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Highest poverty rate, Florida counties

Florida counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Gadsden County, FLFL44,29827.9%+8.0 pts

02Hardee County, FLFL25,93225.3%+0.7 pts

03DeSoto County, FLFL37,07824.1%+0.5 pts

04Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.4%+2.5 pts

05Hendry County, FLFL48,27622.5%−1.6 pts

06Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.2%−1.6 pts

07Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−2.1 pts

08Jefferson County, FLFL16,00721.0%+3.8 pts

09Dixie County, FLFL18,03820.9%+1.8 pts

10Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.7%+0.7 pts

11Hamilton County, FLFL14,18020.1%−5.9 pts

12Union County, FLFL16,25019.5%+5.6 pts

13Jackson County, FLFL49,62919.5%+2.3 pts

14Leon County, FLFL299,04818.7%+0.5 pts

15Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60818.0%+2.0 pts

16Liberty County, FLFL8,03517.5%−2.3 pts

17Lafayette County, FLFL8,79217.5%+0.0 pts

18Levy County, FLFL48,52017.4%−1.2 pts

19Taylor County, FLFL21,21017.3%−0.7 pts

20Washington County, FLFL26,69517.3%−1.9 pts

21Glades County, FLFL13,27017.2%+2.0 pts

22Bradford County, FLFL28,30716.8%+2.2 pts

23Columbia County, FLFL74,09416.7%+1.7 pts

24Franklin County, FLFL13,02916.5%−1.2 pts

25Citrus County, FLFL171,66615.6%+3.9 pts

26Highlands County, FLFL111,12215.3%+0.0 pts

27Suwannee County, FLFL48,14915.0%−3.5 pts

28Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02914.7%−3.2 pts

29Escambia County, FLFL333,83414.7%−0.7 pts

30Polk County, FLFL874,79014.5%+1.5 pts

31Marion County, FLFL442,66014.4%+1.3 pts

32Duval County, FLFL1,062,96314.1%+2.2 pts

33Holmes County, FLFL20,11914.0%−5.1 pts

34Orange County, FLFL1,528,00213.0%+0.9 pts

35Osceola County, FLFL481,71812.8%+1.3 pts

36Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11512.7%+0.2 pts

37Walton County, FLFL93,28812.5%−1.9 pts

38Gulf County, FLFL15,94312.5%−4.2 pts

39St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44912.3%−1.1 pts

40Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.2%+0.7 pts

41Lee County, FLFL875,60712.0%+2.3 pts

42Bay County, FLFL204,47911.9%−1.2 pts

43Volusia County, FLFL606,57311.8%+0.1 pts

44Baker County, FLFL29,73711.8%−2.9 pts

45Hernando County, FLFL221,70111.7%+1.4 pts

46Pinellas County, FLFL948,56311.5%+1.6 pts

47Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48811.5%−2.6 pts

48Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72611.3%+1.4 pts

49Martin County, FLFL166,27211.3%+2.5 pts

50Pasco County, FLFL674,51611.1%+0.4 pts

51Indian River County, FLFL172,79911.1%+1.8 pts

52Collier County, FLFL417,13110.7%+0.4 pts

53Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.6%+0.5 pts

54Flagler County, FLFL140,36010.3%+1.6 pts

55Brevard County, FLFL663,98210.2%+0.8 pts

56Manatee County, FLFL468,2009.8%−0.3 pts

57Sumter County, FLFL157,7729.7%−4.0 pts

58Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.7%+0.5 pts

59Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8109.3%+0.5 pts

60Clay County, FLFL239,5939.2%+2.4 pts

61Seminole County, FLFL491,8849.0%+1.6 pts

62Charlotte County, FLFL217,2129.0%+0.8 pts

63Lake County, FLFL456,0688.9%−0.8 pts

64Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1158.8%−1.1 pts

65Sarasota County, FLFL479,9588.6%+0.8 pts

66Wakulla County, FLFL38,0896.7%−4.6 pts

67St. Johns County, FLFL346,3286.5%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES