Lowndes County, AL
Demographic and economic profile of Lowndes County, AL, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Lowndes County is a small rural Alabama county of 10,008 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $41,222 against a median household income of $37,052 and a poverty rate of 29.6%. The available labor force is limited—participation stands at just 48.7% with a 7.2% unemployment rate—and only 13.9% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 83.2% have a high school diploma. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $80,600 and median gross rent of $663/month, while the population has contracted 2.2% over five years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.2% since 2018
Lowndes County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Black or African American Alone7,258 (73.8%)
- White Alone2,428 (24.7%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races107 (1.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race29 (0.3%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone11 (0.1%)
- Asian Alone0 (0.0%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Manufacturing (Group)978
- 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance668
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining275
- 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities268
- 5.Retail Trade (Group)243
Top Occupations
- 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,117
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations829
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations724
- 4.Service Occupations391
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations373
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.41×)255
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 3.02×)1,088
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.45×)248
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.29×)273
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.80×)674
Housing
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Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.