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Alabama

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Basic Statistics

Alabama's Appalachian counties have a population of 3,302,235 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024)

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37 of Alabama's 67 counties lie within the Appalachian Region

Alabama is home to the southernmost county in Appalachia—Macon County

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Alabama is the 7th-most impoverished state in the U.S., with 16.2% of residents earning 100% or less of the Federal Poverty Level. Similarly, 16.2% of residents living Appalachian counties live in extreme poverty.

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More than 1 out of every 7 adults (15.6%) in Alabama's Appalachian counties has not graduated from high school.

Looking for More Data?

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Check out APPLI's Infographics database for state- and county-level data and downloadable graphics.

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Literacy
The image is a graphic shaped like the outline of the state of Alabama, filled with a dark red color. At the top of this shape, there are five simplistic, human figure icons aligned horizontally. The first three figures on the left are white, while the two figures on the right are gray. Below these icons, large white text reads, "Nearly 2 out of 3." Below this, in smaller white text, it states, "adults living in Alabama’s Appalachian counties read at or below an 8th Grade level."

Literacy in Alabama

The image is a vertical bar divided into three equal sections. The top section is bright red with "26.3%" written in white text. The middle section is orange with "39.4%" in black text. The bottom section is green with "34.4%" in black text. Each section occupies approximately one-third of the bar's height, and the text in each section represents a percentage value.

26.3% of adults living in Alabama's Appalachian counties read below a 3rd Grade level

39.4% of adults read between a 3rd and 8th Grade level

34.4% of Alabama adults are proficient in reading texts above an 8th Grade level

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Numeracy
The image is a silhouette of the state of Alabama filled with a dark blue color. At the top, there are five simplified figures representing people, aligned horizontally. Three of these figures are white, and two are orange. Below the figures, a bold, white statement reads "Nearly 3 out of 4." Further below, smaller white text states, "adults living in Alabama’s Appalachian counties struggle with basic math."

Numeracy in Alabama

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39.6% of adults living in Alabama's Appalachian counties struggle to solve math problems that require more than 1 step

34.4% of Alabama adults struggle to solve math problems that require more than 3 steps

26% of adults are proficient in math taught above an 8th Grade level

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