RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 66 SHOWN OF 66

Most residents in poverty, Florida counties · 1990

Florida counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 66 counties in Florida that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 66 is 8,669.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Broward County, FLFL2,013,317127,949–

02Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115110,836–

03Duval County, FLFL1,062,96386,196–

04Pinellas County, FLFL948,56380,919–

05Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72680,272–

06Orange County, FLFL1,528,00276,214–

07Polk County, FLFL874,79052,477–

08Volusia County, FLFL606,57345,015–

09Escambia County, FLFL333,83444,732–

10Alachua County, FLFL290,02842,657–

11Brevard County, FLFL663,98236,426–

12Leon County, FLFL299,04832,647–

13Pasco County, FLFL674,51632,586–

14Lee County, FLFL875,60730,697–

15Marion County, FLFL442,66028,409–

16Manatee County, FLFL468,20021,585–

17Seminole County, FLFL491,88420,755–

18St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44919,562–

19Sarasota County, FLFL479,95819,252–

20Bay County, FLFL204,47918,343–

21Lake County, FLFL456,06816,782–

22Collier County, FLFL417,13115,990–

23Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81014,752–

24Putnam County, FLFL77,73413,013–

25Citrus County, FLFL171,66611,742–

26Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11511,555–

27Gadsden County, FLFL44,29811,492–

28Hernando County, FLFL221,70111,102–

29Highlands County, FLFL111,12210,422–

30Osceola County, FLFL481,71810,118–

31Jackson County, FLFL49,6299,337–

32Columbia County, FLFL74,0948,782–

33St. Johns County, FLFL346,3288,669–

34Monroe County, FLFL80,4068,406–

35Martin County, FLFL166,2728,390–

36Charlotte County, FLFL217,2128,375–

37Indian River County, FLFL172,7997,892–

38Clay County, FLFL239,5937,514–

39Sumter County, FLFL157,7726,261–

40Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6086,155–

41Levy County, FLFL48,5205,368–

42Suwannee County, FLFL48,1495,275–

43Walton County, FLFL93,2885,210–

44Nassau County, FLFL106,8795,125–

45Hendry County, FLFL48,2764,878–

46DeSoto County, FLFL37,0784,595–

47Hardee County, FLFL25,9324,453–

48Madison County, FLFL18,7594,293–

49Holmes County, FLFL20,1193,888–

50Washington County, FLFL26,6953,701–

51Taylor County, FLFL21,2103,552–

52Bradford County, FLFL28,3073,550–

53Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803,042–

54Baker County, FLFL29,7372,941–

55Dixie County, FLFL18,0382,905–

56Flagler County, FLFL140,3602,673–

57Jefferson County, FLFL16,0072,544–

58Franklin County, FLFL13,0292,387–

59Calhoun County, FLFL13,2892,067–

60Gulf County, FLFL15,9431,972–

61Wakulla County, FLFL38,0891,942–

62Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4881,693–

63Union County, FLFL16,2501,624–

64Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921,329–

65Glades County, FLFL13,2701,064–

66Liberty County, FLFL8,035925–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS