Highest poverty rate in Alabama

Alabama counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Alabama by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Greene County leads at 35.9%.

Among cities & places, Malcolm leads at 100.0%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Greene County	35.9%
2	Perry County	31.2%
3	Lowndes County	29.6%
4	Wilcox County	29.0%
5	Dallas County	29.0%
6	Sumter County	28.1%
7	Conecuh County	27.6%
8	Bullock County	25.7%
9	Hale County	23.9%
10	Pike County	23.4%
11	Monroe County	22.6%
12	Pickens County	22.6%
13	Marengo County	22.6%
14	Russell County	22.2%
15	Macon County	22.1%
16	Barbour County	21.9%
17	Escambia County	21.2%
18	Butler County	21.0%
19	Clarke County	20.5%
20	Bibb County	20.5%
21	DeKalb County	20.4%
22	Choctaw County	19.5%
23	Winston County	19.5%
24	Montgomery County	19.3%
25	Geneva County	19.1%
26	Lee County	18.9%
27	Dale County	18.7%
28	Fayette County	18.7%
29	Washington County	18.4%
30	Randolph County	18.4%
31	Covington County	18.0%
32	Houston County	18.0%
33	Walker County	18.0%
34	Talladega County	17.7%
35	Coffee County	17.6%
36	Calhoun County	17.5%
37	Franklin County	17.4%
38	Etowah County	17.1%
39	Colbert County	16.9%
40	Marion County	16.8%
41	Jackson County	16.8%
42	Tuscaloosa County	16.7%
43	Clay County	16.5%
44	Jefferson County	16.3%
45	Marshall County	16.3%
46	Mobile County	16.3%
47	Crenshaw County	16.2%
48	Henry County	15.8%
49	Chambers County	15.5%
50	Tallapoosa County	15.2%
51	Lamar County	15.1%
52	Cherokee County	14.5%
53	Blount County	14.1%
54	Cullman County	13.9%
55	Lawrence County	13.7%
56	Lauderdale County	13.6%
57	Chilton County	13.6%
58	Morgan County	13.6%
59	Cleburne County	13.2%
60	Coosa County	11.6%
61	St. Clair County	11.2%
62	Autauga County	10.7%
63	Baldwin County	10.5%
64	Madison County	10.5%
65	Elmore County	10.3%
66	Limestone County	10.1%
67	Shelby County	6.9%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Malcolm	100.0%
2	Megargel	100.0%
3	Panola	100.0%
4	McMullen	70.0%
5	Yellow Bluff	68.1%
6	Fredonia	64.6%
7	Vredenburgh	62.1%
8	Cullomburg	61.9%
9	Epes	55.1%
10	Mosses	54.1%
11	Fruitdale	53.6%
12	Chunchula	53.5%
13	Vinegar Bend	51.5%
14	Sanford	51.3%
15	Hayneville	50.7%
16	Uniontown	49.2%
17	Emelle	48.7%
18	Brent	47.1%
19	Union Springs	45.3%
20	Putnam	44.8%
21	Trafford	44.5%
22	Aliceville	44.4%
23	Detroit	43.0%
24	Evergreen	42.1%
25	Pine Hill	41.8%
26	Fort Deposit	41.5%
27	Delta	41.2%
28	Gainesville	41.0%
29	Memphis	40.7%
30	Vina	40.5%
31	Goodwater	39.6%
32	Reform	39.2%
33	Elmore	38.8%
34	Arley	38.8%
35	Brighton	38.6%
36	Lakeview	38.0%
37	Samson	37.7%
38	Standing Rock	37.0%
39	Chatom	36.6%
40	White Hall	36.3%
41	Camp Hill	36.1%
42	Lipscomb	36.1%
43	Clio	35.8%
44	Brilliant	35.5%
45	Atmore	35.4%
46	Greensboro	35.4%
47	Riverview	35.3%
48	Carbon Hill	35.3%
49	Munford	34.9%
50	Courtland	34.6%
51	Horn Hill	34.2%
52	Parrish	33.4%
53	Boligee	33.3%
54	Livingston	33.0%
55	Double Springs	32.9%
56	Ridgeville	32.8%
57	York	32.6%
58	Ragland	32.5%
59	Broomtown	32.4%
60	Fayette	32.4%
61	Flomaton	32.4%
62	Bridgeport	32.3%
63	Lookout Mountain	32.2%
64	Prichard	32.1%
65	Camden	31.8%
66	Allgood	31.6%
67	Shorter	31.1%
68	Notasulga	30.9%
69	Slocomb	30.9%
70	Bessemer	30.7%
71	Thomaston	30.6%
72	Fairfield	30.3%
73	Gantt	30.3%
74	Selmont-West Selmont	30.3%
75	Bay Minette	29.8%
76	Hissop	29.8%
77	Vernon	29.5%
78	Ashland	29.4%
79	Lineville	29.4%
80	South Vinemont	29.2%
81	Tarrant	29.2%
82	Lisman	29.0%
83	Malvern	28.5%
84	Collinsville	28.4%
85	Chickasaw	28.3%
86	Selma	28.3%
87	Geneva	28.3%
88	Brookside	28.0%
89	Pollard	27.9%
90	Jackson	27.9%
91	Ariton	27.9%
92	Pickensville	27.7%
93	Jacksonville	27.6%
94	Hackleburg	27.6%
95	Gadsden	27.6%
96	Brundidge	27.6%
97	Grimes	27.4%
98	Rutledge	27.4%
99	Greenville	27.3%
100	Cottondale	27.3%

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