Poverty rate: zip codes ranked in Alabama
Share of residents whose family income is below the federal poverty line (about $31,200 for a family of four). Lower is better. These lists rank zip codes in Alabama with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes with the highest poverty rate
| # | Zip | City | Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36688 | Mobile | 100% |
| 2 | 35443 | Boligee | 52.1% |
| 3 | 36767 | Orrville | 47% |
| 4 | 36205 | Anniston | 45.5% |
| 5 | 36785 | Tyler | 45% |
| 6 | 35401 | Tuscaloosa | 43.5% |
| 7 | 35034 | Brent | 43.4% |
| 8 | 36104 | Montgomery | 42.5% |
| 9 | 36758 | Plantersville | 41.6% |
| 10 | 36089 | Union Springs | 41.4% |
| 11 | 36612 | Mobile | 40.5% |
| 12 | 35207 | Birmingham | 39.9% |
| 13 | 36786 | Uniontown | 39.3% |
| 14 | 36032 | Fort Deposit | 38.8% |
| 15 | 36925 | York | 38.4% |
| 16 | 36776 | Sawyerville | 37.7% |
| 17 | 35212 | Birmingham | 37.2% |
| 18 | 36744 | Greensboro | 35.7% |
| 19 | 36108 | Montgomery | 35% |
| 20 | 36610 | Mobile | 35% |
| 21 | 36088 | Tuskegee Institute | 34.8% |
| 22 | 35218 | Birmingham | 34.5% |
| 23 | 35462 | Eutaw | 34.3% |
| 24 | 36832 | Auburn | 34.2% |
| 25 | 35211 | Birmingham | 33.8% |
| 26 | 36603 | Mobile | 33.2% |
| 27 | 36736 | Dixons Mills | 32.8% |
| 28 | 36605 | Mobile | 32.4% |
| 29 | 36401 | Evergreen | 32.3% |
| 30 | 35234 | Birmingham | 32.3% |
| 31 | 36553 | Mc Intosh | 32.3% |
| 32 | 36040 | Hayneville | 32.3% |
| 33 | 35064 | Fairfield | 31.9% |
| 34 | 36769 | Pine Hill | 31.9% |
| 35 | 35963 | Dawson | 31.7% |
| 36 | 35020 | Bessemer | 31.5% |
| 37 | 35550 | Cordova | 31.5% |
| 38 | 36036 | Grady | 31.4% |
| 39 | 35670 | Somerville | 31.1% |
| 40 | 36110 | Montgomery | 30.8% |
| 41 | 36866 | Notasulga | 30.8% |
| 42 | 36017 | Clio | 30.6% |
| 43 | 36855 | Five Points | 30.5% |
| 44 | 36107 | Montgomery | 30.4% |
| 45 | 35772 | Stevenson | 30.4% |
| 46 | 36756 | Marion | 30.3% |
| 47 | 36701 | Selma | 29.1% |
| 48 | 35221 | Birmingham | 29% |
| 49 | 36759 | Marion Junction | 28.9% |
| 50 | 36105 | Montgomery | 28.8% |
| 51 | 35481 | Reform | 28.8% |
| 52 | 35967 | Fort Payne | 28.7% |
| 53 | 35616 | Cherokee | 28.7% |
| 54 | 35805 | Huntsville | 28.5% |
| 55 | 36081 | Troy | 28.3% |
| 56 | 36080 | Titus | 28.1% |
| 57 | 36611 | Mobile | 28% |
| 58 | 35979 | Higdon | 27.8% |
| 59 | 36602 | Mobile | 27.6% |
| 60 | 36562 | Perdido | 27.3% |
| 61 | 35968 | Fort Payne | 27.2% |
| 62 | 35542 | Bankston | 27.1% |
| 63 | 36474 | Red Level | 27% |
| 64 | 35951 | Albertville | 26.9% |
| 65 | 35131 | Ragland | 26.9% |
| 66 | 35586 | Sulligent | 26.8% |
| 67 | 35555 | Fayette | 26.7% |
| 68 | 36703 | Selma | 26.6% |
| 69 | 35660 | Sheffield | 26.5% |
| 70 | 35204 | Birmingham | 26.5% |
| 71 | 35543 | Bear Creek | 26.4% |
| 72 | 35901 | Gadsden | 26.3% |
| 73 | 36445 | Frisco City | 26.3% |
| 74 | 36016 | Clayton | 26.2% |
| 75 | 35541 | Arley | 26.1% |
| 76 | 36069 | Ramer | 26% |
| 77 | 36509 | Bayou La Batre | 25.9% |
| 78 | 36912 | Lisman | 25.8% |
| 79 | 36116 | Montgomery | 25.6% |
| 80 | 35904 | Gadsden | 25.6% |
| 81 | 36867 | Phenix City | 25.4% |
| 82 | 36522 | Citronelle | 25.4% |
| 83 | 35549 | Carbon Hill | 25.4% |
| 84 | 36545 | Jackson | 25.2% |
| 85 | 36037 | Greenville | 25.1% |
| 86 | 35618 | Courtland | 25.1% |
| 87 | 36907 | Cuba | 25.1% |
| 88 | 35019 | Baileyton | 25% |
| 89 | 35404 | Tuscaloosa | 24.9% |
| 90 | 36340 | Geneva | 24.9% |
| 91 | 36360 | Ozark | 24.7% |
| 92 | 35816 | Huntsville | 24.7% |
| 93 | 36310 | Abbeville | 24.6% |
| 94 | 35203 | Birmingham | 24.5% |
| 95 | 35217 | Birmingham | 24.2% |
