Poverty Rate in Houston County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Houston County Compares
National Distribution
Where Houston County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Houston County: 17.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,380 | Appanoose County, IA | 17.5% |
| #2,381 | Grant County, OK | 17.5% |
| #2,382 | Lafayette County, FL | 17.5% |
| #2,383 | Houston County, AL | 17.5% |
| #2,384 | Franklin County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,385 | Clay County, IL | 17.5% |
| #2,386 | Cass County, TX | 17.5% |
Poverty Rate in Houston County, Alabama
Houston County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 17.5%, which ranks #2,383 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.0% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Alabama, Houston County ranks #30 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 26th 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.