| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2007–2011 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2007–2011 | Poverty Rate, 2007–2011 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2007–2011 |
|
| United States | 298,787,998 | 42,739,924 | 14.3% | 100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,377,459 | 3,930,024 | 16.1% | 112.7% |
| Alabama | 4,631,432 | 813,385 | 17.6% | 122.8% |
| Appalachian Alabama | 2,970,650 | 486,228 | 16.4% | 114.4% |
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| County |
| Bibb | 22,057 | 3,453 | 15.7% | 109.4% |
| Blount | 56,703 | 7,773 | 13.7% | 95.8% |
| Calhoun | 114,792 | 23,432 | 20.4% | 142.7% |
| Chambers | 33,918 | 7,108 | 21.0% | 146.5% |
| Cherokee | 25,325 | 5,263 | 20.8% | 145.3% |
| Chilton | 42,980 | 7,471 | 17.4% | 121.5% |
| Clay | 13,677 | 2,563 | 18.7% | 131.0% |
| Cleburne | 14,720 | 2,469 | 16.8% | 117.3% |
| Colbert | 53,853 | 8,877 | 16.5% | 115.2% |
| Coosa | 10,938 | 2,056 | 18.8% | 131.4% |
| Cullman | 79,160 | 13,914 | 17.6% | 122.9% |
| DeKalb | 69,853 | 13,830 | 19.8% | 138.4% |
| Elmore | 72,501 | 8,987 | 12.4% | 86.7% |
| Etowah | 102,313 | 18,400 | 18.0% | 125.7% |
| Fayette | 17,053 | 3,362 | 19.7% | 137.8% |
| Franklin | 31,098 | 6,253 | 20.1% | 140.6% |
| Hale | 15,688 | 4,058 | 25.9% | 180.8% |
| Jackson | 52,725 | 9,039 | 17.1% | 119.8% |
| Jefferson | 643,346 | 104,174 | 16.2% | 113.2% |
| Lamar | 14,447 | 2,760 | 19.1% | 133.6% |
| Lauderdale | 90,292 | 15,695 | 17.4% | 121.5% |
| Lawrence | 34,010 | 4,893 | 14.4% | 100.6% |
| Limestone | 76,910 | 10,641 | 13.8% | 96.7% |
| Macon | 19,090 | 5,100 | 26.7% | 186.8% |
| Madison | 321,740 | 39,793 | 12.4% | 86.5% |
| Marion | 29,746 | 6,040 | 20.3% | 142.0% |
| Marshall | 90,993 | 17,887 | 19.7% | 137.4% |
| Morgan | 117,031 | 17,393 | 14.9% | 103.9% |
| Pickens | 19,478 | 5,389 | 27.7% | 193.4% |
| Randolph | 22,190 | 5,226 | 23.6% | 164.6% |
| Shelby | 189,420 | 13,692 | 7.2% | 50.5% |
| St. Clair | 80,019 | 10,719 | 13.4% | 93.6% |
| Talladega | 78,850 | 17,089 | 21.7% | 151.5% |
| Tallapoosa | 40,929 | 6,995 | 17.1% | 119.5% |
| Tuscaloosa | 182,538 | 36,319 | 19.9% | 139.1% |
| Walker | 66,128 | 13,008 | 19.7% | 137.5% |
| Winston | 24,139 | 5,107 | 21.2% | 147.9% |