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Jun 12, 2017 · 67 Alabama counties, ranked from richest to poorest. Published: Jun. 12, 2017, 10:01 a.m. By. Leada Gore | lgore@al.com. There are only three Alabama counties where the median income tops...
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- The richest – and poorest – counties in Alabama - al.com
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- The 10 Alabama counties where people earn the least money
Today, Alabama's rural Black Belt includes some of the poorest counties in the United States. Along with high rates of poverty, the area is typified by declining populations, a primarily agricultural landscape with low-density settlement, high unemployment, poor access to education and medical care, substandard housing and high rates of crime.
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Jun 27, 2022 · Two counties have a poverty rate higher than 30%. Only Baldwin and Shelby Counties have a poverty rate of less than 10%. In Alabama, Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino people experience higher rates of poverty and lower median household incomes than white people.
Aug 7, 2019 · In 41 counties, per capita income was below the state but above 65 percent of the U.S. average. Income in Alabama’s 17 poorest counties fell below 65 percent of U.S. per capita income in 1999. There is a wide disparity among Alabama’s richest and poorest counties.
Apr 26, 2023 · According to 2019 estimates by the U.S. Census, Alabama was the seventh poorest state, with 15.5 percent of its residents living in poverty, as compared with a U.S. average of 11.1 percent. The state also contained five of the nation’s 100 poorest counties, ranked by median household income.
