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

Hamilton County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 67 counties in 2015, at 44.6%. St. Johns County had the lowest, at 10.1%. The median was 26.4% and the figure for Florida was 23.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.6Hamilton County
Lowest10.1St. Johns County
Median26.467 counties
Florida23.4History

Map of counties, 2015

Alachua County: 21.6 %Baker County: 24.2 %Bay County: 25.8 %Bradford County: 31 %Brevard County: 21.3 %Broward County: 20.3 %Calhoun County: 32.8 %Charlotte County: 23.3 %Citrus County: 31.4 %Clay County: 15.7 %Collier County: 22.9 %Columbia County: 30.4 %DeSoto County: 41.3 %Dixie County: 38.2 %Duval County: 25.4 %Escambia County: 27.4 %Flagler County: 20.9 %Franklin County: 38.5 %Gadsden County: 38.4 %Gilchrist County: 29.5 %Glades County: 33.1 %Gulf County: 29.2 %Hamilton County: 44.6 %Hardee County: 36.5 %Hendry County: 36.4 %Hernando County: 24.5 %Highlands County: 38.1 %Hillsborough County: 21.4 %Holmes County: 34.9 %Indian River County: 22.5 %Jackson County: 31.8 %Jefferson County: 30.9 %Lafayette County: 29.5 %Lake County: 20.9 %Lee County: 25.2 %Leon County: 22.3 %Levy County: 35.3 %Liberty County: 29.9 %Madison County: 36.9 %Manatee County: 24.2 %Marion County: 31.9 %Martin County: 18.1 %Miami-Dade County: 27.3 %Monroe County: 18.8 %Nassau County: 16 %Okaloosa County: 18.7 %Okeechobee County: 34.6 %Orange County: 22.6 %Osceola County: 27.5 %Palm Beach County: 20.8 %Pasco County: 19.5 %Pinellas County: 20.6 %Polk County: 26.7 %Putnam County: 41.1 %St. Johns County: 10.1 %St. Lucie County: 25.3 %Santa Rosa County: 16.9 %Sarasota County: 17.6 %Seminole County: 16.1 %Sumter County: 30.6 %Suwannee County: 35.2 %Taylor County: 30 %Union County: 26.4 %Volusia County: 25.1 %Wakulla County: 21.3 %Walton County: 26.1 %Washington County: 34.2 %
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%, 2015. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Hamilton County: 44.6 %Hamilton County44.6DeSoto County: 41.3 %DeSoto County41.3Putnam County: 41.1 %Putnam County41.1Franklin County: 38.5 %Franklin County38.5Gadsden County: 38.4 %Gadsden County38.4Dixie County: 38.2 %Dixie County38.2Highlands County: 38.1 %Highlands County38.1Madison County: 36.9 %Madison County36.9Hardee County: 36.5 %Hardee County36.5Hendry County: 36.4 %Hendry County36.4Levy County: 35.3 %Levy County35.3Suwannee County: 35.2 %Suwannee County35.2Holmes County: 34.9 %Holmes County34.9Okeechobee County: 34.6 %Okeechobee County34.6Washington County: 34.2 %Washington County34.2Glades County: 33.1 %Glades County33.1Calhoun County: 32.8 %Calhoun County32.8Marion County: 31.9 %Marion County31.9Jackson County: 31.8 %Jackson County31.8Citrus County: 31.4 %Citrus County31.4Bradford County: 31 %Bradford County31Jefferson County: 30.9 %Jefferson County30.9Sumter County: 30.6 %Sumter County30.6Columbia County: 30.4 %Columbia County30.4Taylor County: 30 %Taylor County30Liberty County: 29.9 %Liberty County29.9Gilchrist County: 29.5 %Gilchrist County29.5Lafayette County: 29.5 %Lafayette County29.5Gulf County: 29.2 %Gulf County29.2Osceola County: 27.5 %Osceola County27.5Escambia County: 27.4 %Escambia County27.4Miami-Dade County: 27.3 %Miami-Dade County27.3Polk County: 26.7 %Polk County26.7Union County: 26.4 %Union County26.4Walton County: 26.1 %Walton County26.1Bay County: 25.8 %Bay County25.8Duval County: 25.4 %Duval County25.4St. Lucie County: 25.3 %St. Lucie County25.3Lee County: 25.2 %Lee County25.2Volusia County: 25.1 %Volusia County25.1Hamilton County: 44.6 %Hamilton County44.6DeSoto County: 41.3 %DeSoto County41.3Putnam County: 41.1 %Putnam County41.1Franklin County: 38.5 %Franklin County38.5Gadsden County: 38.4 %Gadsden County38.4Dixie County: 38.2 %Dixie County38.2Highlands County: 38.1 %Highlands County38.1Madison County: 36.9 %Madison County36.9Hardee