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Highest poverty rate, Florida counties · 2000

Florida counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Hamilton County, FLFL14,18026.0%−7%

02Hardee County, FLFL25,93224.6%+8%

03Hendry County, FLFL48,27624.1%+28%

04DeSoto County, FLFL37,07823.6%+22%

05Madison County, FLFL18,75923.1%−11%

06Alachua County, FLFL290,02822.8%−3%

07Putnam County, FLFL77,73420.9%+4%

08Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.0%+7%

09Gadsden County, FLFL44,29819.9%−29%

10Liberty County, FLFL8,03519.9%+20%

11Washington County, FLFL26,69519.2%−12%

12Dixie County, FLFL18,03819.1%−30%

13Holmes County, FLFL20,11919.1%−23%

14Levy County, FLFL48,52018.6%−10%

15Suwannee County, FLFL48,14918.5%−6%

16Leon County, FLFL299,04818.2%+7%

17Taylor County, FLFL21,21018.0%−13%

18Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02918.0%–

19Franklin County, FLFL13,02917.7%−33%

20Lafayette County, FLFL8,79217.5%−27%

21Jackson County, FLFL49,62917.2%−24%

22Jefferson County, FLFL16,00717.1%−24%

23Gulf County, FLFL15,94316.7%−3%

24Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60816.0%−23%

25Escambia County, FLFL333,83415.4%−9%

26Highlands County, FLFL111,12215.2%−0%

27Glades County, FLFL13,27015.2%+8%

28Columbia County, FLFL74,09415.0%−27%

29Baker County, FLFL29,73714.7%−8%

30Bradford County, FLFL28,30714.6%−7%

31Walton County, FLFL93,28814.4%−23%

32Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48814.1%−19%

33Union County, FLFL16,25014.0%−12%

34Sumter County, FLFL157,77213.7%−31%

35St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.4%+3%

36Marion County, FLFL442,66013.1%−10%

37Bay County, FLFL204,47913.0%−10%

38Polk County, FLFL874,79012.9%−0%

39Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11512.5%−6%

40Orange County, FLFL1,528,00212.1%+8%

41Duval County, FLFL1,062,96311.9%−7%

42Citrus County, FLFL171,66611.7%−7%

43Volusia County, FLFL606,57311.6%−4%

44Osceola County, FLFL481,71811.5%+23%

45Broward County, FLFL2,013,31711.5%+13%

46Wakulla County, FLFL38,08911.3%−18%

47Pasco County, FLFL674,51610.7%−8%

48Hernando County, FLFL221,70110.3%−6%

49Collier County, FLFL417,13110.3%−2%

50Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.2%−6%

51Manatee County, FLFL468,20010.1%−1%

52Pinellas County, FLFL948,56310.0%+5%

53Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7269.9%+7%

54Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1159.8%−31%

55Lee County, FLFL875,6079.7%+6%

56Lake County, FLFL456,0689.6%−13%

57Brevard County, FLFL663,9829.5%+4%

58Indian River County, FLFL172,7999.3%+6%

59Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.1%−22%

60Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8108.8%−14%

61Martin County, FLFL166,2728.8%+6%

62Flagler County, FLFL140,3608.7%−7%

63Charlotte County, FLFL217,2128.2%+9%

64St. Johns County, FLFL346,3288.0%−22%

65Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587.8%+12%

66Seminole County, FLFL491,8847.4%+3%

67Clay County, FLFL239,5936.8%−4%

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