Poverty Rate in Shelby County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.2%
Rank #240/3,222 · #1 in AL
93th
Shelby 7.2%
AL 15.6% -54.0%
US 12.6% -43.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Shelby County's poverty rate of 7.2% 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 Shelby County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #237 | Wells County, IN | 7.2% |
| #238 | Harrison County, IN | 7.2% |
| #239 | Keya Paha County, NE | 7.2% |
| #240 | Shelby County, AL | 7.2% |
| #241 | Norton County, KS | 7.2% |
| #242 | Mills County, TX | 7.2% |
| #243 | Red Lake County, MN | 7.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Shelby County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 7.2%, ranking #240 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #1 of 67. This places it in the 93th 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.