Poverty Rate in DeKalb County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.4%
Rank #2,858/3,222 · #54 in AL
11th
DeKalb 22.4%
AL 15.6% +43.1%
US 12.6% +77.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How DeKalb County's poverty rate of 22.4% 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 DeKalb County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,855 | Izard County, AR | 22.3% |
| #2,856 | Jackson Parish, LA | 22.3% |
| #2,857 | Webster County, GA | 22.3% |
| #2,858 | DeKalb County, AL | 22.4% |
| #2,859 | Caddo Parish, LA | 22.4% |
| #2,860 | Randolph County, AR | 22.4% |
| #2,861 | Montgomery County, AR | 22.4% |
About Poverty Rate
DeKalb County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 22.4%, ranking #2,858 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 77.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #54 of 67. This places it in the 11th 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.