What is the 2026 poverty guideline for four people in Alabama?

The 2026 HHS poverty guideline for a household of four in Alabama is $33,000.

Alabama

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Alabama has not adopted the full ACA Medicaid expansion. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 88.8.

Sales tax: 9.5%
Wage income tax: Yes
Property tax: 0.38%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Alabama. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

SNAP eligibility · unlikely
Medicaid and CHIP eligibility · maybe
WIC eligibility · likely
School meals eligibility · likely
LIHEAP eligibility · maybe
Earned Income Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Child Tax Credit eligibility · likely
Marketplace subsidies eligibility · likely
Lifeline eligibility · unlikely
SSI eligibility · unlikely
State programs eligibility · maybe

Counties

Autauga County · 2-bed $1,150
Baldwin County · 2-bed $1,434
Barbour County · 2-bed $921
Bibb County · 2-bed $1,375
Blount County · 2-bed $1,375
Bullock County · 2-bed $921
Butler County · 2-bed $959
Calhoun County · 2-bed $1,010
Chambers County · 2-bed $1,091
Cherokee County · 2-bed $986
Chilton County · 2-bed $1,038
Choctaw County · 2-bed $921
Clarke County · 2-bed $921
Clay County · 2-bed $921
Cleburne County · 2-bed $1,004
Coffee County · 2-bed $1,098
Colbert County · 2-bed $1,085
Conecuh County · 2-bed $921
Coosa County · 2-bed $921
Covington County · 2-bed $921
Crenshaw County · 2-bed $921
Cullman County · 2-bed $1,034
Dale County · 2-bed $921
Dallas County · 2-bed $945
DeKalb County · 2-bed $921
Elmore County · 2-bed $1,150
Escambia County · 2-bed $921
Etowah County · 2-bed $975
Fayette County · 2-bed $921
Franklin County · 2-bed $921
Geneva County · 2-bed $966
Greene County · 2-bed $1,163
Hale County · 2-bed $1,165
Henry County · 2-bed $921
Houston County · 2-bed $966
Jackson County · 2-bed $921
Jefferson County · 2-bed $1,375
Lamar County · 2-bed $921
Lauderdale County · 2-bed $1,085
Lawrence County · 2-bed $1,023
Lee County · 2-bed $1,277
Limestone County · 2-bed $1,341
Lowndes County · 2-bed $1,150
Macon County · 2-bed $981
Madison County · 2-bed $1,341
Marengo County · 2-bed $921
Marion County · 2-bed $921
Marshall County · 2-bed $925
Mobile County · 2-bed $1,139
Monroe County · 2-bed $921
Montgomery County · 2-bed $1,150
Morgan County · 2-bed $1,023
Perry County · 2-bed $921
Pickens County · 2-bed $921
Pike County · 2-bed $1,055
Randolph County · 2-bed $923
Russell County · 2-bed $1,212
Shelby County · 2-bed $1,375
St. Clair County · 2-bed $1,375
Sumter County · 2-bed $921
Talladega County · 2-bed $977
Tallapoosa County · 2-bed $994
Tuscaloosa County · 2-bed $1,165
Walker County · 2-bed $949
Wilcox County · 2-bed $921
Winston County · 2-bed $921

Towns

309 places in Alabama have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking

Birmingham · Birmingham, AL