Poverty Rate in Mobile County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
16.2% +28.8% vs nat'l
Rank #2,161 of 3,222
33th percentile

How Mobile County Compares

Mobile County
16.2%
Alabama Average
16.2%
Rank #20 of 67 in state
National
12.6%
28.8% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Mobile County: 16.2%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,158 Bowie County, TX 16.2%
#2,159 Marion County, AL 16.2%
#2,160 Winkler County, TX 16.2%
#2,161 Mobile County, AL 16.2%
#2,162 East Feliciana Parish, LA 16.2%
#2,163 Mifflin County, PA 16.2%
#2,164 West Carroll Parish, LA 16.2%
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Poverty Rate in Mobile County, Alabama

Mobile County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 16.2%, which ranks #2,161 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.8% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Alabama, Mobile County ranks #20 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 33th 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.