Poverty Rate in Marengo County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.9%
Rank #2,832/3,222 · #52 in AL
12th
Marengo 21.9%
AL 15.6% +39.9%
US 12.6% +73.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Marengo County's poverty rate of 21.9% 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 Marengo County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,829 | Jeff Davis County, GA | 21.8% |
| #2,830 | Sampson County, NC | 21.8% |
| #2,831 | Roosevelt County, NM | 21.8% |
| #2,832 | Marengo County, AL | 21.9% |
| #2,833 | Wilcox County, GA | 21.9% |
| #2,834 | Isabella County, MI | 21.9% |
| #2,835 | Cocke County, TN | 21.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Marengo County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 21.9%, ranking #2,832 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 73.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #52 of 67. This places it in the 12th 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.