Poverty Rate in Lowndes County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
29.9%
Rank #3,084/3,222 · #63 in AL
4th
Lowndes 29.9%
AL 15.6% +91.7%
US 12.6% +137.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lowndes County's poverty rate of 29.9% 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 Lowndes County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,081 | Quitman County, MS | 29.6% |
| #3,082 | Caldwell Parish, LA | 29.8% |
| #3,083 | Bennett County, SD | 29.9% |
| #3,084 | Lowndes County, AL | 29.9% |
| #3,085 | Marion County, SC | 30.0% |
| #3,086 | Randolph County, GA | 30.0% |
| #3,087 | Swisher County, TX | 30.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Lowndes County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 29.9%, ranking #3,084 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 137.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #63 of 67. This places it in the 4th 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.