Poverty Rate in Blount County, AL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

12.9% Rank #1,486/3,222 · #9 in AL
54th
Blount 12.9%
AL 15.6% -17.7%
US 12.6% +2.1%

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National Distribution

How Blount County's poverty rate of 12.9% 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 Blount County for poverty rate.

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#1,483 Carroll County, OH 12.9%
#1,484 Webster County, IA 12.9%
#1,485 Sweetwater County, WY 12.9%
#1,486 Blount County, AL 12.9%
#1,487 Steele County, ND 12.9%
#1,488 Livingston Parish, LA 12.9%
#1,489 McPherson County, SD 12.9%

About Poverty Rate

Blount County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 12.9%, ranking #1,486 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #9 of 67. This places it in the 54th 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.