Sumter County | Rural | 19.7 | 608 | 2,979 |
| Bullock County | Rural | 19.5 | 412 | 2,973 |
| Butler County | Rural | 18.5 | 850 | 2,928 |
| Russell County | Urban | 18.0 | 2,677 | 2,908 |
| Barbour County | Rural | 17.7 | 1,058 | 2,892 |
| Conecuh County | Rural | 17.3 | 483 | 2,862 |
| Macon County | Urban | 17.3 | 719 | 2,862 |
| Escambia County | Rural | 17.1 | 1,391 | 2,852 |
| Monroe County | Rural | 17.1 | 765 | 2,852 |
| Choctaw County | Rural | 16.5 | 529 | 2,792 |
| Talladega County | Rural | 16.1 | 3,581 | 2,757 |
| Bibb County | Urban | 16.0 | 843 | 2,750 |
| Hale County | Urban | 16.0 | 488 | 2,750 |
| Montgomery County | Urban | 16.0 | 8,709 | 2,750 |
| Washington County | Rural | 16.0 | 679 | 2,750 |
| Pickens County | Urban | 15.8 | 680 | 2,725 |
| Dale County | Rural | 14.9 | 1,842 | 2,637 |
| Randolph County | Rural | 14.9 | 890 | 2,637 |
| Covington County | Rural | 14.7 | 1,404 | 2,607 |
| DeKalb County | Rural | 14.6 | 2,681 | 2,598 |
| Geneva County | Urban | 14.1 | 997 | 2,551 |
| Marengo County | Rural | 14.1 | 647 | 2,551 |
| Coffee County | Rural | 13.9 | 1,950 | 2,537 |
| Houston County | Urban | 13.8 | 3,825 | 2,525 |
| Winston County | Rural | 13.7 | 892 | 2,510 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 13.6 | 1,039 | 2,494 |
| Clay County | Rural | 13.4 | 567 | 2,470 |
| Colbert County | Urban | 13.2 | 2,030 | 2,441 |
| Walker County | Urban | 13.2 | 2,210 | 2,441 |
| Clarke County | Rural | 13.1 | 698 | 2,423 |
| Fayette County | Rural | 13.1 | 538 | 2,423 |
| Tallapoosa County | Rural | 12.9 | 1,412 | 2,386 |
| Cherokee County | Rural | 12.6 | 863 | 2,341 |
| Calhoun County | Urban | 12.5 | 3,490 | 2,318 |
| Jackson County | Rural | 12.5 | 1,761 | 2,318 |
| Marshall County | Rural | 12.4 | 3,139 | 2,298 |
| Chambers County | Rural | 12.3 | 1,099 | 2,288 |
| Etowah County | Urban | 12.0 | 3,074 | 2,237 |
| Mobile County | Urban | 11.9 | 11,982 | 2,216 |
| Pike County | Rural | 11.8 | 826 | 2,209 |
| Marion County | Rural | 11.7 | 814 | 2,189 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 11.6 | 18,919 | 2,163 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Urban | 11.5 | 6,211 | 2,148 |
| Henry County | Urban | 11.3 | 503 | 2,101 |
| Lamar County | Rural | 10.4 | 358 | 1,894 |
| Blount County | Urban | 10.3 | 1,607 | 1,873 |
| Chilton County | Urban | 10.2 | 1,232 | 1,851 |
| Morgan County | Urban | 10.1 | 3,258 | 1,830 |
| Cullman County | Rural | 9.9 | 2,377 | 1,792 |
| Lauderdale County | Urban | 9.6 | 2,369 | 1,726 |
| Lawrence County | Urban | 9.6 | 859 | 1,726 |
| Lee County | Urban | 9.6 | 3,889 | 1,726 |
| Crenshaw County | Rural | 9.1 | 283 | 1,580 |
| Elmore County | Urban | 9.0 | 2,131 | 1,551 |
| Autauga County | Urban | 8.1 | 1,276 | 1,265 |
| Coosa County | Rural | 8.0 | 219 | 1,231 |
| St. Clair County | Urban | 7.6 | 1,895 | 1,110 |
| Madison County | Urban | 7.4 | 7,606 | 1,055 |
| Baldwin County | Urban | 7.3 | 4,742 | 1,022 |
| Cleburne County | Rural | 6.8 | 265 | 865 |
| Limestone County | Urban | 6.5 | 1,849 | 777 |
| Shelby County | Urban | 4.5 | 2,766 | 275 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/22/2025 4:24 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/22/2025 4:24 pm.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.