Poverty Rate in Macon County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
24.3%
Rank #2,964/3,222 · #58 in AL
8th
Macon 24.3%
AL 15.6% +55.7%
US 12.6% +93.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Macon County's poverty rate of 24.3% 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 Macon County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,961 | Chaves County, NM | 24.3% |
| #2,962 | Bamberg County, SC | 24.3% |
| #2,963 | Washington Parish, LA | 24.3% |
| #2,964 | Macon County, AL | 24.3% |
| #2,965 | Rolette County, ND | 24.3% |
| #2,966 | Letcher County, KY | 24.4% |
| #2,967 | Pike County, KY | 24.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Macon County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 24.3%, ranking #2,964 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 93.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #58 of 67. This places it in the 8th 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.