Chapter ED Intelligence · Chapter Report
ARC serving Central East Alabama
Southeast and Caribbean Division · Alabama and Mississippi Region
AL · 14 counties · HQ Montgomery, AL · FEMA Region IV
840,814
People
336,978
Households
48.1%
Households below the ALICE survival threshold
14
Counties · 9,741 sq mi
Nearly 48% of households across this chapter live below the ALICE survival threshold — the working families one disaster away from crisis.
In this report · Economic vulnerability · Who lives here · Home fire mission (FLARE) · mission delivery & the bespoke relationship strategy to follow
Sources: American Red Cross geography + 2023 demographics reference table; United Way ALICE + poverty (latest county year).
Geography & Footprint
The chapter's footprint.
14
Counties
9,741
Square miles
840,814
People
Alabama and Mississippi Region
Southeast and Caribbean Division
| County | People | Sq mi | % of chapter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 228,502 | 800 | 27.2% |
| Lee | 184,831 | 616 | 22.0% |
| Elmore | 91,143 | 657 | 10.8% |
| Autauga | 60,428 | 604 | 7.2% |
| Russell | 59,916 | 647 | 7.1% |
| Chilton | 45,587 | 701 | 5.4% |
| Tallapoosa | 41,315 | 766 | 4.9% |
| Dallas | 37,020 | 994 | 4.4% |
| Chambers | 34,466 | 603 | 4.1% |
| Macon | 18,788 | 613 | 2.2% |
| Bullock | 10,327 | 625 | 1.2% |
| Coosa | 10,217 | 666 | 1.2% |
| Lowndes | 10,163 | 725 | 1.2% |
| Perry | 8,111 | 724 | 1.0% |
HQ: Montgomery, AL · FEMA Region IV. Counties sorted by population.
Who Lives Here
The people of this chapter.
38
Median age
$52,326
Median household income
15.3%
Age 65+
33.4%
Renter households
Age distribution
Race & ethnicity
Hispanic / Latino (any race): 4.8% of residents.
Source: American Red Cross 2023 demographics reference table. Chapter figures aggregate the 14 counties; median age and income are population-weighted.
Economic Vulnerability
Where the need is greatest.
| County | People | Median HH income | ALICE | Poverty | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry | 8,111 | $28,085 | 52.1% | 23.4% | 75.6% |
| Bullock | 10,327 | $29,460 | 44.5% | 27.7% | 72.2% |
| Lowndes | 10,163 | $34,522 | 38.8% | 26.7% | 65.5% |
| Dallas | 37,020 | $34,610 | 34.7% | 27.8% | 62.5% |
| Macon | 18,788 | $40,087 | 37.5% | 22.5% | 60.0% |
| Chambers | 34,466 | $46,137 | 36.2% | 18.2% | 54.4% |
| Russell | 59,916 | $47,008 | 32.6% | 21.5% | 54.1% |
| Tallapoosa | 41,315 | $50,556 | 31.9% | 16.1% | 48.0% |
| Lee | 184,831 | $55,164 | 26.4% | 20.9% | 47.3% |
| Montgomery | 228,502 | $52,729 | 28.1% | 17.0% | 45.1% |
| Chilton | 45,587 | $56,271 | 31.1% | 13.9% | 45.0% |
| Coosa | 10,217 | $49,207 | 30.9% | 12.7% | 43.6% |
| Autauga | 60,428 | $64,332 | 33.3% | 10.0% | 43.3% |
| Elmore | 91,143 | $59,066 | 30.2% | 10.4% | 40.5% |
Combined = households in poverty plus ALICE households (above poverty, below the cost of basics), as a share of all county households. Source: United Way ALICE, latest county year.
Risk & Disaster History
What this chapter is up against.
