Poverty Rate in Etowah County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.9%
Rank #2,285/3,222 · #26 in AL
29th
Etowah 16.9%
AL 15.6% +8.4%
US 12.6% +34.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Etowah County's poverty rate of 16.9% 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 Etowah County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,282 | Pope County, AR | 16.9% |
| #2,283 | Greer County, OK | 16.9% |
| #2,284 | Jefferson County, GA | 16.9% |
| #2,285 | Etowah County, AL | 16.9% |
| #2,286 | Perry County, IL | 16.9% |
| #2,287 | Boyd County, KY | 16.9% |
| #2,288 | Carroll County, TN | 17.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Etowah County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 16.9%, ranking #2,285 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #26 of 67. This places it in the 29th 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.