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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