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Most residents in poverty, Florida counties

Florida counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 67 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029403,203−0%

02Broward County, FLFL2,013,317241,984+30%

03Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115193,596+55%

04Orange County, FLFL1,528,002191,281+76%

05Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726173,790+55%

06Duval County, FLFL1,062,963144,738+56%

07Polk County, FLFL874,790114,394+83%

08Pinellas County, FLFL948,563111,183+21%

09Lee County, FLFL875,60798,130+129%

10Volusia County, FLFL606,57368,154+32%

11Pasco County, FLFL674,51667,854+85%

12Brevard County, FLFL663,98264,725+43%

13Alachua County, FLFL290,02860,429+22%

14Marion County, FLFL442,66057,671+70%

15Leon County, FLFL299,04855,546+28%

16Osceola County, FLFL481,71854,733+175%

17Escambia County, FLFL333,83447,946+5%

18St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44944,261+71%

19Seminole County, FLFL491,88443,473+61%

20Collier County, FLFL417,13142,592+65%

21Manatee County, FLFL468,20041,999+58%

22Sarasota County, FLFL479,95839,457+56%

23Lake County, FLFL456,06836,551+80%

24Citrus County, FLFL171,66625,335+84%

25Hernando County, FLFL221,70124,297+80%

26Bay County, FLFL204,47922,163+15%

27Clay County, FLFL239,59320,982+120%

28Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81020,182+34%

29St. Johns County, FLFL346,32820,087+103%

30Indian River County, FLFL172,79918,458+76%

31Martin County, FLFL166,27218,335+65%

32Charlotte County, FLFL217,21218,067+55%

33Putnam County, FLFL77,73417,604+20%

34Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11517,382+50%

35Highlands County, FLFL111,12216,135+21%

36Sumter County, FLFL157,77213,928+90%

37Flagler County, FLFL140,36012,991+200%

38Gadsden County, FLFL44,29812,199+36%

39Columbia County, FLFL74,09411,969+41%

40Walton County, FLFL93,28810,344+77%

41Hendry County, FLFL48,2769,548+9%

42Nassau County, FLFL106,8799,475+80%

43Jackson County, FLFL49,6299,391+17%

44Monroe County, FLFL80,4068,718+8%

45DeSoto County, FLFL37,0788,514+12%

46Levy County, FLFL48,5207,895+23%

47Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6087,343+28%

48Suwannee County, FLFL48,1496,790+6%

49Hardee County, FLFL25,9326,503−2%

50Bradford County, FLFL28,3074,677+23%

51Washington County, FLFL26,6954,414+10%

52Madison County, FLFL18,7593,798−12%

53Taylor County, FLFL21,2103,730+8%

54Dixie County, FLFL18,0383,566+35%

55Baker County, FLFL29,7373,342+2%

56Jefferson County, FLFL16,0073,165+43%

57Union County, FLFL16,2503,069+63%

58Calhoun County, FLFL13,2892,799+8%

59Hamilton County, FLFL14,1802,742−21%

60Holmes County, FLFL20,1192,724−23%

61Wakulla County, FLFL38,0892,366−8%

62Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4882,189+7%

63Glades County, FLFL13,2702,161+34%

64Franklin County, FLFL13,0292,071+6%

65Gulf County, FLFL15,9431,887−15%

66Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921,428+16%

67Liberty County, FLFL8,0351,349−3%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES