# Counties in Florida by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 67 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/florida-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Putnam County | 33.5 |
| 2 | Hamilton County | 32.7 |
| 3 | DeSoto County | 30.8 |
| 4 | Franklin County | 29.3 |
| 5 | Dixie County | 29.1 |
| 6 | Gadsden County | 28.9 |
| 7 | Taylor County | 27.8 |
| 8 | Suwannee County | 26.9 |
| 9 | Bradford County | 26.4 |
| 9 | Holmes County | 26.4 |
| 11 | Madison County | 25.7 |
| 12 | Jackson County | 25.3 |
| 13 | Calhoun County | 25.2 |
| 13 | Lafayette County | 25.2 |
| 15 | Hendry County | 25.1 |
| 16 | Hardee County | 24.1 |
| 16 | Levy County | 24.1 |
| 18 | Okeechobee County | 23 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 22.8 |
| 19 | Leon County | 22.8 |
| 21 | Escambia County | 22.7 |
| 22 | Liberty County | 22.5 |
| 23 | Glades County | 22.1 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 22.1 |
| 25 | Gulf County | 21.9 |
| 25 | Highlands County | 21.9 |
| 27 | Gilchrist County | 20.3 |
| 27 | Marion County | 20.3 |
| 27 | Sumter County | 20.3 |
| 30 | Washington County | 19.9 |
| 31 | Alachua County | 19.5 |
| 32 | Union County | 18.9 |
| 33 | Osceola County | 18.5 |
| 34 | Citrus County | 18.1 |
| 35 | Polk County | 18 |
| 36 | Bay County | 17.8 |
| 37 | Baker County | 17.7 |
| 37 | Miami-Dade County | 17.7 |
| 39 | Orange County | 16.3 |
| 40 | Lee County | 15.6 |
| 41 | Duval County | 15.5 |
| 41 | St. Lucie County | 15.5 |
| 43 | Volusia County | 15.3 |
| 44 | Walton County | 15.1 |
| 45 | Monroe County | 15 |
| 46 | Broward County | 14.9 |
| 47 | Pinellas County | 14.6 |
| 48 | Hillsborough County | 14.4 |
| 49 | Flagler County | 14.3 |
| 50 | Palm Beach County | 14.1 |
| 50 | Wakulla County | 14.1 |
| 52 | Indian River County | 13.9 |
| 53 | Hernando County | 13.8 |
| 53 | Okaloosa County | 13.8 |
| 55 | Brevard County | 13.7 |
| 55 | Manatee County | 13.7 |
| 57 | Collier County | 13.6 |
| 58 | Charlotte County | 13.1 |
| 59 | Pasco County | 12.6 |
| 60 | Santa Rosa County | 12.5 |
| 61 | Lake County | 12.3 |
| 62 | Nassau County | 11.6 |
| 62 | Sarasota County | 11.6 |
| 64 | Martin County | 11.5 |
| 65 | Clay County | 11.4 |
| 66 | Seminole County | 10.4 |
| 67 | St. Johns County | 5.4 |