County Profiles — Jackson County, Alabama

GEOID: 01071

Period: ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Canonical county URL: https://countyprofiles.org/county/01071-jackson-county/

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In Jackson County, 17.3% (±1.9 percentage points) of people for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 15.6% in Alabama and 12.5% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0128PE).

In Jackson County, 23.7% (±4.6 percentage points) of children under 18 for whom poverty status was determined lived below the poverty line, compared with 21.3% in Alabama and 16.1% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0129PE).

In Jackson County, 10.3% (±1.3 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had no health insurance coverage, compared with 9.2% in Alabama and 8.4% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0099PE).

In Jackson County, median household income was $51,908 (±$1,987) in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars, compared with $63,999 in Alabama and $80,734 nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP03_0062E).

In Jackson County, 89.9% (±1.2 percentage points) of households had a broadband Internet subscription, compared with 87.5% in Alabama and 91.0% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0154PE).

In Jackson County, 21.6% (±1.5 percentage points) of the civilian noninstitutionalized population had a disability, compared with 16.5% in Alabama and 13.3% nationally (ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates; DP02_0072PE).

These are period estimates, not current counts. Comparisons are descriptive; no statistical significance is implied.

± denotes the 90% margin of error (MOE). Percentage MOEs use percentage points (pp).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.

https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5/profile.html

Definitions and cautions: https://countyprofiles.org/methodology/

Median household income: DP03_0062E / DP03_0062M · Households

Poverty rate: DP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM · Population for whom poverty status is determined

Child poverty rate: DP03_0129PE / DP03_0129PM · Population under 18 for whom poverty status is determined

Uninsured: DP03_0099PE / DP03_0099PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population

Broadband subscription: DP02_0154PE / DP02_0154PM · Households

Disability: DP02_0072PE / DP02_0072PM · Civilian noninstitutionalized population