Poverty Rate in Lawrence County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.3%
Rank #1,607/3,222 · #11 in AL
50th
Lawrence 13.3%
AL 15.6% -14.8%
US 12.6% +5.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lawrence County's poverty rate of 13.3% 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 Lawrence County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,604 | Grand County, UT | 13.3% |
| #1,605 | Pope County, IL | 13.3% |
| #1,606 | Judith Basin County, MT | 13.3% |
| #1,607 | Lawrence County, AL | 13.3% |
| #1,608 | O'Brien County, IA | 13.3% |
| #1,609 | Hutchinson County, TX | 13.3% |
| #1,610 | San Bernardino County, CA | 13.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lawrence County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 13.3%, ranking #1,607 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #11 of 67. This places it in the 50th 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.