$280.6M
Expected annual loss, all hazards
Montgomery
Highest-risk county
75.0%
Avg social vulnerability (SVI)
3
FEMA declarations, 5 yr (top county)
| County | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | SVI %ile | FEMA 5yr | FEMA all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | Relatively Moderate | $87.3M | 92.9% | 1 | 24 |
| Lee | Relatively Low | $40.4M | 64.5% | 1 | 22 |
| Elmore | Relatively Low | $28.7M | 44.0% | 3 | 24 |
| Autauga | Relatively Low | $19.8M | 26.6% | 2 | 24 |
| Tallapoosa | Relatively Low | $19.1M | 86.9% | 3 | 20 |
| Dallas | Relatively Low | $18.5M | 91.9% | 2 | 27 |
| Chilton | Relatively Low | $16.1M | 53.4% | 1 | 24 |
| Russell | Relatively Low | $14.7M | 89.6% | 1 | 24 |
| Chambers | Relatively Low | $10.9M | 83.0% | 3 | 23 |
| Lowndes | Very Low | $5.5M | 90.4% | 1 | 20 |
| Macon | Very Low | $5.4M | 96.6% | 2 | 26 |
| Bullock | Very Low | $5.1M | 89.8% | 1 | 24 |
| Coosa | Very Low | $4.9M | 48.1% | 3 | 23 |
| Perry | Very Low | $4.1M | 92.1% | 1 | 24 |
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index 2025 (risk rating, expected annual loss), CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022 (social-vulnerability percentile), FEMA disaster declarations — via the Red Cross national county database.
Disaster History
A chapter shaped by disaster.
55
Federal disaster declarations
15
Hurricanes
Severe Storm
Most common type
2024
Most recent
By incident type
Most recent declarations
| FY | Disaster | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hurricane Helene | Hurricane |
| 2023 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm |
| 2023 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm |
| 2021 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm |
| 2021 | Hurricane Zeta | Hurricane |
| 2020 | Hurricane Sally | Hurricane |
| 2020 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes | Severe Storm |
| 2020 | Severe Storms And Flooding | Severe Storm |
| 2020 | Covid-19 Pandemic | Biological |
| 2020 | Covid-19 | Biological |
Source: FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 — county-level, deduplicated to unique disasters.
Home Fire Mission · FLARE 2024
Every home fire is a Red Cross moment.
486
Home fires (2024)
57.8%
Red Cross care rate
155
Fires with no Red Cross notification
5.8
Fires per 10,000 residents
Red Cross cared for 58% of home fires — but 155 (32%) happened with no Red Cross notification: the prevention, smoke-alarm, and response opportunity, county by county.
Source: FLARE Fire Incidents 2024 (American Red Cross, public layer). “With care” = Red Cross provided assistance; “no notification” = the Red Cross was never alerted to the fire.
Home Fire · Respond & Prevent
Red Cross shows up — and prevents.
2,087
Home-fire calls answered (RC response)
1,982
Single-family fire responses
3,435
Free smoke alarms installed
105
Multi-family fire responses
Red Cross answered 2,087 home-fire calls and installed 3,435 free smoke alarms across the chapter — response and prevention, county by county.
Sources: DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (RC fire responses); Smoke Alarm Installs FY15–FY24 (American Red Cross).
Red Cross Facilities
The chapter's physical footprint.
5
Red Cross facilities
2
Owned
3
Leased / licensed
0
BioMed sites
By type / function
BioMed facilities
No BioMed fixed sites in this chapter.
Sources: Red Cross real-estate portfolio (reintel.jbf.com) + BioMed facilities (biomed.jbf.com).
Locations, types and functions only — no cost, square footage, or lease terms are disclosed.
Red Cross Philanthropy · Major Donors
Who gives here.
Major-donor giving across the chapter — three fiscal years. Internal planning data.
