Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for Florida by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,661,636.
- Rank within US : N/A
Florida
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,744,612.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
Miami-Dade County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 416,413.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2038 of 3143
Broward County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 237,367.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1317 of 3143
Hillsborough County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 199,682.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1707 of 3143
Orange County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 191,485.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1675 of 3143
Palm Beach County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 169,467.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1117 of 3143
Duval County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 139,089.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1792 of 3143
Pinellas County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 108,843.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1105 of 3143
Polk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 101,886.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1813 of 3143
Lee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 89,578.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1228 of 3143
Volusia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 69,394.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1435 of 3143
Pasco County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 66,216.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1269 of 3143
Brevard County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 63,094.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 895 of 3143
Leon County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 53,612.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2578 of 3143
Alachua County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 52,902.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2650 of 3143
Marion County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 52,724.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1823 of 3143
Osceola County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 51,044.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1587 of 3143
Seminole County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 43,895.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 632 of 3143
Escambia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 43,819.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1810 of 3143
Manatee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,426.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 846 of 3143
Lake County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 39,702.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 925 of 3143
Collier County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 39,172.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 898 of 3143
St. Lucie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 37,977.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1159 of 3143
Sarasota County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 34,486.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 401 of 3143
Hernando County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 24,940.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1502 of 3143
Bay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 23,130.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1444 of 3143
Okaloosa County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 22,254.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 987 of 3143
Citrus County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 22,204.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1882 of 3143
Clay County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 20,537.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 652 of 3143
St. Johns County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 20,123.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 323 of 3143
Charlotte County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 19,028.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 872 of 3143
Putnam County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 23.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 17,014.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2906 of 3143
Indian River County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,726.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 915 of 3143
Martin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,240.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 864 of 3143
Highlands County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 15,861.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2083 of 3143
Santa Rosa County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 15,723.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 515 of 3143
Flagler County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,475.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1003 of 3143
Sumter County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,416.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 675 of 3143
Hendry County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,064.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2994 of 3143
Gadsden County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,938.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2928 of 3143
Columbia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,214.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1776 of 3143
Walton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,165.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1413 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,886.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 983 of 3143
Nassau County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,443.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 671 of 3143
DeSoto County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,150.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2968 of 3143
Levy County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,588.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2418 of 3143
Jackson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,300.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2421 of 3143
Okeechobee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,215.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2621 of 3143
Suwannee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,318.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1949 of 3143
Hardee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,222.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3008 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 22.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,922.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2825 of 3143
Bradford County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,660.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2593 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 25.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,046.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2973 of 3143
Holmes County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,359.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2520 of 3143
Taylor County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,310.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2455 of 3143
Baker County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,895.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1135 of 3143
Hamilton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,850.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3016 of 3143
Dixie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,375.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2050 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,195.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2282 of 3143
Calhoun County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,178.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2446 of 3143
Glades County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,139.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2630 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,033.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2553 of 3143
Gilchrist County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,006.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1273 of 3143
Wakulla County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,842.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 146 of 3143
Union County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,756.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2273 of 3143
Liberty County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 20.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,343.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2671 of 3143
Gulf County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,214.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 721 of 3143
Lafayette County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,042.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1894 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/29/2024 4:30 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.