Counties in Florida by poverty rate

Dixie County had the highest poverty rate of 67 counties in 2023, at 23.7%. St. Johns County had the lowest, at 6.1%. The median was 13.5% and the figure for Florida was 12.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest23.7Dixie County
Median13.567 counties
Florida12.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Dixie CountyDixie County: 23.7 %23.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 23.5 %23.5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 22.9 %22.9Hendry CountyHendry County: 22.1 %22.1Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 21.9 %21.9Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 21.5 %21.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 21.1 %21.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: 20.8 %20.8Jackson CountyJackson County: 20.6 %20.6Hardee CountyHardee County: 20.5 %20.5Madison CountyMadison County: 19.8 %19.8Taylor CountyTaylor County: 19.7 %19.7Union CountyUnion County: 19.4 %19.4Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 18.9 %18.9DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 18.8 %18.8Highlands CountyHighlands County: 18.6 %18.6Alachua CountyAlachua County: 18.5 %18.5Levy CountyLevy County: 18.3 %18.3Holmes CountyHolmes County: 18.2 %18.2Leon CountyLeon County: 17.6 %17.6Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 17.3 %17.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 17 %17Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 17 %17Glades CountyGlades County: 16.9 %16.9Washington CountyWashington County: 16.8 %16.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 16.6 %16.6Citrus CountyCitrus County: 15.7 %15.7Bradford CountyBradford County: 15.4 %15.4Marion CountyMarion County: 15 %15Gulf CountyGulf County: 14.9 %14.9Duval CountyDuval County: 14.5 %14.5Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 14.1 %14.1Escambia CountyEscambia County: 14 %14Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 13.5 %13.5Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 13.2 %13.2Martin CountyMartin County: 13.1 %13.1Polk CountyPolk County: 13 %13Broward CountyBroward County: 12.7 %12.7Baker CountyBaker County: 12.5 %12.5Orange CountyOrange County: 12.4 %12.4
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Dixie County23.7+1.6 pts
2Jefferson County23.5+7.5 pts
3Calhoun County22.9+0.7 pts
4Hendry County22.1+1 pts
5Hamilton County21.9-1.5 pts
6Gadsden County21.5-4.5 pts
7Putnam County21.1-1.4 pts
8Liberty County20.8-1.1 pts
9Jackson County20.6+3.1 pts
10Hardee County20.5-4.2 pts
11Madison County19.8-1.4 pts
12Taylor County19.7+0.2 pts
13Union County19.4+1.4 pts
14Lafayette County18.9-2.5 pts
15DeSoto County18.8-6 pts
16Highlands County18.6+3 pts
17Alachua County18.5-0.6 pts
18Levy County18.3+2.4 pts
19Holmes County18.2-1.4 pts
20Leon County17.6-1.1 pts
21Suwannee County17.3-1.6 pts
22Columbia County17-2 pts
22Okeechobee County17-1.4 pts
24Glades County16.9-2.6 pts
25Washington County16.8-2.6 pts
26Franklin County16.6-1.5 pts
27Citrus County15.7-1.2 pts
28Bradford County15.4-1 pts
29Marion County15-0.6 pts
30Gulf County14.9-3.1 pts
31Duval County14.5+0.6 pts
32Miami-Dade County14.1-0.4 pts
33Escambia County14-2.4 pts
34Gilchrist County13.5-1.1 pts
35Hillsborough County13.2+0.3 pts
36Martin County13.1+3 pts
37Polk County13-2.7 pts
38Broward County12.7-0.6 pts
39Baker County12.5-0.3 pts
40Orange County12.4-0.2 pts
41Hernando County12.10 pts
41Lee County12.1+1 pts
43Volusia County11.9+0.1 pts
44Bay County11.8-0.1 pts
45Indian River County11.3-0.2 pts
45Pinellas County11.3-1.1 pts
47Osceola County10.9-2 pts
47Walton County10.9-0.2 pts
49Palm Beach County10.8-0.3 pts
50Lake County10.7+1 pts
51Collier County10.5+0.2 pts
51Pasco County10.5-0.4 pts
53Manatee County10.4+0.3 pts
53St. Lucie County10.4-3 pts
53Wakulla County10.4-1.3 pts
56Brevard County10.3+0.3 pts
57Okaloosa County10.1+2.1 pts
58Monroe County10-3.2 pts
59Sumter County9.7+0.3 pts
60Nassau County9.5+2.7 pts
60Sarasota County9.5+1 pts
62Seminole County9.2-1.9 pts
63Charlotte County9.10 pts
64Flagler County8.9-0.2 pts
65Santa Rosa County8.1-1.3 pts
66Clay County7.9-0.9 pts
67St. Johns County6.1+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/2023/2023-state-and-county/est23all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest poverty rate?

Dixie County, with 23.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest poverty rate?

St. Johns County, with 6.1% in 2023.

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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