$488,730
Total giving, 3-year
21
Major donors
$71,990
Current FY · ▼ 67% vs prior FY
$251,889
Top: Montgomery
| County | Major donors | Total giving, 3-year |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 8 | $251,889 |
| Tallapoosa | 2 | $82,500 |
| Lee | 5 | $68,327 |
| Dallas | 4 | $67,339 |
| Elmore | 1 | $13,675 |
| Chilton | 1 | $5,000 |
Source: Red Cross major-donor giving by county, three fiscal years.
Internal / executive-director planning use — not donor-facing.
County Deep Dive
Montgomery County
228,502
People
$52,729
Median HH income
45.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Moderate
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.6
ALICE households26,077
Poverty households15,753
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$87.3M
Social vulnerability (SVI)92.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY2024161
Fires, no RC notification71
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$251,889
Montgomery County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Lee County
184,831
People
$55,164
Median HH income
47.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age31.9
ALICE households19,742
Poverty households15,634
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$40.4M
Social vulnerability (SVI)64.5%
FEMA declarations (all time)22
Home fires, CY202431
Fires, no RC notification10
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$68,327
Lee County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Elmore County
91,143
People
$59,066
Median HH income
40.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.9
ALICE households9,812
Poverty households3,373
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$28.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)44.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202438
Fires, no RC notification18
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$13,675
Elmore County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Autauga County
60,428
People
$64,332
Median HH income
43.3%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.1
ALICE households7,510
Poverty households2,251
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$19.8M
Social vulnerability (SVI)26.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202430
Fires, no RC notification8
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Autauga County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Russell County
59,916
People
$47,008
Median HH income
54.1%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.8
ALICE households7,761
Poverty households5,102
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$14.7M
Social vulnerability (SVI)89.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202434
Fires, no RC notification15
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Russell County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Chilton County
45,587
People
$56,271
Median HH income
45.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40.4
ALICE households5,462
Poverty households2,439
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$16.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)53.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202431
Fires, no RC notification13
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$5,000
Chilton County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Tallapoosa County
41,315
People
$50,556
Median HH income
48.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age46
ALICE households5,277
Poverty households2,671
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$19.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)86.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202421
Fires, no RC notification2
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$82,500
Tallapoosa County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Dallas County
37,020
People
$34,610
Median HH income
62.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age40
ALICE households5,352
Poverty households4,289
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$18.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)91.9%
FEMA declarations (all time)27
Home fires, CY202447
Fires, no RC notification3
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr$67,339
Dallas County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Chambers County
34,466
People
$46,137
Median HH income
54.4%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age43.9
ALICE households4,861
Poverty households2,437
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$10.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)83.0%
FEMA declarations (all time)23
Home fires, CY202421
Fires, no RC notification3
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Chambers County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Macon County
18,788
People
$40,087
Median HH income
60.0%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age37.3
ALICE households2,682
Poverty households1,612
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.4M
Social vulnerability (SVI)96.6%
FEMA declarations (all time)26
Home fires, CY202415
Fires, no RC notification1
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Macon County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Bullock County
10,327
People
$29,460
Median HH income
72.2%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age38.2
ALICE households1,537
Poverty households957
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)89.8%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202420
Fires, no RC notification9
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Bullock County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Coosa County
10,217
People
$49,207
Median HH income
43.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age47.5
ALICE households1,299
Poverty households533
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.9M
Social vulnerability (SVI)48.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)23
Home fires, CY202411
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Coosa County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Lowndes County
10,163
People
$34,522
Median HH income
65.5%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age42.9
ALICE households1,615
Poverty households1,110
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$5.5M
Social vulnerability (SVI)90.4%
FEMA declarations (all time)20
Home fires, CY202413
Fires, no RC notification0
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Lowndes County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
County Deep Dive
Perry County
8,111
People
$28,085
Median HH income
75.6%
Combined ALICE + poverty
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk
People & economy
Median age39.4
ALICE households1,666
Poverty households749
Risk & response
Expected annual loss$4.1M
Social vulnerability (SVI)92.1%
FEMA declarations (all time)24
Home fires, CY202413
Fires, no RC notification2
Bridge assistance · DRO 220-25—
Major-donor giving · 3-yr—
Perry County · sources: Red Cross demographics 2023, United Way ALICE, FEMA NRI & declarations, FLARE CY2024.
