Counties in Florida by poverty rate

Hamilton County had the highest poverty rate of 67 counties in 2019, at 32.5%. St. Johns County had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 14% and the figure for Florida was 12.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.5Hamilton County
Median1467 counties
Florida12.7History

Top 40 counties, 2019

CSVChart (SVG)

Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 32.5 %32.5Liberty CountyLiberty County: 23 %23Madison CountyMadison County: 22.7 %22.7Putnam CountyPutnam County: 22.4 %22.4Dixie CountyDixie County: 22.2 %22.2Hardee CountyHardee County: 22.1 %22.1DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 21.8 %21.8Bradford CountyBradford County: 21 %21Leon CountyLeon County: 20.8 %20.8Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 20.3 %20.3Holmes CountyHolmes County: 20.1 %20.1Washington CountyWashington County: 20.1 %20.1Taylor CountyTaylor County: 19.9 %19.9Union CountyUnion County: 19.9 %19.9Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 19.7 %19.7Hendry CountyHendry County: 19.5 %19.5Jackson CountyJackson County: 19.4 %19.4Glades CountyGlades County: 19.3 %19.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 19.2 %19.2Alachua CountyAlachua County: 18.4 %18.4Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 18.4 %18.4Levy CountyLevy County: 18.2 %18.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 18 %18Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 17.6 %17.6Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 17.1 %17.1Highlands CountyHighlands County: 15.8 %15.8Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 15.7 %15.7Columbia CountyColumbia County: 15.6 %15.6Escambia CountyEscambia County: 15.5 %15.5Citrus CountyCitrus County: 15.2 %15.2Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 15 %15Baker CountyBaker County: 14.9 %14.9Marion CountyMarion County: 14.9 %14.9Gulf CountyGulf County: 14 %14Polk CountyPolk County: 14 %14Duval CountyDuval County: 13.5 %13.5Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 13.5 %13.5Osceola CountyOsceola County: 13.4 %13.4Volusia CountyVolusia County: 13.1 %13.1Orange CountyOrange County: 12.6 %12.6
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019 (%)Change on 2018
1Hamilton County32.5+4.9 pts
2Liberty County23-0.8 pts
3Madison County22.7-0.1 pts
4Putnam County22.4+3.6 pts
5Dixie County22.2-2.5 pts
6Hardee County22.1-4.9 pts
7DeSoto County21.8-4.3 pts
8Bradford County21+1.5 pts
9Leon County20.8+0.1 pts
10Calhoun County20.3-1 pts
11Holmes County20.1-3.8 pts
11Washington County20.1-2.7 pts
13Taylor County19.9-1.7 pts
13Union County19.9-0.7 pts
15Gadsden County19.7-3.9 pts
16Hendry County19.5-4.5 pts
17Jackson County19.4-4.1 pts
18Glades County19.3-0.8 pts
19Franklin County19.2-3.6 pts
20Alachua County18.4-1.4 pts
20Okeechobee County18.4-3.1 pts
22Levy County18.2+2.1 pts
23Lafayette County18-3 pts
24Jefferson County17.6-0.3 pts
25Suwannee County17.1-2.2 pts
26Highlands County15.8-5 pts
27Miami-Dade County15.7-0.3 pts
28Columbia County15.6-1.7 pts
29Escambia County15.5+0.8 pts
30Citrus County15.20 pts
31Gilchrist County15-1.8 pts
32Baker County14.9-0.5 pts
32Marion County14.9-0.2 pts
34Gulf County14-6.3 pts
34Polk County14-1.7 pts
36Duval County13.5-1 pts
36Hillsborough County13.5-1.2 pts
38Osceola County13.40 pts
39Volusia County13.1-0.1 pts
40Orange County12.6-3 pts
41Hernando County12.4-1.7 pts
42Broward County12.3-0.3 pts
43Bay County12.1-1.3 pts
44Wakulla County12+0.1 pts
45Indian River County11.5+0.8 pts
46Charlotte County11.4+0.3 pts
46Palm Beach County11.4-0.8 pts
46Pinellas County11.4-0.3 pts
49Manatee County11.3+0.9 pts
49Pasco County11.3-1.3 pts
51Lee County11.2-0.9 pts
52Lake County10.9-0.6 pts
53Walton County10.8-0.6 pts
54Okaloosa County10.6-2.1 pts
55St. Lucie County10.5-1.6 pts
56Monroe County9.9-2.1 pts
57Santa Rosa County9.8+0.3 pts
58Flagler County9.7-0.6 pts
59Brevard County9.4-1.6 pts
59Collier County9.4-1.2 pts
61Seminole County9.3-0.6 pts
62Nassau County9-1.4 pts
63Martin County8.9-1.8 pts
63Sumter County8.9-0.4 pts
65Clay County8.3-0.5 pts
66Sarasota County7.8-2.5 pts
67St. Johns County6.4-0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.

Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2019/2019-state-and-county/est19all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Hamilton County, with 32.5% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

St. Johns County, with 6.4% in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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