Poverty Rate in Hale County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.6%
Rank #2,973/3,222 · #59 in AL
8th
Hale 24.6%
AL 15.6% +57.4%
US 12.6% +95.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hale County's poverty rate of 24.6% 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 Hale County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,970 | Bacon County, GA | 24.5% |
| #2,971 | Madison County, ID | 24.5% |
| #2,972 | Miller County, AR | 24.6% |
| #2,973 | Hale County, AL | 24.6% |
| #2,974 | Grenada County, MS | 24.6% |
| #2,975 | Tallahatchie County, MS | 24.6% |
| #2,976 | Baca County, CO | 24.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Hale County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 24.6%, ranking #2,973 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 95.1% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #59 of 67. This places it in the 8th 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.