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Child Poverty in
Alabama

Alabama's child poverty rate is 21.3% across 67 counties, meaning 236K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

21.3%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

236K

Children in poverty

15.7%

All-ages poverty

$62,248

Median income

Alabama by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Alabama. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Alabama at a glance

Children in poverty

236K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

21.3%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

20.2%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

15.7%

Entire population

Concentration

1.36×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$62,248

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 67 counties in Alabama.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Perry County 50.3%
  2. 2 Wilcox County 48.5%
  3. 3 Greene County 46.8%
  4. 4 Dallas County 46.5%
  5. 5 Sumter County 45.4%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Shelby County 9.4%
  2. 2 Limestone County 11.3%
  3. 3 Madison County 13.5%
  4. 4 Baldwin County 14.1%
  5. 5 St. Clair County 14.3%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Jefferson County 32K
  2. 2 Mobile County 23K
  3. 3 Montgomery County 14K
  4. 4 Madison County 12K
  5. 5 Tuscaloosa County 11K

Every county in Alabama

All 67 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Autauga County 17.0% 16.7% 11.7% 1.45× 2,363 $68,857
Baldwin County 14.1% 13.0% 10.0% 1.41× 7,334 $74,248
Barbour County 34.8% 33.2% 25.5% 1.36× 1,738 $45,298
Bibb County 21.4% 20.9% 19.4% 1.10× 910 $56,025
Blount County 16.6% 15.8% 12.8% 1.30× 2,250 $64,962
Bullock County 39.8% 37.9% 33.6% 1.18× 791 $36,204
Butler County 37.4% 35.3% 23.6% 1.58× 1,517 $44,729
Calhoun County 28.5% 25.0% 20.1% 1.42× 6,923 $51,841
Chambers County 26.0% 25.8% 17.1% 1.52× 1,814 $50,390
Cherokee County 20.5% 20.3% 15.6% 1.31× 966 $56,400
Chilton County 21.5% 19.3% 15.3% 1.41× 2,355 $59,165
Choctaw County 35.8% 32.9% 24.8% 1.44× 854 $47,432
Clarke County 28.7% 29.1% 19.0% 1.51× 1,386 $50,868
Clay County 25.0% 22.9% 16.9% 1.48× 726 $52,077
Cleburne County 21.7% 20.1% 15.8% 1.37× 769 $59,526
Coffee County 21.0% 21.7% 16.5% 1.27× 2,769 $64,737
Colbert County 20.5% 19.7% 15.4% 1.33× 2,507 $57,770
Conecuh County 43.1% 42.6% 26.5% 1.63× 961 $46,702
Coosa County 28.0% 28.2% 18.2% 1.54× 459 $59,736
Covington County 22.4% 21.9% 16.7% 1.34× 1,863 $50,119
Crenshaw County 27.1% 26.7% 19.5% 1.39× 809 $49,128
Cullman County 21.3% 19.3% 15.5% 1.37× 4,308 $61,231
Dale County 22.0% 20.9% 16.6% 1.33× 2,525 $54,697
Dallas County 46.5% 44.2% 31.4% 1.48× 3,819 $39,013
DeKalb County 28.8% 27.4% 21.6% 1.33× 4,885 $50,614
Elmore County 17.0% 16.2% 12.5% 1.36× 3,251 $73,125
Escambia County 29.0% 28.2% 21.3% 1.36× 2,365 $50,333
Etowah County 25.5% 23.2% 19.6% 1.30× 5,668 $52,504
Fayette County 22.0% 21.4% 16.2% 1.36× 743 $49,235
Franklin County 34.4% 22.7% 22.5% 1.53× 2,703 $49,682
Geneva County 27.0% 24.5% 19.2% 1.41× 1,575 $50,006
Greene County 46.8% 48.0% 31.0% 1.51× 735 $34,619
Hale County 32.2% 31.7% 23.0% 1.40× 1,159 $42,380
Henry County 22.7% 22.1% 16.4% 1.38× 820 $55,598
Houston County 24.6% 22.7% 16.5% 1.49× 5,982 $59,412
Jackson County 19.2% 18.8% 16.0% 1.20× 2,099 $51,479
Jefferson County 21.5% 21.4% 16.0% 1.34× 31,910 $64,726
Lamar County 23.0% 22.2% 16.4% 1.40× 685 $50,929
Lauderdale County 16.8% 16.6% 13.6% 1.24× 3,063 $63,895
Lawrence County 19.2% 18.8% 14.2% 1.35× 1,384 $61,064
Lee County 14.9% 14.0% 17.9% 0.83× 5,610 $62,301
Limestone County 11.3% 10.3% 8.6% 1.31× 2,795 $81,811
Lowndes County 42.1% 44.7% 29.4% 1.43× 894 $42,011
Macon County 40.6% 41.0% 28.8% 1.41× 1,201 $40,710
Madison County 13.5% 13.5% 10.5% 1.29× 11,793 $86,172
Marengo County 33.1% 30.9% 23.5% 1.41× 1,369 $47,228
Marion County 24.3% 22.5% 19.0% 1.28× 1,464 $48,829
Marshall County 21.5% 20.0% 16.5% 1.30× 5,516 $59,882
Mobile County 24.8% 24.1% 16.3% 1.52× 23,306 $55,538
Monroe County 27.9% 27.7% 19.1% 1.46× 1,113 $49,314
Montgomery County 26.0% 24.5% 18.3% 1.42× 13,820 $60,063
Morgan County 16.8% 16.5% 12.0% 1.40× 4,799 $70,387
Perry County 50.3% 53.0% 33.8% 1.49× 823 $34,176
Pickens County 30.3% 30.2% 21.5% 1.41× 1,049 $47,372
Pike County 32.5% 35.7% 23.8% 1.37× 2,073 $50,675
Randolph County 25.0% 25.1% 15.9% 1.57× 1,179 $57,148
Russell County 26.7% 25.2% 18.9% 1.41× 3,785 $52,312
Shelby County 9.4% 8.7% 8.4% 1.12× 4,825 $90,280
St. Clair County 14.3% 13.5% 10.8% 1.32× 2,964 $78,349
Sumter County 45.4% 38.9% 33.5% 1.36× 1,025 $37,021
Talladega County 22.8% 21.2% 17.0% 1.34× 3,701 $59,491
Tallapoosa County 22.6% 22.3% 15.1% 1.50× 1,797 $60,583
Tuscaloosa County 23.8% 20.9% 19.2% 1.24× 11,299 $61,117
Walker County 23.3% 22.5% 17.5% 1.33× 3,366 $57,950
Washington County 26.2% 27.4% 18.7% 1.40× 832 $57,311
Wilcox County 48.5% 47.9% 32.7% 1.48× 1,049 $34,426
Winston County 24.0% 22.7% 16.6% 1.45× 1,130 $52,280

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