Poverty Rate in Fayette County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.8%
Rank #2,827/3,222 · #51 in AL
12th
Fayette 21.8%
AL 15.6% +39.6%
US 12.6% +73.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Fayette County's poverty rate of 21.8% 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 Fayette County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,824 | Hopewell city, VA | 21.8% |
| #2,825 | Meigs County, OH | 21.8% |
| #2,826 | Nacogdoches County, TX | 21.8% |
| #2,827 | Fayette County, AL | 21.8% |
| #2,828 | Greenbrier County, WV | 21.8% |
| #2,829 | Jeff Davis County, GA | 21.8% |
| #2,830 | Sampson County, NC | 21.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Fayette County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 21.8%, ranking #2,827 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 73.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #51 of 67. This places it in the 12th 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.