| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1990 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 1990 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
|
| United States | 241,977,859 | 31,742,864 | 13.1% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 21,134,742 | 3,238,002 | 15.3% | 116.8% |
| Alabama | 3,945,798 | 723,614 | 18.3% | 139.8% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,510,095 | 404,533 | 16.1% | 122.9% |
|
| County |
| Bibb | 16,304 | 3,454 | 21.2% | 161.5% |
| Blount | 38,924 | 5,938 | 15.3% | 116.3% |
| Calhoun | 110,981 | 17,385 | 15.7% | 119.4% |
| Chambers | 36,424 | 6,849 | 18.8% | 143.3% |
| Cherokee | 19,464 | 3,424 | 17.6% | 134.1% |
| Chilton | 32,113 | 5,495 | 17.1% | 130.4% |
| Clay | 13,025 | 2,272 | 17.4% | 133.0% |
| Cleburne | 12,653 | 1,936 | 15.3% | 116.6% |
| Colbert | 51,345 | 7,477 | 14.6% | 111.0% |
| Coosa | 10,902 | 1,984 | 18.2% | 138.7% |
| Cullman | 66,728 | 10,214 | 15.3% | 116.7% |
| DeKalb | 54,070 | 9,382 | 17.4% | 132.3% |
| Elmore | 45,813 | 6,643 | 14.5% | 110.5% |
| Etowah | 98,492 | 16,242 | 16.5% | 125.7% |
| Fayette | 17,790 | 3,615 | 20.3% | 154.9% |
| Franklin | 27,471 | 5,691 | 20.7% | 157.9% |
| Hale | 15,223 | 5,420 | 35.6% | 271.4% |
| Jackson | 47,552 | 7,901 | 16.6% | 126.7% |
| Jefferson | 639,105 | 102,276 | 16.0% | 122.0% |
| Lamar | 15,536 | 2,798 | 18.0% | 137.3% |
| Lauderdale | 78,004 | 11,606 | 14.9% | 113.4% |
| Lawrence | 31,280 | 6,201 | 19.8% | 151.1% |
| Limestone | 52,382 | 7,325 | 14.0% | 106.6% |
| Macon | 22,650 | 7,812 | 34.5% | 262.9% |
| Madison | 232,971 | 25,289 | 10.9% | 82.7% |
| Marion | 29,166 | 5,583 | 19.1% | 145.9% |
| Marshall | 70,055 | 12,072 | 17.2% | 131.4% |
| Morgan | 98,282 | 11,825 | 12.0% | 91.7% |
| Pickens | 20,440 | 5,905 | 28.9% | 220.2% |
| Randolph | 19,666 | 3,710 | 18.9% | 143.8% |
| Shelby | 97,438 | 8,922 | 9.2% | 69.8% |
| St. Clair | 48,402 | 7,146 | 14.8% | 112.5% |
| Talladega | 71,619 | 14,435 | 20.2% | 153.6% |
| Tallapoosa | 38,150 | 6,116 | 16.0% | 122.2% |
| Tuscaloosa | 141,042 | 28,300 | 20.1% | 153.0% |
| Walker | 66,809 | 11,572 | 17.3% | 132.0% |
| Winston | 21,824 | 4,318 | 19.8% | 150.8% |
