Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.9%
Rank #2,668/3,222 · #45 in AL
17th
Montgomery 19.9%
AL 15.6% +27.6%
US 12.6% +58.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's poverty rate of 19.9% 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 Montgomery County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,665 | Randolph County, AL | 19.9% |
| #2,666 | Iberville Parish, LA | 19.9% |
| #2,667 | Camp County, TX | 19.9% |
| #2,668 | Montgomery County, AL | 19.9% |
| #2,669 | Wayne County, TN | 20.0% |
| #2,670 | Barbour County, WV | 20.0% |
| #2,671 | Hopkins County, KY | 20.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Montgomery County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 19.9%, ranking #2,668 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #45 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.