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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. The median across all 67 is 13.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Calhoun County, FL, up 14 places to #10.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01▲8Gadsden County, FLFL44,29827.9%+8.0 pts

02▲3Hardee County, FLFL25,93225.3%+0.7 pts

03DeSoto County, FLFL37,07824.1%+0.5 pts

04▲3Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.4%+2.5 pts

05▼3Hendry County, FLFL48,27622.5%−1.6 pts

06▲6Alachua County, FLFL290,02821.2%−1.6 pts

07▼6Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−2.1 pts

08▲13Jefferson County, FLFL16,00721.0%+3.8 pts

09▲13Dixie County, FLFL18,03820.9%+1.8 pts

10▲14Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.7%+0.7 pts

11▼7Hamilton County, FLFL14,18020.1%−5.9 pts

12▲11Union County, FLFL16,25019.5%+5.6 pts

13▲4Jackson County, FLFL49,62919.5%+2.3 pts

14▲1Leon County, FLFL299,04818.7%+0.5 pts

15▲4Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60818.0%+2.0 pts

16▼5Liberty County, FLFL8,03517.5%−2.3 pts

17▲1Lafayette County, FLFL8,79217.5%0.0 pts

18▼2Levy County, FLFL48,52017.4%−1.2 pts

19▼9Taylor County, FLFL21,21017.3%−0.7 pts

20▼14Washington County, FLFL26,69517.3%−1.9 pts

21▼1Glades County, FLFL13,27017.2%+2.0 pts

22▼8Bradford County, FLFL28,30716.8%+2.2 pts

23▲10Columbia County, FLFL74,09416.7%+1.7 pts

24▼11Franklin County, FLFL13,02916.5%−1.2 pts

25▲4Citrus County, FLFL171,66615.6%+3.9 pts

26▼1Highlands County, FLFL111,12215.3%0.0 pts

27▲9Suwannee County, FLFL48,14915.0%−3.5 pts

28▼2Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02914.7%−3.2 pts

29▲5Escambia County, FLFL333,83414.7%−0.7 pts

30▼2Polk County, FLFL874,79014.5%+1.5 pts

31▼4Marion County, FLFL442,66014.4%+1.3 pts

32▼2Duval County, FLFL1,062,96314.1%+2.2 pts

33▼25Holmes County, FLFL20,11914.0%−5.1 pts

34▼2Orange County, FLFL1,528,00213.0%+0.9 pts

35▲2Osceola County, FLFL481,71812.8%+1.3 pts

36▼1Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11512.7%+0.2 pts

37▲11Walton County, FLFL93,28812.5%−1.9 pts

38▲6Gulf County, FLFL15,94312.5%−4.2 pts

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

40▲2Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.2%+0.7 pts

41▲4Lee County, FLFL875,60712.0%+2.3 pts

42▼2Bay County, FLFL204,47911.9%−1.2 pts

43▼5Volusia County, FLFL606,57311.8%+0.1 pts

44▲11Baker County, FLFL29,73711.8%−2.9 pts

45▼14Hernando County, FLFL221,70111.7%+1.4 pts

46▲1Pinellas County, FLFL948,56311.5%+1.6 pts

47▼6Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48811.5%−2.6 pts

48▼2Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72611.3%+1.4 pts

49▲10Martin County, FLFL166,27211.3%+2.5 pts

50▼7Pasco County, FLFL674,51611.1%+0.4 pts

51▲7Indian River County, FLFL172,79911.1%+1.8 pts

52▲1Collier County, FLFL417,13110.7%+0.4 pts

53▲4Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.6%+0.5 pts

54▼3Flagler County, FLFL140,36010.3%+1.6 pts

55▼6Brevard County, FLFL663,98210.2%+0.8 pts

56▼4Manatee County, FLFL468,2009.8%−0.3 pts

57▲7Sumter County, FLFL157,7729.7%−4.0 pts

58▲3Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.7%+0.5 pts

59▼5Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8109.3%+0.5 pts

60▲3Clay County, FLFL239,5939.2%+2.4 pts

61▲1Seminole County, FLFL491,8849.0%+1.6 pts

62▼6Charlotte County, FLFL217,2129.0%+0.8 pts

63▼13Lake County, FLFL456,0688.9%−0.8 pts

64▼4Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1158.8%−1.1 pts

65Sarasota County, FLFL479,9588.6%+0.8 pts

66▲1Wakulla County, FLFL38,0896.7%−4.6 pts

67▼1St. Johns County, FLFL346,3286.5%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES