Poverty Rate in Houston County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
17.5% +39.0% vs nat'l
Rank #2,383 of 3,222
26th percentile

How Houston County Compares

Houston County
17.5%
Alabama Average
17.5%
Rank #30 of 67 in state
National
12.6%
39.0% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ 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%
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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.