Families Below Poverty Level (Census ACS)

Families Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Percentage of Population
2023202220212020201920182017201620152014
CountyPercent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)Percent (%)
Florida8.99.19.39.410.010.611.111.712.012.2
Alachua8.88.89.29.49.810.612.612.913.013.7
Baker12.512.910.28.79.511.111.812.212.513.5
Bay8.38.59.18.910.510.510.711.010.710.8
Bradford12.610.911.714.016.215.614.215.616.717.4
Brevard6.86.87.27.78.08.89.410.19.910.0
Broward9.49.69.49.79.910.310.811.111.211.4
Calhoun15.915.710.18.06.86.47.28.214.416.5
Charlotte6.67.27.67.47.77.58.38.38.38.7
Citrus11.110.310.310.110.111.111.711.611.411.7
Clay6.97.27.27.48.18.78.47.97.77.6
Collier6.86.77.07.17.48.08.48.39.19.2
Columbia11.310.19.48.910.411.011.714.115.214.8
Miami-Dade11.411.912.512.713.814.715.616.316.916.9
DeSoto17.819.017.020.518.320.520.920.621.722.5
Dixie12.19.69.511.917.516.817.115.914.110.0
Duval10.710.610.710.710.911.712.012.713.413.4
Escambia10.610.910.89.79.08.69.39.610.712.1
Flagler6.77.07.97.88.67.98.58.59.410.8
Franklin12.414.712.616.115.515.416.916.516.119.5
Gadsden21.117.616.915.216.317.617.018.420.020.3
Gilchrist8.39.18.59.313.013.615.518.416.618.8
Glades19.118.013.210.712.811.113.918.416.519.8
Gulf10.29.78.610.08.910.111.012.310.112.5
Hamilton18.017.619.520.321.925.221.021.723.823.9
Hardee20.523.120.818.217.119.919.219.821.324.3
Hendry17.319.223.327.421.623.121.523.122.322.7
Hernando9.19.19.610.710.010.110.111.612.012.5
Highlands11.411.411.912.012.913.312.813.513.012.8
Hillsborough9.69.910.210.010.611.211.512.112.712.9
Holmes10.914.914.817.718.021.019.319.420.619.4
Indian River7.87.16.25.86.36.57.28.59.09.9
Jackson13.113.714.014.514.916.417.217.917.716.5
Jefferson16.312.412.511.812.311.710.811.313.916.0
Lafayette15.017.714.616.713.126.320.621.923.423.3
Lake6.46.57.47.78.58.99.210.09.910.1
Lee7.98.18.47.98.89.610.210.711.111.0
Leon9.810.510.19.810.29.99.510.010.912.1
Levy13.612.013.515.717.016.417.016.916.618.6
Liberty17.416.617.215.913.711.212.913.113.916.5
Madison13.015.118.021.920.721.824.723.520.517.3
Manatee6.56.56.87.17.68.28.79.410.210.3
Marion10.29.710.510.711.412.012.912.913.213.0
Martin7.16.56.66.66.86.96.77.37.37.2
Monroe6.76.96.46.56.37.48.07.58.19.4
Nassau7.17.17.67.67.47.68.49.39.19.0
Okaloosa6.57.27.86.97.38.08.39.110.410.9
Okeechobee14.114.015.212.914.517.015.518.521.621.7
Orange9.810.110.610.711.412.312.813.213.613.4
Osceola10.511.210.910.711.913.414.716.316.215.3
Palm Beach7.57.98.08.08.49.09.59.910.510.5
Pasco7.88.28.48.69.09.59.79.69.910.2
Pinellas7.07.27.47.37.88.69.09.59.79.7
Polk11.111.311.111.511.712.512.913.013.413.8
Putnam17.816.517.715.917.918.320.520.021.721.0
St. Johns4.54.35.04.75.15.25.95.96.56.7
St. Lucie7.88.57.99.09.110.812.213.513.514.2
Santa Rosa6.36.76.27.67.07.48.48.88.58.4
Sarasota5.45.25.25.35.25.76.26.97.07.6
Seminole6.36.76.57.27.67.98.28.58.38.1
Sumter6.05.96.05.64.65.05.55.66.46.4
Suwannee10.810.910.07.210.813.316.519.019.218.6
Taylor14.511.214.917.116.916.613.511.310.59.0
Union13.510.513.613.116.817.619.119.016.816.4
Volusia8.17.98.48.29.29.710.611.111.811.9
Wakulla4.35.34.85.28.67.48.810.812.011.5
Walton8.26.99.38.49.610.512.111.610.411.7
Washington14.617.717.018.919.817.717.616.616.613.9
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Data Note(s)

Data Source: United States Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B17010

  • Chart will display if there are at least three years of data.

  • Multi-year counts are a sum of the selected years, not an average.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • MOV - Measure of Variability: Probable range of values resulting from random fluctuations in the number of events. Not calculated when numerator is below 5 or denominator is below 20, or count or rate is suppressed. The MOV is useful for comparing rates to a goal or standard. For example, if the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is less than the MOV, the county rate is not significantly different from the statewide rate (alpha level = 0.05). When the absolute difference between the county rate and the statewide rate is greater than the MOV, the county rate is significantly different from the statewide rate. MOV should not be used to determine if the rates of two different counties, or the county rates for two different years, are statistically significantly different.

  • Denom - abbreviated for Denominator.

  • Population estimates are not available for persons whose county of residence is unknown. Given this, the denominator and associated rate are not available.

  • * - Indicates the county rate is statistically significantly different from the statewide rate.

  • Number of families below poverty level divided by the number of families, expressed as a percentage.
  • Data displayed reflect the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the year selected.
  • A family includes a householder and one or more other people living in the same household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. Persons residing in the same house as the householder, but not related to the householder are not considered as family members and their income is not included when calculating family income.
  • 2000 rates are obtained from the Census long form sample. The 2010 rates are from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. Both data sources incorporate design differences, and must be compared with caution. ACS estimates are less precise than the Census long form, but provide data completeness and an increase in sample coverage.
  • This is secondary, quantitative data.