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Highest poverty rate, Florida counties · 2020

Florida counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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

01Madison County, FLFL18,75929.8%+6.7 pts

02Hendry County, FLFL48,27626.8%+2.7 pts

03DeSoto County, FLFL37,07826.0%+2.4 pts

04Hamilton County, FLFL14,18025.7%−0.3 pts

05Hardee County, FLFL25,93224.7%+0.1 pts

06Washington County, FLFL26,69523.8%+4.6 pts

07Putnam County, FLFL77,73422.4%+1.6 pts

08Holmes County, FLFL20,11921.4%+2.3 pts

09Gadsden County, FLFL44,29821.3%+1.4 pts

10Taylor County, FLFL21,21020.8%+2.7 pts

11Liberty County, FLFL8,03520.7%+0.9 pts

12Alachua County, FLFL290,02820.7%−2.1 pts

13Franklin County, FLFL13,02920.4%+2.6 pts

14Bradford County, FLFL28,30720.1%+5.5 pts

15Leon County, FLFL299,04819.6%+1.4 pts

16Levy County, FLFL48,52019.2%+0.6 pts

17Jackson County, FLFL49,62918.1%+0.9 pts

18Lafayette County, FLFL8,79217.9%+0.4 pts

19Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60817.8%+1.8 pts

20Glades County, FLFL13,27017.1%+1.9 pts

21Jefferson County, FLFL16,00717.0%−0.1 pts

22Dixie County, FLFL18,03816.8%−2.3 pts

23Union County, FLFL16,25016.4%+2.5 pts

24Calhoun County, FLFL13,28916.3%−3.7 pts

25Highlands County, FLFL111,12216.0%+0.8 pts

26Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02916.0%−2.0 pts

27Marion County, FLFL442,66015.5%+2.5 pts

28Polk County, FLFL874,79015.1%+2.2 pts

29Citrus County, FLFL171,66615.0%+3.3 pts

30Duval County, FLFL1,062,96314.5%+2.6 pts

31Hernando County, FLFL221,70114.4%+4.0 pts

32Orange County, FLFL1,528,00214.2%+2.1 pts

33Columbia County, FLFL74,09414.1%−0.9 pts

34Escambia County, FLFL333,83414.0%−1.4 pts

35Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11514.0%+1.5 pts

36Suwannee County, FLFL48,14914.0%−4.5 pts

37Osceola County, FLFL481,71813.4%+1.9 pts

38Volusia County, FLFL606,57313.2%+1.6 pts

39St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.1%−0.3 pts

40Bay County, FLFL204,47913.0%−0.0 pts

41Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48813.0%−1.1 pts

42Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.7%+1.2 pts

43Pasco County, FLFL674,51612.3%+1.6 pts

44Gulf County, FLFL15,94312.1%−4.6 pts

45Lee County, FLFL875,60711.8%+2.1 pts

46Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72611.6%+1.7 pts

47Pinellas County, FLFL948,56311.6%+1.6 pts

48Walton County, FLFL93,28811.6%−2.8 pts

49Brevard County, FLFL663,98211.2%+1.7 pts

50Lake County, FLFL456,06811.1%+1.5 pts

51Flagler County, FLFL140,36011.0%+2.3 pts

52Manatee County, FLFL468,20011.0%+0.9 pts

53Collier County, FLFL417,13111.0%+0.7 pts

54Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.7%+1.9 pts

55Baker County, FLFL29,73710.7%−4.0 pts

56Charlotte County, FLFL217,21210.6%+2.4 pts

57Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.6%+0.4 pts

58Indian River County, FLFL172,79910.3%+1.0 pts

59Martin County, FLFL166,27210.3%+1.5 pts

60Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11510.0%+0.2 pts

61Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.8%+0.7 pts

62Seminole County, FLFL491,8849.8%+2.4 pts

63Clay County, FLFL239,5939.5%+2.7 pts

64Sumter County, FLFL157,7728.8%−5.0 pts

65Sarasota County, FLFL479,9588.7%+0.9 pts

66St. Johns County, FLFL346,3287.7%−0.3 pts

67Wakulla County, FLFL38,0897.5%−3.8 pts

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