Poverty Rate in Lamar County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.0%
Rank #2,453/3,222 · #35 in AL
24th
Lamar 18.0%
AL 15.6% +15.3%
US 12.6% +42.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lamar County's poverty rate of 18.0% 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 Lamar County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,450 | Okeechobee County, FL | 18.0% |
| #2,451 | Tishomingo County, MS | 18.0% |
| #2,452 | Attala County, MS | 18.0% |
| #2,453 | Lamar County, AL | 18.0% |
| #2,454 | Jackson County, NC | 18.0% |
| #2,455 | Rio Grande County, CO | 18.0% |
| #2,456 | Geary County, KS | 18.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Lamar County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 18.0%, ranking #2,453 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 42.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #35 of 67. This places it in the 24th 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.