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Most residents in poverty, Florida counties · 2000

Florida counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2000 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 1990

01Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029404,951–

02Broward County, FLFL2,013,317186,750+46%

03Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115124,991+13%

04Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726112,247+40%

05Orange County, FLFL1,528,002108,565+42%

06Duval County, FLFL1,062,96392,752+8%

07Pinellas County, FLFL948,56391,880+14%

08Polk County, FLFL874,79062,600+19%

09Volusia County, FLFL606,57351,520+14%

10Alachua County, FLFL290,02849,609+16%

11Escambia County, FLFL333,83445,455+2%

12Brevard County, FLFL663,98245,114+24%

13Leon County, FLFL299,04843,549+33%

14Lee County, FLFL875,60742,880+40%

15Pasco County, FLFL674,51636,772+13%

16Marion County, FLFL442,66033,857+19%

17Seminole County, FLFL491,88427,067+30%

18Manatee County, FLFL468,20026,605+23%

19St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44925,816+32%

20Collier County, FLFL417,13125,801+61%

21Sarasota County, FLFL479,95825,337+32%

22Lake County, FLFL456,06820,279+21%

23Osceola County, FLFL481,71819,877+96%

24Bay County, FLFL204,47919,335+5%

25Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81015,074+2%

26Putnam County, FLFL77,73414,699+13%

27Citrus County, FLFL171,66613,787+17%

28Hernando County, FLFL221,70113,518+22%

29Highlands County, FLFL111,12213,296+28%

30Charlotte County, FLFL217,21211,655+39%

31Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11511,573+0%

32Martin County, FLFL166,27211,118+33%

33Indian River County, FLFL172,79910,504+33%

34St. Johns County, FLFL346,3289,876+14%

35Clay County, FLFL239,5939,549+27%

36Gadsden County, FLFL44,2988,984−22%

37Hendry County, FLFL48,2768,744+79%

38Columbia County, FLFL74,0948,481−3%

39Monroe County, FLFL80,4068,101−4%

40Jackson County, FLFL49,6298,033−14%

41DeSoto County, FLFL37,0787,590+65%

42Sumter County, FLFL157,7727,322+17%

43Hardee County, FLFL25,9326,624+49%

44Suwannee County, FLFL48,1496,433+22%

45Levy County, FLFL48,5206,401+19%

46Walton County, FLFL93,2885,839+12%

47Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6085,755−6%

48Nassau County, FLFL106,8795,273+3%

49Flagler County, FLFL140,3604,334+62%

50Madison County, FLFL18,7594,320+1%

51Washington County, FLFL26,6954,022+9%

52Bradford County, FLFL28,3073,807+7%

53Holmes County, FLFL20,1193,537−9%

54Taylor County, FLFL21,2103,469−2%

55Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803,467+14%

56Baker County, FLFL29,7373,268+11%

57Dixie County, FLFL18,0382,642−9%

58Calhoun County, FLFL13,2892,603+26%

59Wakulla County, FLFL38,0892,578+33%

60Gulf County, FLFL15,9432,224+13%

61Jefferson County, FLFL16,0072,211−13%

62Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4882,039+20%

63Franklin County, FLFL13,0291,960−18%

64Union County, FLFL16,2501,878+16%

65Glades County, FLFL13,2701,607+51%

66Liberty County, FLFL8,0351,394+51%

67Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921,227−8%

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