Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.7%
Rank #2,071/3,222 · #17 in AL
36th
Jefferson 15.7%
AL 15.6% +0.5%
US 12.6% +24.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jefferson County's poverty rate of 15.7% 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 Jefferson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,068 | Blue Earth County, MN | 15.7% |
| #2,069 | Quitman County, GA | 15.7% |
| #2,070 | Ross County, OH | 15.7% |
| #2,071 | Jefferson County, AL | 15.7% |
| #2,072 | Warren County, TN | 15.7% |
| #2,073 | Gray County, TX | 15.7% |
| #2,074 | Roberts County, SD | 15.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Jefferson County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 15.7%, ranking #2,071 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #17 of 67. This places it in the 36th 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.