Alabama
State Government
Governor
Kay Ivey (R)
State Senate
8
Democrats,
24
Republicans
State House
28
Democrats,
76
Republicans
Alabama
Economic well-being - Alabama
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.2
Minimum wage:
7.3
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
8.2
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
15.2%
Unemployment rate
2.9
Poverty by demographic - Alabama
Child poverty rate:
0.2
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
197000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
56000
Senior poverty rate
11.9 %
Women in poverty
2,595,391
April 20, 2023
Ivey awards $4.4M in grants to weatherize homes for elderly, low-income residents
November 2, 2022
More seniors living near poverty line
August 29, 2022
Alabama schools to receive state funds to address 'period poverty'
January 13, 2021
State considering making COVID vaccine more accessible to seniors and low-income neighborhoods
September 13, 2020
Six months into pandemic, educational inequalities likely to be wider for some students
February 1, 2018