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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%+40%

02Hardee County, FLFL25,93225.3%+3%

03DeSoto County, FLFL37,07824.1%+2%

04Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.4%+12%

05Hendry County, FLFL48,27622.5%−7%

06Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.2%−7%

07Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−9%

08Jefferson County, FLFL16,00721.0%+22%

09Dixie County, FLFL18,03820.9%+9%

10Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.7%+4%

11Hamilton County, FLFL14,18020.1%−23%

12Union County, FLFL16,25019.5%+40%

13Jackson County, FLFL49,62919.5%+13%

14Leon County, FLFL299,04818.7%+3%

15Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60818.0%+12%

16Liberty County, FLFL8,03517.5%−12%

17Lafayette County, FLFL8,79217.5%+0%

18Levy County, FLFL48,52017.4%−6%

19Taylor County, FLFL21,21017.3%−4%

20Washington County, FLFL26,69517.3%−10%

21Glades County, FLFL13,27017.2%+13%

22Bradford County, FLFL28,30716.8%+15%

23Columbia County, FLFL74,09416.7%+11%

24Franklin County, FLFL13,02916.5%−7%

25Citrus County, FLFL171,66615.6%+34%

26Highlands County, FLFL111,12215.3%+0%

27Suwannee County, FLFL48,14915.0%−19%

28Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02914.7%−18%

29Escambia County, FLFL333,83414.7%−5%

30Polk County, FLFL874,79014.5%+12%

31Marion County, FLFL442,66014.4%+10%

32Duval County, FLFL1,062,96314.1%+19%

33Holmes County, FLFL20,11914.0%−27%

34Orange County, FLFL1,528,00213.0%+7%

35Osceola County, FLFL481,71812.8%+11%

36Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11512.7%+2%

37Walton County, FLFL93,28812.5%−13%

38Gulf County, FLFL15,94312.5%−25%

39St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44912.3%−8%

40Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.2%+6%

41Lee County, FLFL875,60712.0%+23%

42Bay County, FLFL204,47911.9%−9%

43Volusia County, FLFL606,57311.8%+1%

44Baker County, FLFL29,73711.8%−20%

45Hernando County, FLFL221,70111.7%+14%

46Pinellas County, FLFL948,56311.5%+16%

47Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48811.5%−19%

48Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72611.3%+14%

49Martin County, FLFL166,27211.3%+29%

50Pasco County, FLFL674,51611.1%+4%

51Indian River County, FLFL172,79911.1%+19%

52Collier County, FLFL417,13110.7%+4%

53Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.6%+5%

54Flagler County, FLFL140,36010.3%+18%

55Brevard County, FLFL663,98210.2%+8%

56Manatee County, FLFL468,2009.8%−3%

57Sumter County, FLFL157,7729.7%−29%

58Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.7%+6%

59Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8109.3%+5%

60Clay County, FLFL239,5939.2%+36%

61Seminole County, FLFL491,8849.0%+22%

62Charlotte County, FLFL217,2129.0%+9%

63Lake County, FLFL456,0688.9%−8%

64Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1158.8%−11%

65Sarasota County, FLFL479,9588.6%+10%

66Wakulla County, FLFL38,0896.7%−41%

67St. Johns County, FLFL346,3286.5%−18%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES