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Most residents in poverty, Florida counties · 2020

Florida counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, FLFL2,802,029432,548+7%

02Broward County, FLFL2,013,317247,196+32%

03Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,115204,280+63%

04Orange County, FLFL1,528,002202,832+87%

05Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,726173,447+55%

06Duval County, FLFL1,062,963144,605+56%

07Pinellas County, FLFL948,563111,138+21%

08Polk County, FLFL874,790109,555+75%

09Lee County, FLFL875,60789,885+110%

10Volusia County, FLFL606,57373,209+42%

11Pasco County, FLFL674,51668,854+87%

12Brevard County, FLFL663,98267,795+50%

13Marion County, FLFL442,66058,390+72%

14Alachua County, FLFL290,02857,674+16%

15Leon County, FLFL299,04857,250+31%

16Osceola County, FLFL481,71852,004+162%

17Seminole County, FLFL491,88446,076+70%

18Escambia County, FLFL333,83445,060−1%

19Manatee County, FLFL468,20043,823+65%

20St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44943,124+67%

21Lake County, FLFL456,06842,601+110%

22Collier County, FLFL417,13141,186+60%

23Sarasota County, FLFL479,95837,563+48%

24Hernando County, FLFL221,70127,943+107%

25Citrus County, FLFL171,66623,030+67%

26Bay County, FLFL204,47922,797+18%

27Okaloosa County, FLFL221,81022,727+51%

28St. Johns County, FLFL346,32821,166+114%

29Clay County, FLFL239,59320,694+117%

30Charlotte County, FLFL217,21219,804+70%

31Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11518,809+63%

32Putnam County, FLFL77,73416,454+12%

33Indian River County, FLFL172,79916,423+56%

34Martin County, FLFL166,27216,266+46%

35Highlands County, FLFL111,12216,247+22%

36Flagler County, FLFL140,36012,686+193%

37Sumter County, FLFL157,77211,361+55%

38Hendry County, FLFL48,27610,617+21%

39Columbia County, FLFL74,0949,835+16%

40Gadsden County, FLFL44,2989,354+4%

41Nassau County, FLFL106,8798,892+69%

42DeSoto County, FLFL37,0788,829+16%

43Monroe County, FLFL80,4068,750+8%

44Walton County, FLFL93,2888,710+49%

45Jackson County, FLFL49,6298,579+7%

46Levy County, FLFL48,5208,233+29%

47Okeechobee County, FLFL42,6087,068+23%

48Hardee County, FLFL25,9326,245−6%

49Suwannee County, FLFL48,1496,067−6%

50Washington County, FLFL26,6956,021+50%

51Bradford County, FLFL28,3075,681+49%

52Madison County, FLFL18,7595,350+24%

53Taylor County, FLFL21,2104,523+30%

54Holmes County, FLFL20,1194,200+19%

55Hamilton County, FLFL14,1803,601+4%

56Baker County, FLFL29,7373,011−8%

57Dixie County, FLFL18,0382,821+7%

58Union County, FLFL16,2502,655+41%

59Franklin County, FLFL13,0292,535+29%

60Wakulla County, FLFL38,0892,518−2%

61Jefferson County, FLFL16,0072,465+11%

62Gilchrist County, FLFL20,4882,324+14%

63Calhoun County, FLFL13,2892,222−15%

64Glades County, FLFL13,2702,071+29%

65Gulf County, FLFL15,9431,721−23%

66Liberty County, FLFL8,0351,653+19%

67Lafayette County, FLFL8,7921,473+20%

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