County: 36.5 %Hardee County36.5Hendry County: 36.4 %Hendry County36.4Levy County: 35.3 %Levy County35.3Suwannee County: 35.2 %Suwannee County35.2Holmes County: 34.9 %Holmes County34.9Okeechobee County: 34.6 %Okeechobee County34.6Washington County: 34.2 %Washington County34.2Glades County: 33.1 %Glades County33.1Calhoun County: 32.8 %Calhoun County32.8Marion County: 31.9 %Marion County31.9Jackson County: 31.8 %Jackson County31.8Citrus County: 31.4 %Citrus County31.4Bradford County: 31 %Bradford County31Jefferson County: 30.9 %Jefferson County30.9Sumter County: 30.6 %Sumter County30.6Columbia County: 30.4 %Columbia County30.4Taylor County: 30 %Taylor County30Liberty County: 29.9 %Liberty County29.9Gilchrist County: 29.5 %Gilchrist County29.5Lafayette County: 29.5 %Lafayette County29.5Gulf County: 29.2 %Gulf County29.2Osceola County: 27.5 %Osceola County27.5Escambia County: 27.4 %Escambia County27.4Miami-Dade County: 27.3 %Miami-Dade County27.3Polk County: 26.7 %Polk County26.7Union County: 26.4 %Union County26.4Walton County: 26.1 %Walton County26.1Bay County: 25.8 %Bay County25.8Duval County: 25.4 %Duval County25.4St. Lucie County: 25.3 %St. Lucie County25.3Lee County: 25.2 %Lee County25.2Volusia County: 25.1 %Volusia County25.1
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Hamilton County44.6+4.7 pts
2DeSoto County41.3+0.2 pts
3Putnam County41.1-3.2 pts
4Franklin County38.5+1.4 pts
5Gadsden County38.4-1.3 pts
6Dixie County38.2+1.9 pts
7Highlands County38.1+6 pts
8Madison County36.9+1.4 pts
9Hardee County36.5-2.3 pts
10Hendry County36.4+0.8 pts
11Levy County35.3-0.7 pts
12Suwannee County35.2+2 pts
13Holmes County34.9+0.4 pts
14Okeechobee County34.6-0.7 pts
15Washington County34.2+5.3 pts
16Glades County33.1+4 pts
17Calhoun County32.8+2.3 pts
18Marion County31.9+2.2 pts
19Jackson County31.8+0.1 pts
20Citrus County31.4-2.7 pts
21Bradford County31+2.8 pts
22Jefferson County30.9+2.6 pts
23Sumter County30.6+0.1 pts
24Columbia County30.4-0.7 pts
25Taylor County30-0.9 pts
26Liberty County29.9+1 pts
27Gilchrist County29.5+3.1 pts
27Lafayette County29.5-1.3 pts
29Gulf County29.2-0.8 pts
30Osceola County27.50 pts
31Escambia County27.4+3.6 pts
32Miami-Dade County27.3-0.4 pts
33Polk County26.7-0.6 pts
34Union County26.4+0.3 pts
35Walton County26.1-0.7 pts
36Bay County25.8+2.4 pts
37Duval County25.4-1.3 pts
38St. Lucie County25.3-1.3 pts
39Lee County25.2-0.9 pts
40Volusia County25.1-2.1 pts
41Hernando County24.5+0.1 pts
42Baker County24.2-1.5 pts
42Manatee County24.2+1.7 pts
44Charlotte County23.3+1.5 pts
45Collier County22.9-3.2 pts
46Orange County22.6-2.8 pts
47Indian River County22.5-2.5 pts
48Leon County22.3-0.5 pts
49Alachua County21.6-0.5 pts
50Hillsborough County21.4-1.9 pts
51Brevard County21.3-0.7 pts
51Wakulla County21.3+0.5 pts
53Flagler County20.9-0.2 pts
53Lake County20.9-2.3 pts
55Palm Beach County20.8-1.1 pts
56Pinellas County20.6-1.6 pts
57Broward County20.3+0.2 pts
58Pasco County19.5-0.7 pts
59Monroe County18.8-1.7 pts
60Okaloosa County18.7-1.5 pts
61Martin County18.1-2.6 pts
62Sarasota County17.6-1.5 pts
63Santa Rosa County16.9+0.6 pts
64Seminole County16.10 pts
65Nassau County16-2.1 pts
66Clay County15.7+0.2 pts
67St. Johns County10.1-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in Florida by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/florida-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in Florida by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/florida-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2015/2015-state-and-county/est15all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/florida-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure)?

Hamilton County, with 44.6% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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St. Johns County, with 10.1% in 2015.

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