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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%+7.6 pts

02DeSoto County, FLFL37,07826.9%+3.4 pts

03Hendry County, FLFL48,27626.4%+2.2 pts

04Hardee County, FLFL25,93226.1%+1.5 pts

05Franklin County, FLFL13,02925.6%+7.9 pts

06Alachua County, FLFL290,02823.6%+0.8 pts

07Putnam County, FLFL77,73423.3%+2.5 pts

08Leon County, FLFL299,04822.0%+3.8 pts

09Levy County, FLFL48,52021.6%+3.0 pts

10Hamilton County, FLFL14,18021.4%−4.6 pts

11Union County, FLFL16,25021.3%+7.3 pts

12Calhoun County, FLFL13,28921.1%+1.1 pts

13Madison County, FLFL18,75921.0%−2.0 pts

14Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48820.1%+6.0 pts

15Holmes County, FLFL20,11919.9%+0.9 pts

16Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60819.7%+3.7 pts

17Jackson County, FLFL49,62919.7%+2.5 pts

18Glades County, FLFL13,27019.6%+4.4 pts

19Gulf County, FLFL15,94319.5%+2.8 pts

20Washington County, FLFL26,69519.3%+0.1 pts

21Taylor County, FLFL21,21019.1%+1.0 pts

22Jefferson County, FLFL16,00718.7%+1.5 pts

23Lafayette County, FLFL8,79218.0%+0.5 pts

24Suwannee County, FLFL48,14917.3%−1.1 pts

25Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02917.2%−0.8 pts

26Baker County, FLFL29,73717.0%+2.3 pts

27Highlands County, FLFL111,12216.9%+1.7 pts

28Escambia County, FLFL333,83416.4%+1.0 pts

29Bradford County, FLFL28,30716.0%+1.4 pts

30Liberty County, FLFL8,03515.8%−4.1 pts

31Columbia County, FLFL74,09415.6%+0.6 pts

32Dixie County, FLFL18,03815.5%−3.6 pts

33Marion County, FLFL442,66015.3%+2.2 pts

34Polk County, FLFL874,79015.2%+2.2 pts

35Walton County, FLFL93,28814.6%+0.2 pts

36Citrus County, FLFL171,66614.4%+2.7 pts

37Duval County, FLFL1,062,96314.2%+2.3 pts

38Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11514.2%+1.7 pts

39Volusia County, FLFL606,57313.8%+2.2 pts

40St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.7%+0.3 pts

41Orange County, FLFL1,528,00213.4%+1.3 pts

42Osceola County, FLFL481,71813.3%+1.7 pts

43Manatee County, FLFL468,20012.8%+2.7 pts

44Indian River County, FLFL172,79912.6%+3.3 pts

45Wakulla County, FLFL38,08912.5%+1.2 pts

46Bay County, FLFL204,47912.4%−0.7 pts

47Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.3%+0.8 pts

48Pasco County, FLFL674,51612.3%+1.6 pts

49Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72612.2%+2.3 pts

50Collier County, FLFL417,13112.2%+1.9 pts

51Pinellas County, FLFL948,56312.1%+2.1 pts

52Lee County, FLFL875,60712.0%+2.3 pts

53Flagler County, FLFL140,36011.9%+3.2 pts

54Hernando County, FLFL221,70111.8%+1.5 pts

55Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11511.3%+1.5 pts

56Sumter County, FLFL157,77211.2%−2.5 pts

57Lake County, FLFL456,06811.0%+1.4 pts

58Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.8%+0.6 pts

59Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.6%+1.8 pts

60Charlotte County, FLFL217,21210.5%+2.3 pts

61Brevard County, FLFL663,98210.5%+1.0 pts

62Sarasota County, FLFL479,95810.5%+2.7 pts

63Martin County, FLFL166,27210.4%+1.6 pts

64Seminole County, FLFL491,8849.8%+2.4 pts

65Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.3%+0.1 pts

66St. Johns County, FLFL346,3289.1%+1.0 pts

67Clay County, FLFL239,5938.5%+1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS