Poverty Rate in Washington County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.1%
Rank #2,317/3,222 · #27 in AL
28th
Washington 17.1%
AL 15.6% +9.5%
US 12.6% +35.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 17.1% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,314 | Nodaway County, MO | 17.1% |
| #2,315 | Cottle County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,316 | Titus County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,317 | Washington County, AL | 17.1% |
| #2,318 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 17.1% |
| #2,319 | Navarro County, TX | 17.1% |
| #2,320 | Christian County, KY | 17.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 17.1%, ranking #2,317 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #27 of 67. This places it in the 28th 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.