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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%+29%

02Hendry County, FLFL48,27626.8%+11%

03DeSoto County, FLFL37,07826.0%+10%

04Hamilton County, FLFL14,18025.7%−1%

05Hardee County, FLFL25,93224.7%+0%

06Washington County, FLFL26,69523.8%+24%

07Putnam County, FLFL77,73422.4%+8%

08Holmes County, FLFL20,11921.4%+12%

09Gadsden County, FLFL44,29821.3%+7%

10Taylor County, FLFL21,21020.8%+15%

11Liberty County, FLFL8,03520.7%+4%

12Alachua County, FLFL290,02820.7%−9%

13Franklin County, FLFL13,02920.4%+15%

14Bradford County, FLFL28,30720.1%+38%

15Leon County, FLFL299,04819.6%+8%

16Levy County, FLFL48,52019.2%+3%

17Jackson County, FLFL49,62918.1%+6%

18Lafayette County, FLFL8,79217.9%+2%

19Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60817.8%+11%

20Glades County, FLFL13,27017.1%+12%

21Jefferson County, FLFL16,00717.0%−1%

22Dixie County, FLFL18,03816.8%−12%

23Union County, FLFL16,25016.4%+18%

24Calhoun County, FLFL13,28916.3%−19%

25Highlands County, FLFL111,12216.0%+5%

26Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02916.0%−11%

27Marion County, FLFL442,66015.5%+19%

28Polk County, FLFL874,79015.1%+17%

29Citrus County, FLFL171,66615.0%+28%

30Duval County, FLFL1,062,96314.5%+22%

31Hernando County, FLFL221,70114.4%+39%

32Orange County, FLFL1,528,00214.2%+17%

33Columbia County, FLFL74,09414.1%−6%

34Escambia County, FLFL333,83414.0%−9%

35Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11514.0%+12%

36Suwannee County, FLFL48,14914.0%−24%

37Osceola County, FLFL481,71813.4%+16%

38Volusia County, FLFL606,57313.2%+14%

39St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.1%−2%

40Bay County, FLFL204,47913.0%−0%

41Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48813.0%−8%

42Broward County, FLFL2,013,31712.7%+10%

43Pasco County, FLFL674,51612.3%+15%

44Gulf County, FLFL15,94312.1%−27%

45Lee County, FLFL875,60711.8%+21%

46Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72611.6%+17%

47Pinellas County, FLFL948,56311.6%+16%

48Walton County, FLFL93,28811.6%−20%

49Brevard County, FLFL663,98211.2%+18%

50Lake County, FLFL456,06811.1%+15%

51Flagler County, FLFL140,36011.0%+26%

52Manatee County, FLFL468,20011.0%+9%

53Collier County, FLFL417,13111.0%+7%

54Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.7%+21%

55Baker County, FLFL29,73710.7%−27%

56Charlotte County, FLFL217,21210.6%+29%

57Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.6%+4%

58Indian River County, FLFL172,79910.3%+11%

59Martin County, FLFL166,27210.3%+17%

60Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11510.0%+2%

61Nassau County, FLFL106,8799.8%+8%

62Seminole County, FLFL491,8849.8%+32%

63Clay County, FLFL239,5939.5%+40%

64Sumter County, FLFL157,7728.8%−36%

65Sarasota County, FLFL479,9588.7%+11%

66St. Johns County, FLFL346,3287.7%−3%

67Wakulla County, FLFL38,0897.5%−34%

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