Cities in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Florida City, FL had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 176 cities in 2022, at 32.6%. Lake Mary, FL had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 12.2% and the figure for Florida was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest32.6Florida City, FL
Lowest2.3Lake Mary, FL
Median12.2176 cities
Florida12.9History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Florida City, FL: 32.6 %Florida City, FL32.6Belle Glade, FL: 32.5 %Belle Glade, FL32.5Fort Pierce, FL: 29.1 %Fort Pierce, FL29.1Gainesville, FL: 29 %Gainesville, FL29Palatka, FL: 29 %Palatka, FL29Sebring, FL: 28.6 %Sebring, FL28.6Opa-locka, FL: 28 %Opa-locka, FL28Kissimmee, FL: 26 %Kissimmee, FL26Tallahassee, FL: 24.3 %Tallahassee, FL24.3Lauderdale Lakes, FL: 23.9 %Lauderdale Lakes, FL23.9Lake City, FL: 22.9 %Lake City, FL22.9Avon Park, FL: 22.5 %Avon Park, FL22.5Holly Hill, FL: 22.1 %Holly Hill, FL22.1Lake Worth Beach, FL: 21.1 %Lake Worth Beach, FL21.1Hallandale Beach, FL: 20.9 %Hallandale Beach, FL20.9Homestead, FL: 20.4 %Homestead, FL20.4Daytona Beach, FL: 20.3 %Daytona Beach, FL20.3Lake Wales, FL: 20.3 %Lake Wales, FL20.3Riviera Beach, FL: 20 %Riviera Beach, FL20Brooksville, FL: 20 %Brooksville, FL20Miami, FL: 20 %Miami, FL20Dania Beach, FL: 19.3 %Dania Beach, FL19.3North Miami, FL: 18.9 %North Miami, FL18.9Panama City, FL: 18.7 %Panama City, FL18.7Lauderhill, FL: 18.6 %Lauderhill, FL18.6Leesburg, FL: 18.5 %Leesburg, FL18.5Ocala, FL: 18 %Ocala, FL18Davenport, FL: 17.9 %Davenport, FL17.9Hialeah, FL: 17.8 %Hialeah, FL17.8Green Cove Springs, FL: 17.4 %Green Cove Springs, FL17.4Palmetto, FL: 17.2 %Palmetto, FL17.2Wildwood, FL: 17.1 %Wildwood, FL17.1Haines City, FL: 16.9 %Haines City, FL16.9North Lauderdale, FL: 16.9 %North Lauderdale, FL16.9Tampa, FL: 16.9 %Tampa, FL16.9Clearwater, FL: 16.2 %Clearwater, FL16.2Fort Myers, FL: 16.1 %Fort Myers, FL16.1South Daytona, FL: 16 %South Daytona, FL16West Palm Beach, FL: 16 %West Palm Beach, FL16West Park, FL: 15.9 %West Park, FL15.9Florida City, FL: 32.6 %Florida City, FL32.6Belle Glade, FL: 32.5 %Belle Glade, FL32.5Fort Pierce, FL: 29.1 %Fort Pierce, FL29.1Gainesville, FL: 29 %Gainesville, FL29Palatka, FL: 29 %Palatka, FL29Sebring, FL: 28.6 %Sebring, FL28.6Opa-locka, FL: 28 %Opa-locka, FL28Kissimmee, FL: 26 %Kissimmee, FL26Tallahassee, FL: 24.3 %Tallahassee, FL24.3Lauderdale Lakes, FL: 23.9 %Lauderdale Lakes, FL23.9Lake City, FL: 22.9 %Lake City, FL22.9Avon Park, FL: 22.5 %Avon Park, FL22.5Holly Hill, FL: 22.1 %Holly Hill, FL22.1Lake Worth Beach, FL: 21.1 %Lake Worth Beach, FL21.1Hallandale Beach, FL: 20.9 %Hallandale Beach, FL20.9Homestead, FL: 20.4 %Homestead, FL20.4Daytona Beach, FL: 20.3 %Daytona Beach, FL20.3Lake Wales, FL: 20.3 %Lake Wales, FL20.3Riviera Beach, FL: 20 %Riviera Beach, FL20Brooksville, FL: 20 %Brooksville, FL20Miami, FL: 20 %Miami, FL20Dania Beach, FL: 19.3 %Dania Beach, FL19.3North Miami, FL: 18.9 %North Miami, FL18.9Panama City, FL: 18.7 %Panama City, FL18.7Lauderhill, FL: 18.6 %Lauderhill, FL18.6Leesburg, FL: 18.5 %Leesburg, FL18.5Ocala, FL: 18 %Ocala, FL18Davenport, FL: 17.9 %Davenport, FL17.9Hialeah, FL: 17.8 %Hialeah, FL17.8Green Cove Springs, FL: 17.4 %Green Cove Springs, FL17.4Palmetto, FL: 17.2 %Palmetto, FL17.2Wildwood, FL: 17.1 %Wildwood, FL17.1Haines City, FL: 16.9 %Haines City, FL16.9North Lauderdale, FL: 16.9 %North Lauderdale, FL16.9Tampa, FL: 16.9 %Tampa, FL16.9Clearwater, FL: 16.2 %Clearwater, FL16.2Fort Myers, FL: 16.1 %Fort Myers, FL16.1South Daytona, FL: 16 %South Daytona, FL16West Palm Beach, FL: 16 %West Palm Beach, FL16West Park, FL: 15.9 %West Park, FL15.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Florida City, FL32.6+0.7 pts
2Belle Glade, FL32.5-2.1 pts
3Fort Pierce, FL29.1+1.9 pts
4Gainesville, FL29+0.5 pts
5Palatka, FL29-4.2 pts
6Sebring, FL28.6+1.9 pts
7Opa-locka, FL28-7.4 pts
8Kissimmee, FL26+1.4 pts
9Tallahassee, FL24.3-0.1 pts
10Lauderdale Lakes, FL23.9+3.4 pts
11Lake City, FL22.9+4.6 pts
12Avon Park, FL22.5-0.3 pts
13Holly Hill, FL22.1-2.6 pts
14Lake Worth Beach, FL21.1-2.7 pts
15Hallandale Beach, FL20.9+0.3 pts
16Homestead, FL20.4-1 pts
17Daytona Beach, FL20.3-1.5 pts
18Lake Wales, FL20.3+3.4 pts
19Riviera Beach, FL20+0.7 pts
20Brooksville, FL20-0.9 pts
21Miami, FL20-0.9 pts
22Dania Beach, FL19.3+2.6 pts
23North Miami, FL18.9-0.5 pts
24Panama City, FL18.7+0.8 pts
25Lauderhill, FL18.6-0.8 pts
26Leesburg, FL18.5-4.5 pts
27Ocala, FL180 pts
28Davenport, FL17.9+8.1 pts
29Hialeah, FL17.8-0.8 pts
30Green Cove Springs, FL17.4+4.3 pts
31Palmetto, FL17.2-1.4 pts
32Wildwood, FL17.1-5.1 pts
33Haines City, FL16.9-2.8 pts
34North Lauderdale, FL16.9-0.7 pts
35Tampa, FL16.9-0.4 pts
36Clearwater, FL16.2+0.8 pts
37Fort Myers, FL16.1+0.1 pts
38South Daytona, FL16-1.8 pts
39West Palm Beach, FL16-1 pts
40West Park, FL15.9-2.1 pts
41Winter Haven, FL15.9+0.3 pts
42Pompano Beach, FL15.9+0.3 pts
43Sweetwater, FL15.7-1.3 pts
44Deerfield Beach, FL15.5-0.1 pts
45Mount Dora, FL15.5+0.1 pts
46Bartow, FL15.5-1.4 pts
47Miami Gardens, FL15.4-0.6 pts
48Plant City, FL15.4-0.1 pts
49Casselberry, FL15.4-0.2 pts
50Melbourne, FL15.2+1.5 pts
50Orlando, FL15.2-0.3 pts
52Fort Lauderdale, FL14.9-0.5 pts
53Jacksonville, FL14.8-0.1 pts
54Greenacres, FL14.7-0.6 pts
55Hialeah Gardens, FL14.7+0.6 pts
56Bradenton, FL14.6-0.1 pts
57Lakeland, FL14.2-0.9 pts
58Pensacola, FL14.1-1.2 pts
59Vero Beach, FL14+1.2 pts
60Lady Lake, FL14-0 pts
61Sarasota, FL13.9-0.4 pts
62Oakland Park, FL13.9-1.8 pts
62Stuart, FL13.9-0.5 pts
64Oldsmar, FL13.9+3.6 pts
65Palm Springs, FL13.9+1 pts
66Sunny Isles Beach, FL13.6-1.2 pts
67Orange City, FL13.6+0.4 pts
68Miami Beach, FL13.6-0.4 pts
69Fort Walton Beach, FL13.5-0.6 pts
70North Miami Beach, FL13.5+1.5 pts
71Zephyrhills, FL13.5-2.7 pts
72New Port Richey, FL13.3-1.8 pts
73South Miami, FL13.3-1.3 pts
74Temple Terrace, FL13.2-1.6 pts
75Key West, FL13.2+1.7 pts
76Pinellas Park, FL13.1-0.1 pts
77Gulfport, FL13.1+0.2 pts
78Eustis, FL13.1-0.2 pts
79Alachua, FL12.9-0 pts
80Sanford, FL12.8-1.4 pts
81Dade City, FL12.8-1.7 pts
82Tamarac, FL12.7+0.1 pts
83St. Augustine, FL12.6-1.2 pts
84Hollywood, FL12.6+0.2 pts
84Palm Bay, FL12.6-0.6 pts
86Largo, FL12.5+0.4 pts
