Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Alabama was 11.49%. Among all Alabama counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Sumter County (23.72%), followed by Geneva County (20.91%), and Winston County (19.36%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Shelby County (5.97%), Wilcox County (6.42%), and Coosa County (6.79%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama counties where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Alabama.
You can also see similar ranking of counties for other states as well as for the whole United States.
| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumter County | 23.72 |
| 2 | Geneva County | 20.91 |
| 3 | Winston County | 19.36 |
| 4 | Bullock County | 19.29 |
| 5 | Fayette County | 18.13 |
| 6 | Escambia County | 17.66 |
| 7 | Pike County | 17.32 |
| 8 | Lee County | 17.22 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 17.07 |
| 10 | DeKalb County | 16.85 |
| 11 | Covington County | 16.78 |
| 12 | Randolph County | 16.72 |
| 13 | Marion County | 16.69 |
| 14 | Greene County | 16.63 |
| 15 | Marshall County | 16.47 |
| 16 | Lawrence County | 16.03 |
| 17 | Walker County | 15.62 |
| 18 | Talladega County | 14.95 |
| 19 | Chambers County | 14.91 |
| 20 | Dale County | 14.51 |
| 21 | Chilton County | 14.43 |
| 22 | Russell County | 14.37 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 14.35 |
| 24 | Calhoun County | 14.31 |
| 24 | Franklin County | 14.31 |
| 25 | Washington County | 14.21 |
| 26 | Barbour County | 14.06 |
| 27 | Cherokee County | 14.00 |
| 28 | Clarke County | 13.67 |
| 29 | Bibb County | 12.98 |
| 30 | Blount County | 12.74 |
| 31 | Cleburne County | 12.62 |
| 32 | Etowah County | 12.59 |
| 33 | Clay County | 12.29 |
| 34 | Lamar County | 12.21 |
| 35 | Pickens County | 12.18 |
| 36 | Cullman County | 11.91 |
| 37 | Choctaw County | 11.87 |
| 38 | Hale County | 11.74 |
| 39 | Mobile County | 11.51 |
| 40 | Tuscaloosa County | 11.39 |
| 41 | Lauderdale County | 11.38 |
| 42 | Houston County | 11.21 |
| 43 | Coffee County | 11.10 |
| 43 | St. Clair County | 11.10 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 11.07 |
| 45 | Colbert County | 10.87 |
| 46 | Dallas County | 10.66 |
| 47 | Limestone County | 10.43 |
| 48 | Macon County | 10.41 |
| 49 | Autauga County | 10.29 |
| 50 | Conecuh County | 10.18 |
| 51 | Crenshaw County | 9.81 |
| 52 | Butler County | 9.66 |
| 53 | Tallapoosa County | 9.64 |
| 54 | Perry County | 9.49 |
| 55 | Montgomery County | 9.46 |
| 56 | Jefferson County | 9.00 |
| 57 | Henry County | 8.64 |
| 58 | Elmore County | 8.29 |
| 59 | Marengo County | 8.16 |
| 60 | Lowndes County | 8.05 |
| 61 | Baldwin County | 7.52 |
| 62 | Madison County | 7.39 |
| 63 | Coosa County | 6.79 |
| 64 | Wilcox County | 6.42 |
| 65 | Shelby County | 5.97 |