| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2006–2010 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2006–2010 | Poverty Rate, 2006–2010 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2006–2010 |
|
| United States | 296,141,149 | 40,917,513 | 13.8% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,244,056 | 3,791,020 | 15.6% | 113.2% |
| Alabama | 4,596,836 | 786,544 | 17.1% | 123.8% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,947,863 | 465,256 | 15.8% | 114.2% |
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| County |
| Bibb | 22,391 | 2,830 | 12.6% | 91.5% |
| Blount | 56,165 | 7,510 | 13.4% | 96.8% |
| Calhoun | 114,099 | 22,203 | 19.5% | 140.8% |
| Chambers | 34,359 | 6,988 | 20.3% | 147.2% |
| Cherokee | 25,263 | 4,458 | 17.6% | 127.7% |
| Chilton | 42,764 | 7,887 | 18.4% | 133.5% |
| Clay | 13,081 | 2,465 | 18.8% | 136.4% |
| Cleburne | 14,474 | 2,480 | 17.1% | 124.0% |
| Colbert | 53,391 | 8,369 | 15.7% | 113.4% |
| Coosa | 11,064 | 1,769 | 16.0% | 115.7% |
| Cullman | 78,679 | 13,167 | 16.7% | 121.1% |
| DeKalb | 69,537 | 13,932 | 20.0% | 145.0% |
| Elmore | 71,012 | 8,787 | 12.4% | 89.6% |
| Etowah | 102,097 | 17,202 | 16.8% | 121.9% |
| Fayette | 17,257 | 3,094 | 17.9% | 129.8% |
| Franklin | 30,796 | 6,019 | 19.5% | 141.5% |
| Hale | 16,147 | 3,978 | 24.6% | 178.3% |
| Jackson | 52,944 | 9,255 | 17.5% | 126.5% |
| Jefferson | 643,339 | 99,549 | 15.5% | 112.0% |
| Lamar | 14,506 | 2,689 | 18.5% | 134.2% |
| Lauderdale | 89,725 | 15,891 | 17.7% | 128.2% |
| Lawrence | 33,989 | 4,630 | 13.6% | 98.6% |
| Limestone | 75,510 | 10,158 | 13.5% | 97.4% |
| Macon | 18,760 | 5,141 | 27.4% | 198.3% |
| Madison | 315,161 | 37,679 | 12.0% | 86.5% |
| Marion | 30,029 | 5,345 | 17.8% | 128.8% |
| Marshall | 89,808 | 17,913 | 19.9% | 144.4% |
| Morgan | 115,815 | 17,351 | 15.0% | 108.4% |
| Pickens | 19,771 | 5,317 | 26.9% | 194.6% |
| Randolph | 21,917 | 4,706 | 21.5% | 155.4% |
| Shelby | 185,941 | 13,681 | 7.4% | 53.3% |
| St. Clair | 77,893 | 8,283 | 10.6% | 77.0% |
| Talladega | 78,195 | 14,395 | 18.4% | 133.2% |
| Tallapoosa | 40,844 | 7,161 | 17.5% | 126.9% |
| Tuscaloosa | 180,521 | 35,646 | 19.7% | 142.9% |
| Walker | 66,745 | 12,407 | 18.6% | 134.5% |
| Winston | 23,874 | 4,921 | 20.6% | 149.2% |