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Lowest poverty rate, Florida counties · 1990

Florida counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Sarasota County, FLFL479,9586.9%−11%

02Clay County, FLFL239,5937.1%+5%

03Seminole County, FLFL491,8847.2%−3%

04Charlotte County, FLFL217,2127.5%−8%

05Martin County, FLFL166,2728.3%−5%

06Indian River County, FLFL172,7998.7%−6%

07Brevard County, FLFL663,9829.1%−4%

08Lee County, FLFL875,6079.2%−6%

09Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,7269.3%−6%

10Flagler County, FLFL140,3609.3%+7%

11Osceola County, FLFL481,7189.4%−18%

12Pinellas County, FLFL948,5639.5%−5%

13Broward County, FLFL2,013,31710.2%−11%

14Manatee County, FLFL468,20010.2%+1%

15Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81010.3%+16%

16St. Johns County, FLFL346,32810.3%+29%

17Collier County, FLFL417,13110.5%+2%

18Monroe County, FLFL80,40610.8%+6%

19Hernando County, FLFL221,70111.0%+6%

20Lake County, FLFL456,06811.0%+15%

21Orange County, FLFL1,528,00211.2%−7%

22Pasco County, FLFL674,51611.6%+9%

23Nassau County, FLFL106,87911.7%+28%

24Volusia County, FLFL606,57312.1%+4%

25Citrus County, FLFL171,66612.6%+8%

26Duval County, FLFL1,062,96312.8%+8%

27Polk County, FLFL874,79012.9%+0%

28St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44913.0%−3%

29Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11513.3%+6%

30Wakulla County, FLFL38,08913.7%+21%

31Glades County, FLFL13,27014.0%−8%

32Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11514.2%+44%

33Bay County, FLFL204,47914.4%+11%

34Marion County, FLFL442,66014.6%+12%

35Highlands County, FLFL111,12215.2%+0%

36Bradford County, FLFL28,30715.8%+8%

37Union County, FLFL16,25015.8%+13%

38Baker County, FLFL29,73715.9%+8%

39Liberty County, FLFL8,03516.6%−16%

40Leon County, FLFL299,04817.0%−7%

41Escambia County, FLFL333,83417.0%+10%

42Gulf County, FLFL15,94317.1%+3%

43Gilchrist County, FLFL20,48817.5%+24%

44Walton County, FLFL93,28818.8%+30%

45Calhoun County, FLFL13,28918.8%−6%

46Hendry County, FLFL48,27618.9%−22%

47DeSoto County, FLFL37,07819.3%−18%

48Suwannee County, FLFL48,14919.7%+7%

49Sumter County, FLFL157,77219.8%+44%

50Putnam County, FLFL77,73420.0%−4%

51Columbia County, FLFL74,09420.6%+37%

52Levy County, FLFL48,52020.7%+11%

53Taylor County, FLFL21,21020.8%+15%

54Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60820.8%+30%

55Washington County, FLFL26,69521.9%+14%

56Jefferson County, FLFL16,00722.5%+31%

57Jackson County, FLFL49,62922.6%+31%

58Hardee County, FLFL25,93222.8%−7%

59Alachua County, FLFL290,02823.5%+3%

60Lafayette County, FLFL8,79223.8%+36%

61Holmes County, FLFL20,11924.6%+29%

62Madison County, FLFL18,75925.9%+12%

63Franklin County, FLFL13,02926.6%+50%

64Dixie County, FLFL18,03827.4%+44%

65Hamilton County, FLFL14,18027.8%+7%

66Gadsden County, FLFL44,29828.0%+40%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES