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Poverty Rate in Florida, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in Florida, ranked. The highest is Gadsden County at 27.9% and the lowest is St. Johns County at 6.5%.

Florida: 12.6% · United States: 12.5% · median county in Florida: 13.0%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Gadsden County27.9%
2Hardee County25.3%
3DeSoto County24.1%
4Putnam County23.4%
5Hendry County22.5%
6Alachua County21.2%
7Jefferson County21.0%
8Madison County21.0%
9Dixie County20.9%
10Calhoun County20.7%
11Hamilton County20.1%
12Jackson County19.5%
13Union County19.5%
14Leon County18.7%
15Okeechobee County18.0%
16Lafayette County17.5%
17Liberty County17.5%
18Levy County17.4%
19Taylor County17.3%
20Washington County17.3%
21Glades County17.2%
22Bradford County16.8%
23Columbia County16.7%
24Franklin County16.5%
25Citrus County15.6%
26Highlands County15.3%
27Suwannee County15.0%
28Escambia County14.7%
29Miami-Dade County14.7%
30Polk County14.5%
31Marion County14.4%
32Duval County14.1%
33Holmes County14.0%
34Orange County13.0%
35Osceola County12.8%
36Hillsborough County12.7%
37Gulf County12.5%
38Walton County12.5%
39St. Lucie County12.3%
40Broward County12.2%
41Lee County12.0%
42Bay County11.9%
43Baker County11.8%
44Volusia County11.8%
45Hernando County11.7%
46Gilchrist County11.5%
47Pinellas County11.5%
48Martin County11.3%
49Palm Beach County11.3%
50Indian River County11.1%
51Pasco County11.1%
52Collier County10.7%
53Monroe County10.6%
54Flagler County10.3%
55Brevard County10.2%
56Manatee County9.8%
57Nassau County9.7%
58Sumter County9.7%
59Okaloosa County9.3%
60Clay County9.2%
61Charlotte County9.0%
62Seminole County9.0%
63Lake County8.9%
64Santa Rosa County8.8%
65Sarasota County8.6%
66Wakulla County6.7%
67St. Johns County6.5%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Florida ranks 19th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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