Poverty Rate in Barbour County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.4%
Rank #2,787/3,222 · #50 in AL
14th
Barbour 21.4%
AL 15.6% +36.9%
US 12.6% +69.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Barbour County's poverty rate of 21.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Barbour County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,784 | Philadelphia County, PA | 21.4% |
| #2,785 | Breckinridge County, KY | 21.4% |
| #2,786 | Sierra County, NM | 21.4% |
| #2,787 | Barbour County, AL | 21.4% |
| #2,788 | Mora County, NM | 21.4% |
| #2,789 | Johnson County, TN | 21.4% |
| #2,790 | La Salle County, TX | 21.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Barbour County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 21.4%, ranking #2,787 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 69.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #50 of 67. This places it in the 14th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.