Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in Alabama was 11.1%. Among all Alabama counties, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the highest poverty rate in Sumter County (23.77%), followed by Geneva County (19.9%), and Winston County (19.51%). On the other hand, the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Bullock County (1.61%), Shelby County (5.88%), and Wilcox County (6.49%).
The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama counties where the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.
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| Rank | County | Poverty Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sumter County | 23.77 |
| 2 | Geneva County | 19.90 |
| 3 | Winston County | 19.51 |
| 4 | Fayette County | 18.19 |
| 5 | Escambia County | 17.71 |
| 6 | Lee County | 17.35 |
| 7 | Pike County | 16.85 |
| 8 | Marion County | 16.74 |
| 9 | Covington County | 16.40 |
| 10 | Jackson County | 15.93 |
| 11 | Greene County | 15.82 |
| 12 | Randolph County | 15.75 |
| 13 | Lawrence County | 15.73 |
| 14 | Walker County | 15.70 |
| 15 | DeKalb County | 15.63 |
| 16 | Dale County | 14.98 |
| 17 | Franklin County | 14.53 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 14.41 |
| 19 | Talladega County | 14.37 |
| 20 | Chilton County | 14.26 |
| 21 | Calhoun County | 14.13 |
| 22 | Cherokee County | 14.09 |
| 23 | Clarke County | 13.68 |
| 23 | Marshall County | 13.68 |
| 24 | Chambers County | 13.48 |
| 25 | Washington County | 13.34 |
| 26 | Russell County | 13.24 |
| 27 | Barbour County | 13.03 |
| 28 | Bibb County | 12.79 |
| 29 | Etowah County | 12.58 |
| 30 | Clay County | 12.56 |
| 31 | Cleburne County | 12.54 |
| 32 | Lamar County | 12.34 |
| 33 | Pickens County | 12.29 |
| 34 | Blount County | 12.07 |
| 35 | Choctaw County | 11.91 |
| 36 | Cullman County | 11.83 |
| 37 | Hale County | 11.74 |
| 38 | Tuscaloosa County | 11.30 |
| 39 | Lauderdale County | 11.27 |
| 40 | Mobile County | 11.24 |
| 41 | St. Clair County | 11.08 |
| 42 | Houston County | 10.91 |
| 43 | Colbert County | 10.86 |
| 44 | Morgan County | 10.76 |
| 45 | Dallas County | 10.64 |
| 46 | Autauga County | 10.44 |
| 47 | Conecuh County | 10.18 |
| 48 | Macon County | 9.99 |
| 49 | Coffee County | 9.98 |
| 50 | Crenshaw County | 9.85 |
| 51 | Tallapoosa County | 9.72 |
| 52 | Butler County | 9.66 |
| 53 | Limestone County | 9.60 |
| 54 | Perry County | 9.49 |
| 55 | Jefferson County | 8.51 |
| 56 | Henry County | 8.38 |
| 57 | Montgomery County | 8.25 |
| 58 | Elmore County | 8.18 |
| 59 | Lowndes County | 8.05 |
| 60 | Marengo County | 7.58 |
| 61 | Baldwin County | 7.36 |
| 62 | Coosa County | 7.02 |
| 63 | Madison County | 6.78 |
| 64 | Wilcox County | 6.49 |
| 65 | Shelby County | 5.88 |
| 66 | Bullock County | 1.61 |