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Highest poverty rate, Florida counties · 2010

Florida counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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, FLFL44,29827.6%+38%

02DeSoto County, FLFL37,07826.9%+14%

03Hendry County, FLFL48,27626.4%+9%

04Hardee County, FLFL25,93226.1%+6%

05Franklin County, FLFL13,02925.6%+45%

06Alachua County, FLFL290,02823.6%+4%

07Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.3%+12%

08Leon County, FLFL299,04822.0%+21%

09Levy County, FLFL48,52021.6%+16%

10Hamilton County, FLFL14,18021.4%−18%

11Union County, FLFL16,25021.3%+52%

12Calhoun County, FLFL13,28921.1%+5%

13Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−9%

14Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48820.1%+42%

15Holmes County, FLFL20,11919.9%+5%

16Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60819.7%+23%

17Jackson County, FLFL49,62919.7%+14%

18Glades County, FLFL13,27019.6%+29%

19Gulf County, FLFL15,94319.5%+17%

20Washington County, FLFL26,69519.3%+0%

21Taylor County, FLFL21,21019.1%+6%

22Jefferson County, FLFL16,00718.7%+9%

23Lafayette County, FLFL8,79218.0%+3%

24Suwannee County, FLFL48,14917.3%−6%

25Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02917.2%−4%

26Baker County, FLFL29,73717.0%+16%

27Highlands County, FLFL111,12216.9%+11%

28Escambia County, FLFL333,83416.4%+6%

29Bradford County, FLFL28,30716.0%+10%

30Liberty County, FLFL8,03515.8%−21%

31Columbia County, FLFL74,09415.6%+4%

32Dixie County, FLFL18,03815.5%−19%

33Marion County, FLFL442,66015.3%+17%

34Polk County, FLFL874,79015.2%+17%

35Walton County, FLFL93,28814.6%+2%

36Citrus County, FLFL171,66614.4%+23%

37Duval County, FLFL1,062,96314.2%+19%

38Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11514.2%+13%

39Volusia County, FLFL606,57313.8%+19%

40St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.7%+2%

41Orange County, FLFL1,528,00213.4%+11%

42Osceola County, FLFL481,71813.3%+15%

43Manatee County, FLFL468,20012.8%+27%

44Indian River County, FLFL172,79912.6%+36%

45Wakulla County, FLFL38,08912.5%+11%

46Bay County, FLFL204,47912.4%−5%

47Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.3%+7%

48Pasco County, FLFL674,51612.3%+15%

49Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72612.2%+23%

50Collier County, FLFL417,13112.2%+18%

51Pinellas County, FLFL948,56312.1%+21%

52Lee County, FLFL875,60712.0%+24%

53Flagler County, FLFL140,36011.9%+37%

54Hernando County, FLFL221,70111.8%+14%

55Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11511.3%+15%

56Sumter County, FLFL157,77211.2%−18%

57Lake County, FLFL456,06811.0%+15%

58Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.8%+6%

59Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.6%+20%

60Charlotte County, FLFL217,21210.5%+28%

61Brevard County, FLFL663,98210.5%+11%

62Sarasota County, FLFL479,95810.5%+35%

63Martin County, FLFL166,27210.4%+19%

64Seminole County, FLFL491,8849.8%+33%

65Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.3%+2%

66St. Johns County, FLFL346,3289.1%+13%

67Clay County, FLFL239,5938.5%+26%

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