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Most residents in poverty, Florida counties · 2010

Florida counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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. The median across all 67 is 16,313.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,029428,813+6%

02Broward County, FLFL2,013,317214,706+15%

03Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115174,219+39%

04Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726161,506+44%

05Orange County, FLFL1,528,002153,772+42%

06Duval County, FLFL1,062,963122,627+32%

07Pinellas County, FLFL948,563110,683+20%

08Polk County, FLFL874,79091,351+46%

09Lee County, FLFL875,60774,557+74%

10Volusia County, FLFL606,57368,316+33%

11Leon County, FLFL299,04860,620+39%

12Alachua County, FLFL290,02858,342+18%

13Brevard County, FLFL663,98257,145+27%

14Pasco County, FLFL674,51657,046+55%

15Marion County, FLFL442,66050,575+49%

16Escambia County, FLFL333,83448,812+7%

17Seminole County, FLFL491,88441,576+54%

18Manatee County, FLFL468,20041,210+55%

19Sarasota County, FLFL479,95839,715+57%

20Collier County, FLFL417,13139,081+51%

21St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44938,118+48%

22Osceola County, FLFL481,71835,604+79%

23Lake County, FLFL456,06832,787+62%

24Bay County, FLFL204,47920,884+8%

25Hernando County, FLFL221,70120,424+51%

26Citrus County, FLFL171,66620,361+48%

27Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81019,170+27%

28Indian River County, FLFL172,79917,437+66%

29Putnam County, FLFL77,73417,362+18%

30St. Johns County, FLFL346,32817,219+74%

31Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11517,176+48%

32Charlotte County, FLFL217,21216,875+45%

33Highlands County, FLFL111,12216,684+25%

34Clay County, FLFL239,59316,313+71%

35Martin County, FLFL166,27215,221+37%

36Gadsden County, FLFL44,29812,789+42%

37Flagler County, FLFL140,36011,416+163%

38Columbia County, FLFL74,09410,522+24%

39Sumter County, FLFL157,77210,471+43%

40Hendry County, FLFL48,27610,331+18%

41Jackson County, FLFL49,6299,775+22%

42DeSoto County, FLFL37,0789,387+24%

43Levy County, FLFL48,5208,806+38%

44Walton County, FLFL93,2888,050+38%

45Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6087,881+37%

46Monroe County, FLFL80,4067,861−3%

47Hardee County, FLFL25,9327,227+9%

48Suwannee County, FLFL48,1497,208+12%

49Nassau County, FLFL106,8796,810+29%

50Washington County, FLFL26,6954,797+19%

51Baker County, FLFL29,7374,618+41%

52Bradford County, FLFL28,3074,569+20%

53Taylor County, FLFL21,2104,302+24%

54Madison County, FLFL18,7594,042−6%

55Holmes County, FLFL20,1193,970+12%

56Wakulla County, FLFL38,0893,847+49%

57Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4883,406+67%

58Union County, FLFL16,2503,304+76%

59Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803,166−9%

60Gulf County, FLFL15,9433,095+39%

61Calhoun County, FLFL13,2893,085+19%

62Franklin County, FLFL13,0292,959+51%

63Jefferson County, FLFL16,0072,757+25%

64Dixie County, FLFL18,0382,550−3%

65Glades County, FLFL13,2702,529+57%

66Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921,593+30%

67Liberty County, FLFL8,0351,318−5%

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