Your Live Tools
The chapter's Experience Builder apps & federal tools.
Red Cross Intelligence Briefing
Chapter risk, hardship, hazards & county drilldowns
experience.arcgis.com
Disaster Response Intelligence
Spatial disaster-response intelligence
Experience Builder app
Red Cross Real Estate
Facilities & market intelligence
experience.arcgis.com
Service Area Planning
Service-area geography & planning
Experience Builder app
Community Mobilization V
Local resource & mobilization map
experience.arcgis.com
Biomed
Blood & BioMed footprint
experience.arcgis.com
FEMA RAPT
Resilience analysis & planning
www.fema.gov
Census Community Resilience
People & resilience context
www.census.gov
Red Cross Experience Builder apps give the live, drill-down companion to this report; federal tools add official context.
Sources & Methodology
Every number, traceable.
Tools produce facts; humans own decisions. Each figure in this report traces to a named source and vintage.
| Metric | Source | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| geography + 2023 demographics | ALICE master / Red Cross reference table | 2023 |
| ALICE + poverty households | MASTER counties ALICE+demographics | 2023 |
| flare | flare_fire_incidents (public AGOL, CY24) | CY2024 |
| smoke_alarms | GIS_MAP_FY15_to_FY24 (AGOL item b09f21d9…) | FY15–24 |
| lives_saved | Lives_Saved_Map_30_Apr_2026 (AGOL item ff313330…) | 2026 |
| risk + disaster history | FEMA NRI 2025 · CDC SVI 2022 · FEMA declarations (red-cross-data county master) | FEMA NRI 2025 · SVI 2022 |
| fema disaster history | FEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 | 2026 |
| facilities / real estate (no costs) | Red Cross facilities portfolio — reintel.jbf.com (locations, types & ownership only; no cost/lease terms) | FY25 |
| home-fire RC responses (SFF/MFF) | DRO National 800-RedCross Calls by County (org AGOL) | FY24–26 |
Geography: American Red Cross chapter↔county reference. The full machine-readable source ledger ships with the data bundle.
Appendix · County Data
Full county table.
| County | Pop | Households | Hardship | NRI risk | Exp. annual loss | Fires '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery | 228,502 | 93,662 | 45.1% | Relatively Moderate | $87.3M | 161 |
| Lee | 184,831 | 73,281 | 47.3% | Relatively Low | $40.4M | 31 |
| Elmore | 91,143 | 34,071 | 40.5% | Relatively Low | $28.7M | 38 |
| Autauga | 60,428 | 23,171 | 43.3% | Relatively Low | $19.8M | 30 |
| Russell | 59,916 | 24,414 | 54.1% | Relatively Low | $14.7M | 34 |
| Chilton | 45,587 | 17,592 | 45.0% | Relatively Low | $16.1M | 31 |
| Tallapoosa | 41,315 | 17,491 | 48.0% | Relatively Low | $19.1M | 21 |
| Dallas | 37,020 | 15,568 | 62.5% | Relatively Low | $18.5M | 47 |
| Chambers | 34,466 | 14,179 | 54.4% | Relatively Low | $10.9M | 21 |
| Macon | 18,788 | 7,692 | 60.0% | Very Low | $5.4M | 15 |
| Bullock | 10,327 | 3,957 | 72.2% | Very Low | $5.1M | 20 |
| Coosa | 10,217 | 4,415 | 43.6% | Very Low | $4.9M | 11 |
| Lowndes | 10,163 | 4,254 | 65.5% | Very Low | $5.5M | 13 |
| Perry | 8,111 | 3,231 | 75.6% | Very Low | $4.1M | 13 |
One row per county. Combined hardship = poverty + ALICE households. Fires = FLARE CY2024.