Poverty Rate in Lee County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
18.9%
Rank #2,562/3,222 · #40 in AL
20th
Lee 18.9%
AL 15.6% +21.3%
US 12.6% +50.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's poverty rate of 18.9% 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 Lee County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,559 | Charlotte County, VA | 18.9% |
| #2,560 | Saline County, IL | 18.9% |
| #2,561 | Spalding County, GA | 18.9% |
| #2,562 | Lee County, AL | 18.9% |
| #2,563 | Delaware County, OK | 19.0% |
| #2,564 | Newton County, TX | 19.0% |
| #2,565 | Lamar County, TX | 19.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Lee County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 18.9%, ranking #2,562 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 50.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #40 of 67. This places it in the 20th 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.