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Highest poverty rate, Florida counties · 1990

Florida counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (1990 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS –

01Gadsden County, FLFL44,29828.0%–

02Hamilton County, FLFL14,18027.8%–

03Dixie County, FLFL18,03827.4%–

04Franklin County, FLFL13,02926.6%–

05Madison County, FLFL18,75925.9%–

06Holmes County, FLFL20,11924.6%–

07Lafayette County, FLFL8,79223.8%–

08Alachua County, FLFL290,02823.5%–

09Hardee County, FLFL25,93222.8%–

10Jackson County, FLFL49,62922.6%–

11Jefferson County, FLFL16,00722.5%–

12Washington County, FLFL26,69521.9%–

13Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60820.8%–

14Taylor County, FLFL21,21020.8%–

15Levy County, FLFL48,52020.7%–

16Columbia County, FLFL74,09420.6%–

17Putnam County, FLFL77,73420.0%–

18Sumter County, FLFL157,77219.8%–

19Suwannee County, FLFL48,14919.7%–

20DeSoto County, FLFL37,07819.3%–

21Hendry County, FLFL48,27618.9%–

22Calhoun County, FLFL13,28918.8%–

23Walton County, FLFL93,28818.8%–

24Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48817.5%–

25Gulf County, FLFL15,94317.1%–

26Escambia County, FLFL333,83417.0%–

27Leon County, FLFL299,04817.0%–

28Liberty County, FLFL8,03516.6%–

29Baker County, FLFL29,73715.9%–

30Union County, FLFL16,25015.8%–

31Bradford County, FLFL28,30715.8%–

32Highlands County, FLFL111,12215.2%–

33Marion County, FLFL442,66014.6%–

34Bay County, FLFL204,47914.4%–

35Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11514.2%–

36Glades County, FLFL13,27014.0%–

37Wakulla County, FLFL38,08913.7%–

38Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11513.3%–

39St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.0%–

40Polk County, FLFL874,79012.9%–

41Duval County, FLFL1,062,96312.8%–

42Citrus County, FLFL171,66612.6%–

43Volusia County, FLFL606,57312.1%–

44Nassau County, FLFL106,87911.7%–

45Pasco County, FLFL674,51611.6%–

46Orange County, FLFL1,528,00211.2%–

47Lake County, FLFL456,06811.0%–

48Hernando County, FLFL221,70111.0%–

49Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.8%–

50Collier County, FLFL417,13110.5%–

51St. Johns County, FLFL346,32810.3%–

52Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.3%–

53Manatee County, FLFL468,20010.2%–

54Broward County, FLFL2,013,31710.2%–

55Pinellas County, FLFL948,5639.5%–

56Osceola County, FLFL481,7189.4%–

57Flagler County, FLFL140,3609.3%–

58Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7269.3%–

59Lee County, FLFL875,6079.2%–

60Brevard County, FLFL663,9829.1%–

61Indian River County, FLFL172,7998.7%–

62Martin County, FLFL166,2728.3%–

63Charlotte County, FLFL217,2127.5%–

64Seminole County, FLFL491,8847.2%–

65Clay County, FLFL239,5937.1%–

66Sarasota County, FLFL479,9586.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS