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SNAP Benefits in
Alabama

Alabama had an overall SNAP participation rate of 13.6% across 67 counties, with a coverage gap of 48.8% of below-poverty households. Use the interactive map below to compare coverage across counties.

13.6%

SNAP participation

48.8%

Poverty coverage gap

268K

SNAP households

$62,027

Median income

Alabama by county

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Toggle between six SNAP metrics to see how coverage varies within Alabama. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Alabama at a glance

SNAP households

268K

Est. from ACS receipt rate

Participation rate

13.6%

All households

Poverty coverage

51.2%

Below-poverty HH on SNAP

Senior SNAP use

34.4%

HH with a 60+ member

Disability SNAP use

47.3%

HH with a disability

Working-poor share

48.9%

SNAP HH above poverty

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 67 counties in Alabama.

Widest coverage gap

% of poor HH not enrolled

  1. 1 Shelby 76.8%
  2. 2 Lee 74.5%
  3. 3 Baldwin 72.7%
  4. 4 Pike 71.0%
  5. 5 Madison 67.2%

Strongest coverage

% of poor HH enrolled

  1. 1 Perry 78.2%
  2. 2 Wilcox 70.2%
  3. 3 Dallas 68.5%
  4. 4 Bibb 66.1%
  5. 5 Franklin 63.2%

Highest SNAP use

% of all HH on SNAP

  1. 1 Wilcox 36.3%
  2. 2 Bullock 32.9%
  3. 3 Dallas 32.5%
  4. 4 Perry 32.2%
  5. 5 Greene 30.2%

Every county in Alabama

All 67 counties across the six SNAP metrics plus median income.

