Poverty Rate in Cherokee County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
14.8% +17.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,907 of 3,222
41th percentile

How Cherokee County Compares

Cherokee County
14.8%
Alabama Average
14.8%
Rank #15 of 67 in state
National
12.6%
17.1% above

National Distribution

Where Cherokee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Cherokee County: 14.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,904 Henderson County, TX 14.7%
#1,905 Santa Barbara County, CA 14.7%
#1,906 Wood County, WV 14.7%
#1,907 Cherokee County, AL 14.8%
#1,908 Crawford County, IA 14.8%
#1,909 Morton County, KS 14.8%
#1,910 San Patricio County, TX 14.8%
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Poverty Rate in Cherokee County, Alabama

Cherokee County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 14.8%, which ranks #1,907 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 17.1% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Alabama, Cherokee County ranks #15 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 41th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.