Alabama has 4 of nation's 50 worst areas for poverty

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Posted: 9:37 PM Feb 18, 2012 Alabama has 4 of nation's 50 worst areas for poverty Four of the nation's 50 most poverty-stricken metropolitan or micropolitan areas are in Alabama, according to a new report from On Numbers.

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Selma (No. 12), Tuskegee (No. 40), Troy (No. 42) and Eufaula (No. 49) all had poverty rates of more than 20 percent.

Selma's rate was 27.3 percent, Tuskegee's was 20.7 percent, Troy's was 20.5 percent and Eufaula's was 20 percent.

Mobile (15.7 percent) had the worst rate among the state's largest metros.

Birmingham (10.3 percent) had the third lowest rate in the state, followed by Daphne-Fairhope-Foley (9.1 percent) and Huntsville (9 percent).

The rankings were based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau

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