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

Hamilton County had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 67 counties in 2021, at 26.4%. Wakulla County had the lowest, at 6.2%. The median was 14% and the figure for Florida was 13.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.4Hamilton County
Lowest6.2Wakulla County
Median1467 counties
Florida13.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 20.1 %Baker County: 11.7 %Bay County: 12.9 %Bradford County: 19.5 %Brevard County: 10.6 %Broward County: 12.4 %Calhoun County: 18.2 %Charlotte County: 10.5 %Citrus County: 14.9 %Clay County: 9.6 %Collier County: 10.6 %Columbia County: 14.4 %DeSoto County: 25.3 %Dixie County: 15.7 %Duval County: 14.5 %Escambia County: 14.5 %Flagler County: 11.1 %Franklin County: 19.1 %Gadsden County: 24.2 %Gilchrist County: 12.2 %Glades County: 19.9 %Gulf County: 9.8 %Hamilton County: 26.4 %Hardee County: 26.2 %Hendry County: 25.9 %Hernando County: 13.2 %Highlands County: 15.9 %Hillsborough County: 14 %Holmes County: 18.8 %Indian River County: 10.7 %Jackson County: 18.1 %Jefferson County: 17.1 %Lafayette County: 15 %Lake County: 10.7 %Lee County: 12.1 %Leon County: 19.3 %Levy County: 18 %Liberty County: 20.5 %Madison County: 25.4 %Manatee County: 10.4 %Marion County: 14.6 %Martin County: 10.5 %Miami-Dade County: 15.7 %Monroe County: 11 %Nassau County: 9.6 %Okaloosa County: 11 %Okeechobee County: 19.8 %Orange County: 13.9 %Osceola County: 13.5 %Palm Beach County: 11.6 %Pasco County: 12.2 %Pinellas County: 11.5 %Polk County: 14.6 %Putnam County: 23.7 %St. Johns County: 7.7 %St. Lucie County: 11.8 %Santa Rosa County: 8.8 %Sarasota County: 8.1 %Seminole County: 9.5 %Sumter County: 9.7 %Suwannee County: 15.2 %Taylor County: 18.2 %Union County: 17 %Volusia County: 12.9 %Wakulla County: 6.2 %Walton County: 12.8 %Washington County: 22.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hamilton County: 26.4 %Hamilton County26.4Hardee County: 26.2 %Hardee County26.2Hendry County: 25.9 %Hendry County25.9Madison County: 25.4 %Madison County25.4DeSoto County: 25.3 %DeSoto County25.3Gadsden County: 24.2 %Gadsden County24.2Putnam County: 23.7 %Putnam County23.7Washington County: 22.3 %Washington County22.3Liberty County: 20.5 %Liberty County20.5Alachua County: 20.1 %Alachua County20.1Glades County: 19.9 %Glades County19.9Okeechobee County: 19.8 %Okeechobee County19.8Bradford County: 19.5 %Bradford County19.5Leon County: 19.3 %Leon County19.3Franklin County: 19.1 %Franklin County19.1Holmes County: 18.8 %Holmes County18.8Taylor County: 18.2 %Taylor County18.2Calhoun County: 18.2 %Calhoun County18.2Jackson County: 18.1 %Jackson County18.1Levy County: 18 %Levy County18Jefferson County: 17.1 %Jefferson County17.1Union County: 17 %Union County17Highlands County: 15.9 %Highlands County15.9Dixie County: 15.7 %Dixie County15.7Miami-Dade County: 15.7 %Miami-Dade County15.7Suwannee County: 15.2 %Suwannee County15.2Lafayette County: 15 %Lafayette County15Citrus County: 14.9 %Citrus County14.9Marion County: 14.6 %Marion County14.6Polk County: 14.6 %Polk County14.6Escambia County: 14.5 %Escambia County14.5Duval County: 14.5 %Duval County14.5Columbia County: 14.4 %Columbia County14.4Hillsborough County: 14 %Hillsborough County14Orange County: 13.9 %Orange County13.9Osceola County: 13.5 %Osceola County13.5Hernando County: 13.2 %Hernando County13.2Bay County: 12.9 %Bay County12.9Volusia County: 12.9 %Volusia County12.9Walton County: 12.8 %Walton County12.8Hamilton County: 26.4 %Hamilton County26.4Hardee