County SNAP rate Coverage Gap Senior Disability Working-poor Median income
Autauga 8.8% 35.8% 64.2% 36.9% 47.0% 59.2% $69,841
Baldwin 6.8% 27.3% 72.7% 36.8% 38.0% 55.7% $75,019
Barbour 22.2% 57.0% 43.0% 40.2% 40.3% 43.2% $44,290
Bibb 20.3% 66.1% 33.9% 26.3% 56.7% 33.2% $51,215
Blount 12.3% 44.1% 55.9% 36.6% 64.6% 43.6% $61,096
Bullock 32.9% 59.1% 40.9% 33.2% 28.7% 50.2% $36,723
Butler 16.4% 41.0% 59.0% 43.3% 46.0% 50.2% $44,881
Calhoun 17.2% 46.7% 53.3% 33.3% 50.9% 50.6% $55,826
Chambers 17.1% 49.6% 50.3% 40.0% 50.3% 47.4% $49,295
Cherokee 11.5% 39.0% 61.0% 35.3% 53.3% 45.7% $50,769
Chilton 13.9% 53.0% 47.0% 31.3% 46.2% 46.9% $61,873
Choctaw 16.6% 44.3% 55.7% 36.8% 58.4% 39.8% $44,483
Clarke 22.5% 48.2% 51.8% 42.3% 48.8% 56.4% $49,167
Clay 14.2% 52.4% 47.6% 31.5% 38.5% 33.5% $51,852
Cleburne 15.2% 49.3% 50.7% 41.4% 43.5% 49.7% $53,319
Coffee 12.3% 44.0% 56.0% 29.9% 52.3% 36.6% $64,672
Colbert 15.9% 52.0% 48.0% 41.3% 48.6% 45.4% $56,736
Conecuh 17.0% 47.0% 52.9% 27.0% 45.1% 37.9% $42,266
Coosa 13.6% 40.9% 59.1% 43.6% 58.6% 62.0% $57,063
Covington 13.8% 41.1% 58.9% 39.7% 53.5% 41.1% $50,886
Crenshaw 18.4% 44.9% 55.1% 31.5% 62.1% 49.9% $49,040
Cullman 10.3% 45.6% 54.4% 34.6% 61.3% 34.4% $60,916
Dale 17.5% 48.1% 51.8% 33.1% 49.1% 49.8% $53,955
Dallas 32.5% 68.5% 31.4% 43.0% 55.2% 41.3% $36,810
DeKalb 16.2% 43.9% 56.1% 33.6% 46.3% 47.5% $51,149
Elmore 10.8% 37.8% 62.2% 24.1% 52.7% 63.7% $75,553
Escambia 15.6% 40.2% 59.8% 39.9% 56.4% 39.4% $44,447
Etowah 15.6% 47.2% 52.8% 31.4% 44.5% 46.6% $53,070
Fayette 17.7% 48.8% 51.2% 43.6% 64.8% 44.8% $50,733
Franklin 19.1% 63.2% 36.8% 28.1% 46.2% 45.6% $51,493
Geneva 17.0% 50.2% 49.8% 41.4% 62.1% 49.6% $50,951
Greene 30.2% 54.3% 45.7% 64.7% 53.1% 35.3% $31,495
Hale 26.4% 58.0% 42.0% 53.7% 57.9% 40.1% $41,325
Henry 14.0% 40.6% 59.4% 35.3% 54.9% 52.1% $60,135
Houston 16.0% 50.3% 49.7% 35.6% 47.3% 45.7% $57,531
Jackson 13.6% 42.8% 57.2% 37.2% 56.7% 45.0% $49,454
Jefferson 13.9% 43.4% 56.6% 34.4% 47.2% 51.1% $64,589
Lamar 18.6% 56.8% 43.2% 45.3% 67.8% 45.2% $47,447
Lauderdale 10.8% 40.5% 59.5% 26.0% 54.3% 43.9% $59,082
Lawrence 15.7% 47.3% 52.7% 36.5% 62.6% 57.0% $60,040
Lee 10.5% 25.5% 74.5% 34.1% 43.1% 50.5% $61,123
Limestone 8.1% 37.7% 62.3% 40.1% 52.2% 53.4% $83,534
Lowndes 27.0% 61.9% 38.1% 48.1% 57.1% 38.8% $35,160
Macon 22.1% 45.1% 54.9% 48.6% 40.8% 54.0% $45,951
Madison 8.0% 32.8% 67.2% 32.3% 48.0% 55.7% $83,528
Marengo 23.4% 60.6% 39.4% 46.8% 62.6% 35.0% $44,205
Marion 17.8% 51.2% 48.8% 48.7% 69.5% 44.1% $50,714
Marshall 11.2% 37.5% 62.5% 30.8% 49.8% 48.0% $60,946
Mobile 16.9% 49.8% 50.2% 34.3% 34.2% 51.1% $58,119
Monroe 14.6% 39.2% 60.8% 44.4% 55.6% 35.2% $40,225
Montgomery 20.1% 52.6% 47.4% 31.3% 42.2% 50.7% $58,153
Morgan 12.6% 48.0% 52.0% 30.9% 49.6% 47.6% $64,858
Perry 32.2% 78.2% 21.8% 36.7% 50.4% 43.0% $34,368
Pickens 17.9% 55.3% 44.7% 41.8% 61.9% 33.6% $47,014
Pike 14.8% 29.0% 71.0% 28.2% 43.3% 55.6% $47,961
Randolph 17.6% 40.5% 59.5% 37.3% 54.0% 53.0% $51,551
Russell 18.8% 45.0% 55.0% 27.2% 41.1% 48.7% $50,046
Shelby 4.9% 23.2% 76.8% 28.7% 33.3% 62.4% $93,543
St. Clair 10.4% 45.8% 54.2% 31.6% 53.3% 52.9% $78,993
Sumter 26.7% 53.6% 46.4% 26.1% 51.3% 50.5% $37,981
Talladega 16.3% 48.3% 51.7% 38.5% 46.2% 44.4% $56,249
Tallapoosa 16.4% 53.9% 46.1% 27.3% 56.2% 46.9% $57,185
Tuscaloosa 11.4% 34.3% 65.7% 28.2% 42.1% 47.7% $63,947
Walker 14.2% 43.7% 56.3% 34.5% 60.0% 41.5% $54,509
Washington 12.3% 43.0% 57.0% 45.5% 40.7% 22.8% $60,503
Wilcox 36.3% 70.2% 29.8% 37.9% 52.5% 42.4% $42,236
Winston 15.3% 47.0% 53.0% 37.2% 61.3% 37.3% $48,032

Apply for SNAP in Alabama

If you or someone you know may qualify, our state-specific guide walks through eligibility, documents needed, and how to apply online.

Alabama SNAP guide

Find a local food pantry

While SNAP is the largest safety net, food pantries bridge immediate gaps. Search our directory of verified pantries across Alabama.

Alabama food pantries

Sibling atlas

WIC coverage in Alabama

SNAP recipients are automatically income-eligible for WIC through adjunctive eligibility. See where Alabama is closing — or missing — the WIC coverage gap for pregnant women, infants, and children under 5.

Open the Alabama WIC Coverage Atlas