Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 19, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in Alabama with household income of Less than $40K was 53.01%. Among all Alabama counties, Marion County had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of Less than $40K (79.04%), followed by Bullock County (73.48%), and Perry County (71.80%).

On the other hand, the following 3 counties had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of Less than $40K: Shelby County (29.98%), St. Clair County (35.03%), and Cullman County (36.40%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Alabama counties with high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Alabama counties.

You can see similar information for other races and ethnicities, and for household income groups.

You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Marion County
Bullock County
Perry County
Greene County
Monroe County
Lowndes County
Bibb County
Hale County
Lamar County
Crenshaw County
Ranking of Alabama Counties By the Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
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Rank County Percent of Households (%)
1 Marion County 79.04
2 Bullock County 73.48
3 Perry County 71.80
4 Greene County 71.25
5 Monroe County 70.63
6 Lowndes County 69.75
7 Bibb County 68.79
8 Hale County 68.36
9 Lamar County 68.20
10 Crenshaw County 68.15
11 Sumter County 67.47
12 Marengo County 67.22
13 Pickens County 67.07
14 Barbour County 66.93
15 Cleburne County 66.85
16 Washington County 65.63
17 Geneva County 65.32
18 Escambia County 65.27
19 Jackson County 64.45
20 Wilcox County 64.22
21 Etowah County 63.29
22 Coosa County 62.97
23 Dallas County 62.82
24 Colbert County 62.51
25 Fayette County 62.35
26 Tallapoosa County 61.96
27 Clay County 61.67
28 Pike County 61.47
29 Randolph County 61.36
30 Conecuh County 60.86
31 Blount County 60.50
32 Covington County 60.44
33 Chilton County 60.12
34 Dale County 59.62
35 Houston County 59.57
36 Franklin County 59.50
37 Talladega County 59.44
38 Choctaw County 59.31
39 Henry County 58.91
40 Butler County 58.80
41 Walker County 58.33
42 Lee County 58.22
43 Clarke County 57.83
44 Lauderdale County 57.80
45 Macon County 56.42
46 Lawrence County 56.36
47 Morgan County 55.56
48 Mobile County 54.32
49 Winston County 53.23
50 Russell County 52.98
51 Calhoun County 52.48
52 Baldwin County 51.26
53 Chambers County 50.89
54 Tuscaloosa County 49.95
55 Coffee County 49.47
56 Montgomery County 49.33
57 Jefferson County 49.24
58 DeKalb County 47.78
59 Cherokee County 47.73
60 Autauga County 47.07
61 Madison County 45.90
62 Elmore County 45.16
63 Marshall County 44.08
64 Limestone County 43.36
65 Cullman County 36.40
66 St. Clair County 35.03
67 Shelby County 29.98