Counties in Florida by poverty rate

Gadsden County had the highest poverty rate of 67 counties in 2022, at 26%. St. Johns County had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 14.5% and the figure for Florida was 12.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median14.567 counties
Florida12.7History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 26 %26DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 24.8 %24.8Hardee CountyHardee County: 24.7 %24.7Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 23.4 %23.4Putnam CountyPutnam County: 22.5 %22.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.2 %22.2Dixie CountyDixie County: 22.1 %22.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: 21.9 %21.9Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 21.4 %21.4Madison CountyMadison County: 21.2 %21.2Hendry CountyHendry County: 21.1 %21.1Holmes CountyHolmes County: 19.6 %19.6Glades CountyGlades County: 19.5 %19.5Taylor CountyTaylor County: 19.5 %19.5Washington CountyWashington County: 19.4 %19.4Alachua CountyAlachua County: 19.1 %19.1Columbia CountyColumbia County: 19 %19Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 18.9 %18.9Leon CountyLeon County: 18.7 %18.7Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 18.4 %18.4Franklin CountyFranklin County: 18.1 %18.1Gulf CountyGulf County: 18 %18Union CountyUnion County: 18 %18Jackson CountyJackson County: 17.5 %17.5Citrus CountyCitrus County: 16.9 %16.9Bradford CountyBradford County: 16.4 %16.4Escambia CountyEscambia County: 16.4 %16.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 16 %16Levy CountyLevy County: 15.9 %15.9Polk CountyPolk County: 15.7 %15.7Highlands CountyHighlands County: 15.6 %15.6Marion CountyMarion County: 15.6 %15.6Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 14.6 %14.6Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 14.5 %14.5Duval CountyDuval County: 13.9 %13.9St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 13.4 %13.4Broward CountyBroward County: 13.3 %13.3Monroe CountyMonroe County: 13.2 %13.2Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 12.9 %12.9Osceola CountyOsceola County: 12.9 %12.9
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Gadsden County26+0.2 pts
2DeSoto County24.8-0.7 pts
3Hardee County24.7+2.8 pts
4Hamilton County23.4-2.3 pts
5Putnam County22.5-3.8 pts
6Calhoun County22.2+1.6 pts
7Dixie County22.1-1.3 pts
8Liberty County21.9-1.2 pts
9Lafayette County21.4+2.5 pts
10Madison County21.2-0.6 pts
11Hendry County21.1-0.6 pts
12Holmes County19.6-0.4 pts
13Glades County19.5+0.3 pts
13Taylor County19.5-0.6 pts
15Washington County19.4+0.2 pts
16Alachua County19.10 pts
17Columbia County19+2.5 pts
18Suwannee County18.9-1.7 pts
19Leon County18.7+2.5 pts
20Okeechobee County18.4-2.5 pts
21Franklin County18.1-2.9 pts
22Gulf County18+2.3 pts
22Union County18-4.7 pts
24Jackson County17.5-3.1 pts
25Citrus County16.9+1.4 pts
26Bradford County16.4-2.7 pts
26Escambia County16.4-2.1 pts
28Jefferson County16-0.4 pts
29Levy County15.9-2.9 pts
30Polk County15.7+0.1 pts
31Highlands County15.6+0.5 pts
31Marion County15.6+2 pts
33Gilchrist County14.6-0.7 pts
34Miami-Dade County14.5-0.7 pts
35Duval County13.9-1 pts
36St. Lucie County13.4+2 pts
37Broward County13.3+0.5 pts
38Monroe County13.2+2.2 pts
39Hillsborough County12.9-1.4 pts
39Osceola County12.9-0.4 pts
41Baker County12.8-3.3 pts
42Orange County12.6-2.3 pts
43Pinellas County12.4+0.1 pts
44Hernando County12.1+0.1 pts
45Bay County11.9-2 pts
46Volusia County11.8-2 pts
47Wakulla County11.7+1.6 pts
48Indian River County11.5-0.2 pts
49Lee County11.1-1.1 pts
49Palm Beach County11.1-0.5 pts
49Seminole County11.1+1.7 pts
49Walton County11.1-1.3 pts
53Pasco County10.9-0.7 pts
54Collier County10.3-0.1 pts
55Manatee County10.1+0.2 pts
55Martin County10.1-1.3 pts
57Brevard County10-1.3 pts
58Lake County9.7-0.3 pts
59Santa Rosa County9.4+0.5 pts
59Sumter County9.4-0.1 pts
61Charlotte County9.1-1.8 pts
61Flagler County9.1-1.2 pts
63Clay County8.8+0.8 pts
64Sarasota County8.5-0.1 pts
65Okaloosa County8-1.7 pts
66Nassau County6.8-3.1 pts
67St. Johns County5.9-0.4 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/2022/2022-state-and-county/est22all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Gadsden County, with 26% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

St. Johns County, with 5.9% in 2022.

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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