Poverty Rate in Shelby County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Shelby County Compares
National Distribution
Where Shelby County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Shelby County: 7.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #237 | Wells County, IN | 7.2% |
| #238 | Harrison County, IN | 7.2% |
| #239 | Keya Paha County, NE | 7.2% |
| #240 | Shelby County, AL | 7.2% |
| #241 | Norton County, KS | 7.2% |
| #242 | Mills County, TX | 7.2% |
| #243 | Red Lake County, MN | 7.2% |
Poverty Rate in Shelby County, Alabama
Shelby County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 7.2%, which ranks #240 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 43.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Alabama, Shelby County ranks #1 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 93th 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.