87Aventura, FL12.4+1.3 pts
88Margate, FL12.30 pts
89Delray Beach, FL12.2-0.2 pts
90St. Petersburg, FL11.9-0.4 pts
91Port Orange, FL11.7-1 pts
92Miami Springs, FL11.7+1.4 pts
93Maitland, FL11.5+1.1 pts
94Lantana, FL11.5-0 pts
95Davie, FL11.5-0.4 pts
96Boynton Beach, FL11.4-1.8 pts
97Fernandina Beach, FL11.4+1.2 pts
98St. Cloud, FL11.4+0.1 pts
99Sunrise, FL11.1+0.3 pts
100Altamonte Springs, FL11.1+0.5 pts
101Titusville, FL11.1-1.7 pts
102Pembroke Pines, FL11+0.5 pts
103Auburndale, FL11-1.4 pts
104Marathon, FL11+2 pts
105Ocoee, FL10.8+0.4 pts
106Doral, FL10.8+0.3 pts
107Tarpon Springs, FL10.6-1.1 pts
108Seminole, FL10.5-0.3 pts
109Cutler Bay, FL10.4-1.3 pts
109Tavares, FL10.4+0.5 pts
111Plantation, FL10.4+0.7 pts
112Edgewater, FL10.4+0.7 pts
113Crestview, FL10.3-2.2 pts
114Deltona, FL10.3-0.8 pts
115DeLand, FL10-1.4 pts
116Apopka, FL10-0.7 pts
117Coconut Creek, FL9.9+0.8 pts
118Cape Coral, FL9.8-0 pts
119Palm Coast, FL9.8-1.3 pts
120Ormond Beach, FL9.6+0.5 pts
121New Smyrna Beach, FL9.6-1 pts
122Coral Gables, FL9.5+2 pts
122Mascotte, FL9.5+1.1 pts
124Winter Garden, FL9.5-0.8 pts
125Lake Alfred, FL9.4-6.8 pts
126Boca Raton, FL9.4+0.2 pts
127Cocoa, FL9.3-3.2 pts
128Milton, FL9.1-0.1 pts
128Panama City Beach, FL9.1+0.6 pts
130Callaway, FL9.1-3.4 pts
131Sebastian, FL8.8+1 pts
132Punta Gorda, FL8.8-0.5 pts
133Niceville, FL8.8-0.3 pts
134Coral Springs, FL8.7-0 pts
135Destin, FL8.7-1.5 pts
136Winter Park, FL8.6-0.2 pts
137Longwood, FL8.6+0.1 pts
138Port St. Lucie, FL8.5+0.1 pts
139Key Biscayne, FL8.4+0.8 pts
140Dunedin, FL8.3-1.4 pts
141Winter Springs, FL8.3+1.7 pts
142Miramar, FL8.2-0.5 pts
143Jupiter, FL8.1+0.9 pts
144Bonita Springs, FL7.9-0.7 pts
145Cocoa Beach, FL7.9-2 pts
146Lynn Haven, FL7.8-2.1 pts
147Estero, FL7.6+1.2 pts
148Venice, FL7.5+1 pts
149Miami Shores, FL7.5+1.8 pts
150Groveland, FL7.3-1.9 pts
151DeBary, FL7.2+1.5 pts
152Rockledge, FL7.1-1.4 pts
153Clermont, FL6.6-1.6 pts
153Lighthouse Point, FL6.6-0.7 pts
155Safety Harbor, FL6.5+0.8 pts
156Pinecrest, FL6.5-1.3 pts
157North Palm Beach, FL6.4+1.1 pts
158North Port, FL6.3+0.7 pts
159Wellington, FL6.3+0.1 pts
160Palm Beach Gardens, FL6.3+0.1 pts
161Atlantic Beach, FL6.3+2 pts
162Naples, FL6-0.4 pts
163Wilton Manors, FL5.9-0.3 pts
164Weston, FL5.8+0.1 pts
165Jacksonville Beach, FL5.6-1.4 pts
166Marco Island, FL5.4-0.4 pts
167Royal Palm Beach, FL5.4+1.4 pts
168Oviedo, FL5.3-0.4 pts
169Palmetto Bay, FL5.2-0.4 pts
170West Melbourne, FL5.2+0.8 pts
171Cooper City, FL4.7+0.3 pts
172Miami Lakes, FL4.6-1.5 pts
173Minneola, FL4.2+0.3 pts
174Satellite Beach, FL4.2+0.6 pts
175Parkland, FL3.9-0.2 pts
176Lake Mary, FL2.3-1.2 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. 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 cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/florida-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/florida-cities?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/florida-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Florida City, FL, with 32.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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