RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 67 SHOWN OF 67

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. The median across all 67 is 13.7%.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Hamilton County, FLFL14,18026.0%−1.8 pts

02Hardee County, FLFL25,93224.6%+1.8 pts

03Hendry County, FLFL48,27624.1%+5.2 pts

04DeSoto County, FLFL37,07823.6%+4.3 pts

05Madison County, FLFL18,75923.1%−2.8 pts

06Alachua County, FLFL290,02822.8%−0.7 pts

07Putnam County, FLFL77,73420.9%+0.9 pts

08Calhoun County, FLFL13,28920.0%+1.2 pts

09Gadsden County, FLFL44,29819.9%−8.0 pts

10Liberty County, FLFL8,03519.9%+3.2 pts

11Washington County, FLFL26,69519.2%−2.7 pts

12Dixie County, FLFL18,03819.1%−8.3 pts

13Holmes County, FLFL20,11919.1%−5.6 pts

14Levy County, FLFL48,52018.6%−2.1 pts

15Suwannee County, FLFL48,14918.5%−1.2 pts

16Leon County, FLFL299,04818.2%+1.2 pts

17Taylor County, FLFL21,21018.0%−2.7 pts

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

19Franklin County, FLFL13,02917.7%−8.9 pts

20Lafayette County, FLFL8,79217.5%−6.4 pts

21Jackson County, FLFL49,62917.2%−5.4 pts

22Jefferson County, FLFL16,00717.1%−5.4 pts

23Gulf County, FLFL15,94316.7%−0.5 pts

24Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60816.0%−4.7 pts

25Escambia County, FLFL333,83415.4%−1.6 pts

26Highlands County, FLFL111,12215.2%0.0 pts

27Glades County, FLFL13,27015.2%+1.2 pts

28Columbia County, FLFL74,09415.0%−5.6 pts

29Baker County, FLFL29,73714.7%−1.2 pts

30Bradford County, FLFL28,30714.6%−1.2 pts

31Walton County, FLFL93,28814.4%−4.4 pts

32Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48814.1%−3.4 pts

33Union County, FLFL16,25014.0%−1.9 pts

34Sumter County, FLFL157,77213.7%−6.1 pts

35St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.4%+0.4 pts

36Marion County, FLFL442,66013.1%−1.5 pts

37Bay County, FLFL204,47913.0%−1.4 pts

38Polk County, FLFL874,79012.9%0.0 pts

39Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11512.5%−0.8 pts

40Orange County, FLFL1,528,00212.1%+0.9 pts

41Duval County, FLFL1,062,96311.9%−0.9 pts

42Citrus County, FLFL171,66611.7%−0.9 pts

43Volusia County, FLFL606,57311.6%−0.5 pts

44Osceola County, FLFL481,71811.5%+2.1 pts

45Broward County, FLFL2,013,31711.5%+1.3 pts

46Wakulla County, FLFL38,08911.3%−2.4 pts

47Pasco County, FLFL674,51610.7%−0.9 pts

48Hernando County, FLFL221,70110.3%−0.6 pts

49Collier County, FLFL417,13110.3%−0.2 pts

50Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.2%−0.6 pts

51Manatee County, FLFL468,20010.1%−0.1 pts

52Pinellas County, FLFL948,56310.0%+0.5 pts

53Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7269.9%+0.6 pts

54Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,1159.8%−4.3 pts

55Lee County, FLFL875,6079.7%+0.6 pts

56Lake County, FLFL456,0689.6%−1.4 pts

57Brevard County, FLFL663,9829.5%+0.3 pts

58Indian River County, FLFL172,7999.3%+0.6 pts

59Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.1%−2.5 pts

60Okaloosa County, FLFL221,8108.8%−1.4 pts

61Martin County, FLFL166,2728.8%+0.5 pts

62Flagler County, FLFL140,3608.7%−0.6 pts

63Charlotte County, FLFL217,2128.2%+0.7 pts

64St. Johns County, FLFL346,3288.0%−2.3 pts

65Sarasota County, FLFL479,9587.8%+0.8 pts

66Seminole County, FLFL491,8847.4%+0.2 pts

67Clay County, FLFL239,5936.8%−0.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS