Poverty Rate in Pickens County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
20.0%
Rank #2,672/3,222 · #46 in AL
17th
Pickens 20.0%
AL 15.6% +28.0%
US 12.6% +58.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Pickens County's poverty rate of 20.0% 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 Pickens County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,669 | Wayne County, TN | 20.0% |
| #2,670 | Barbour County, WV | 20.0% |
| #2,671 | Hopkins County, KY | 20.0% |
| #2,672 | Pickens County, AL | 20.0% |
| #2,673 | Escambia County, AL | 20.0% |
| #2,674 | Richmond County, GA | 20.0% |
| #2,675 | Simpson County, MS | 20.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Pickens County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 20.0%, ranking #2,672 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 58.7% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #46 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.