Poverty Rate in Mobile County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.2%
Rank #2,161/3,222 · #20 in AL
33th
Mobile 16.2%
AL 15.6% +3.9%
US 12.6% +28.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mobile County's poverty rate of 16.2% 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 Mobile County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,158 | Bowie County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,159 | Marion County, AL | 16.2% |
| #2,160 | Winkler County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,161 | Mobile County, AL | 16.2% |
| #2,162 | East Feliciana Parish, LA | 16.2% |
| #2,163 | Mifflin County, PA | 16.2% |
| #2,164 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 16.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Mobile County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 16.2%, ranking #2,161 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #20 of 67. This places it in the 33th 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.