Poverty Rate in Monroe County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.1%
Rank #2,679/3,222 · #49 in AL
17th
Monroe 20.1%
AL 15.6% +28.6%
US 12.6% +59.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 20.1% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,676 | Clarke County, AL | 20.1% |
| #2,677 | Grayson County, KY | 20.1% |
| #2,678 | Crosby County, TX | 20.1% |
| #2,679 | Monroe County, AL | 20.1% |
| #2,680 | Lawrence County, AR | 20.1% |
| #2,681 | Poinsett County, AR | 20.1% |
| #2,682 | Seminole County, GA | 20.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 20.1%, ranking #2,679 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 59.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #49 of 67. This places it in the 17th 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.