County: 26.2 %Hardee County26.2Hendry County: 25.9 %Hendry County25.9Madison County: 25.4 %Madison County25.4DeSoto County: 25.3 %DeSoto County25.3Gadsden County: 24.2 %Gadsden County24.2Putnam County: 23.7 %Putnam County23.7Washington County: 22.3 %Washington County22.3Liberty County: 20.5 %Liberty County20.5Alachua County: 20.1 %Alachua County20.1Glades County: 19.9 %Glades County19.9Okeechobee County: 19.8 %Okeechobee County19.8Bradford County: 19.5 %Bradford County19.5Leon County: 19.3 %Leon County19.3Franklin County: 19.1 %Franklin County19.1Holmes County: 18.8 %Holmes County18.8Taylor County: 18.2 %Taylor County18.2Calhoun County: 18.2 %Calhoun County18.2Jackson County: 18.1 %Jackson County18.1Levy County: 18 %Levy County18Jefferson County: 17.1 %Jefferson County17.1Union County: 17 %Union County17Highlands County: 15.9 %Highlands County15.9Dixie County: 15.7 %Dixie County15.7Miami-Dade County: 15.7 %Miami-Dade County15.7Suwannee County: 15.2 %Suwannee County15.2Lafayette County: 15 %Lafayette County15Citrus County: 14.9 %Citrus County14.9Marion County: 14.6 %Marion County14.6Polk County: 14.6 %Polk County14.6Escambia County: 14.5 %Escambia County14.5Duval County: 14.5 %Duval County14.5Columbia County: 14.4 %Columbia County14.4Hillsborough County: 14 %Hillsborough County14Orange County: 13.9 %Orange County13.9Osceola County: 13.5 %Osceola County13.5Hernando County: 13.2 %Hernando County13.2Bay County: 12.9 %Bay County12.9Volusia County: 12.9 %Volusia County12.9Walton County: 12.8 %Walton County12.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hamilton County26.4
2Hardee County26.2
3Hendry County25.9
4Madison County25.4
5DeSoto County25.3
6Gadsden County24.2
7Putnam County23.7
8Washington County22.3
9Liberty County20.5
10Alachua County20.1
11Glades County19.9
12Okeechobee County19.8
13Bradford County19.5
14Leon County19.3
15Franklin County19.1
16Holmes County18.8
17Taylor County18.2
18Calhoun County18.2
19Jackson County18.1
20Levy County18
21Jefferson County17.1
22Union County17
23Highlands County15.9
24Dixie County15.7
25Miami-Dade County15.7
26Suwannee County15.2
27Lafayette County15
28Citrus County14.9
29Marion County14.6
30Polk County14.6
31Escambia County14.5
32Duval County14.5
33Columbia County14.4
34Hillsborough County14
35Orange County13.9
36Osceola County13.5
37Hernando County13.2
38Bay County12.9
39Volusia County12.9
40Walton County12.8
41Broward County12.4
42Gilchrist County12.2
43Pasco County12.2
44Lee County12.1
45St. Lucie County11.8
46Baker County11.7
47Palm Beach County11.6
48Pinellas County11.5
49Flagler County11.1
50Okaloosa County11
51Monroe County11
52Lake County10.7
53Indian River County10.7
54Brevard County10.6
54Collier County10.6
56Charlotte County10.5
57Martin County10.5
58Manatee County10.4
59Gulf County9.8
60Sumter County9.7
61Nassau County9.6
62Clay County9.6
63Seminole County9.5
64Santa Rosa County8.8
65Sarasota County8.1
66St. Johns County7.7
67Wakulla County6.2

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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 counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/florida-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/florida-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in Florida by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/florida-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Hamilton County, with 26.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wakulla County, with 6.2% in 2021.

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