Poverty Rate in Russell County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.2%
Rank #2,852/3,222 · #53 in AL
11th
Russell 22.2%
AL 15.6% +42.0%
US 12.6% +76.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Russell County's poverty rate of 22.2% 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 Russell County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,849 | Ashley County, AR | 22.1% |
| #2,850 | Scott County, MS | 22.2% |
| #2,851 | Uvalde County, TX | 22.2% |
| #2,852 | Russell County, AL | 22.2% |
| #2,853 | Hyde County, NC | 22.2% |
| #2,854 | Lafayette County, AR | 22.3% |
| #2,855 | Izard County, AR | 22.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Russell County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 22.2%, ranking #2,852 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 76.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #53 of 67. This places it in the 11th 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.