Poverty Rate in Wilcox County, AL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
28.2%
Rank #3,062/3,222 · #62 in AL
5th
Wilcox 28.2%
AL 15.6% +80.5%
US 12.6% +123.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wilcox County's poverty rate of 28.2% 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 Wilcox County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,059 | Floyd County, KY | 28.0% |
| #3,060 | Kleberg County, TX | 28.1% |
| #3,061 | Allendale County, SC | 28.2% |
| #3,062 | Wilcox County, AL | 28.2% |
| #3,063 | Desha County, AR | 28.3% |
| #3,064 | Faulk County, SD | 28.3% |
| #3,065 | Bent County, CO | 28.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Wilcox County, Alabama has a poverty rate of 28.2%, ranking #3,062 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 123.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Alabama, it ranks #62 of 67. This places it in the 5th 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.