Poverty Rate in Perry County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
31.4%
Rank #3,100/3,222 · #65 in AL
4th
Perry 31.4%
AL 15.6% +100.8%
US 12.6% +148.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Perry County's poverty rate of 31.4% 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 Perry County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,097 | Tunica County, MS | 31.1% |
| #3,098 | Glacier County, MT | 31.1% |
| #3,099 | Lincoln Parish, LA | 31.2% |
| #3,100 | Perry County, AL | 31.4% |
| #3,101 | Jim Hogg County, TX | 31.4% |
| #3,102 | Leflore County, MS | 31.5% |
| #3,103 | Concordia Parish, LA | 31.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Perry County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 31.4%, ranking #3,100 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 148.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #65 of 67. This places it in the 4th 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.