| 96 | 35442 | Aliceville | 24.1% |
| 97 | 36726 | Camden | 24.1% |
| 98 | 35446 | Buhl | 24.1% |
| 99 | 35150 | Sylacauga | 24% |
| 100 | 36201 | Anniston | 23.9% |
Zip codes with the lowest poverty rate
| # | Zip | City | Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35741 | Brownsboro | 0.5% |
| 2 | 36574 | Seminole | 1% |
| 3 | 36879 | Waverly | 1.7% |
| 4 | 35091 | Kimberly | 2.2% |
| 5 | 35475 | Northport | 2.3% |
| 6 | 36115 | Montgomery | 2.5% |
| 7 | 35671 | Tanner | 2.5% |
| 8 | 35213 | Birmingham | 2.5% |
| 9 | 35763 | Owens Cross Roads | 2.6% |
| 10 | 35173 | Trussville | 2.6% |
| 11 | 36561 | Orange Beach | 2.7% |
| 12 | 35080 | Helena | 2.7% |
| 13 | 35071 | Gardendale | 3.5% |
| 14 | 35645 | Killen | 3.6% |
| 15 | 35406 | Tuscaloosa | 3.8% |
| 16 | 36047 | Letohatchee | 4.2% |
| 17 | 36093 | Wetumpka | 4.2% |
| 18 | 35756 | Madison | 4.2% |
| 19 | 35244 | Birmingham | 4.2% |
| 20 | 35907 | Gadsden | 4.4% |
| 21 | 35757 | Madison | 4.4% |
| 22 | 35043 | Chelsea | 4.5% |
| 23 | 36527 | Spanish Fort | 4.5% |
| 24 | 36921 | Toxey | 4.6% |
| 25 | 35226 | Birmingham | 4.8% |
| 26 | 35758 | Madison | 4.9% |
| 27 | 35613 | Athens | 5% |
| 28 | 36572 | Satsuma | 5.1% |
| 29 | 35773 | Toney | 5.1% |
| 30 | 35677 | Waterloo | 5.3% |
| 31 | 35062 | Dora | 5.4% |
| 32 | 36064 | Pike Road | 5.4% |
| 33 | 35610 | Anderson | 5.5% |
| 34 | 35759 | Meridianville | 5.5% |
| 35 | 36022 | Deatsville | 5.6% |
| 36 | 35146 | Springville | 6% |
| 37 | 35006 | Adger | 6.1% |
| 38 | 35803 | Huntsville | 6.1% |
| 39 | 35242 | Birmingham | 6.1% |
| 40 | 35972 | Gallant | 6.3% |
| 41 | 35673 | Trinity | 6.3% |
| 42 | 35004 | Moody | 6.3% |
| 43 | 36026 | Equality | 6.6% |
| 44 | 36528 | Dauphin Island | 6.6% |
| 45 | 35490 | Vance | 6.6% |
| 46 | 35079 | Hayden | 6.6% |
| 47 | 36549 | Lillian | 6.8% |
| 48 | 35057 | Cullman | 6.8% |
| 49 | 35243 | Birmingham | 6.9% |
| 50 | 35124 | Pelham | 6.9% |
| 51 | 36695 | Mobile | 7% |
| 52 | 35116 | Morris | 7.1% |
| 53 | 35572 | Houston | 7.2% |
| 54 | 35458 | Elrod | 7.2% |
| 55 | 35078 | Harpersville | 7.2% |
| 56 | 36852 | Cusseta | 7.2% |
| 57 | 35452 | Coker | 7.2% |
| 58 | 35749 | Harvest | 7.2% |
| 59 | 35802 | Huntsville | 7.3% |
| 60 | 35603 | Decatur | 7.3% |
| 61 | 35463 | Fosters | 7.4% |
| 62 | 35114 | Maylene | 7.4% |
| 63 | 35223 | Birmingham | 7.4% |
| 64 | 35171 | Thorsby | 7.5% |
| 65 | 36576 | Silverhill | 7.5% |
| 66 | 35147 | Sterrett | 7.5% |
| 67 | 36875 | Seale | 7.6% |
| 68 | 35444 | Brookwood | 7.6% |
| 69 | 36526 | Daphne | 7.6% |
| 70 | 35746 | Fackler | 7.8% |
| 71 | 35136 | Rockford | 7.8% |
| 72 | 35801 | Huntsville | 7.8% |
| 73 | 36305 | Dothan | 7.9% |
| 74 | 35040 | Calera | 7.9% |
| 75 | 35007 | Alabaster | 7.9% |
| 76 | 35986 | Rainsville | 8% |
| 77 | 35216 | Birmingham | 8% |
| 78 | 35503 | Jasper | 8.2% |
| 79 | 36548 | Leroy | 8.3% |
| 80 | 36853 | Dadeville | 8.3% |
| 81 | 36693 | Mobile | 8.4% |
| 82 | 35087 | Joppa | 8.5% |
| 83 | 36352 | Newton | 8.5% |
| 84 | 35111 | Mc Calla | 8.5% |
| 85 | 36532 | Fairhope | 8.5% |
| 86 | 35576 | Millport | 8.6% |
| 87 | 35634 | Florence | 8.6% |
| 88 | 35633 | Florence | 8.7% |
| 89 | 35175 | Union Grove | 8.8% |
| 90 | 35987 | Steele | 8.9% |
| 91 | 35652 | Rogersville | 8.9% |
| 92 | 35975 | Groveoak | 9.1% |
| 93 | 36874 | Salem | 9.1% |
| 94 | 35806 | Huntsville | 9.1% |
| 95 | 35540 | Addison | 9.2% |
| 96 | 35752 | Hollywood | 9.3% |
| 97 | 36066 | Prattville | 9.3% |
| 98 | 35648 | Lexington | 9.4% |
| 99 | 36480 | Uriah | 9.5% |
| 100 | 35988 | Sylvania | 9.5% |
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