Highest poverty rate in Florida

Florida counties and cities ranked by poverty rate.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Florida by poverty rate — which have the highest poverty rate, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Gadsden County leads at 27.7%.

Among cities & places, Bayport leads at 91.1%.

Counties

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Gadsden County	27.7%
2	Hamilton County	27.3%
3	Hardee County	24.3%
4	Putnam County	23.9%
5	DeSoto County	23.1%
6	Hendry County	21.6%
7	Calhoun County	21.2%
8	Glades County	21.2%
9	Madison County	20.9%
10	Liberty County	20.8%
11	Jefferson County	20.3%
12	Alachua County	19.7%
13	Dixie County	19.3%
14	Bradford County	19.1%
15	Okeechobee County	19.0%
16	Washington County	18.9%
17	Jackson County	18.8%
18	Union County	18.7%
19	Leon County	18.5%
20	Lafayette County	17.8%
21	Taylor County	17.3%
22	Franklin County	17.3%
23	Levy County	17.2%
24	Columbia County	17.0%
25	Citrus County	15.5%
26	Highlands County	15.4%
27	Miami-Dade County	14.9%
28	Polk County	14.7%
29	Duval County	14.6%
30	Marion County	14.6%
31	Escambia County	14.5%
32	Holmes County	14.4%
33	Suwannee County	14.2%
34	Hillsborough County	13.2%
35	Baker County	13.1%
36	Orange County	13.0%
37	Osceola County	12.5%
38	Volusia County	12.2%
39	Broward County	12.2%
40	Hernando County	12.0%
41	Lee County	11.7%
42	Bay County	11.7%
43	St. Lucie County	11.6%
44	Gulf County	11.6%
45	Indian River County	11.4%
46	Pinellas County	11.4%
47	Walton County	11.4%
48	Martin County	11.4%
49	Gilchrist County	11.2%
50	Pasco County	11.1%
51	Palm Beach County	11.1%
52	Collier County	10.5%
53	Monroe County	10.4%
54	Manatee County	10.4%
55	Brevard County	9.9%
56	Charlotte County	9.6%
57	Lake County	9.5%
58	Flagler County	9.4%
59	Okaloosa County	9.3%
60	Nassau County	9.2%
61	Seminole County	9.2%
62	Clay County	9.1%
63	Sumter County	9.1%
64	Santa Rosa County	8.4%
65	Sarasota County	8.2%
66	St. Johns County	6.7%
67	Wakulla County	5.6%

Cities & places

Top 100.

#	Name	Poverty rate
1	Bayport	91.1%
2	Homestead Base	82.5%
3	Florida Gulf Coast University	79.8%
4	Morriston	75.0%
5	Charleston Park	70.3%
6	Palmona Park	70.0%
7	East Williston	59.6%
8	Captiva	57.4%
9	Sumatra	52.6%
10	Gifford	52.3%
11	Chattahoochee	51.6%
12	Altoona	48.5%
13	Pittman	47.5%
14	Weeki Wachee Gardens	45.2%
15	Stacey Street	45.0%
16	Rainbow Park	44.7%
17	Jennings	44.5%
18	DeLand Southwest	44.0%
19	Fidelis	43.8%
20	Quincy	43.7%
21	Springhill	43.6%
22	Aucilla	43.1%
23	Tropical Park	41.8%
24	Lee	41.5%
25	Wauchula	40.7%
26	Gardner	40.0%
27	Hastings	40.0%
28	Starke	39.4%
29	Desoto Lakes	38.9%
30	Watertown	38.1%
31	Franklin Park	38.1%
32	Crescent City	37.3%
33	Silver Springs Shores East	37.0%
34	Cocoa West	36.9%
35	Goulding	35.8%
36	Pine Air	35.8%
37	Montura	35.7%
38	University	35.7%
39	Dover	35.5%
40	Dade City North	34.6%
41	Altha	34.4%
42	Palatka	34.1%
43	Glen St. Mary	34.1%
44	Lemon Grove	33.5%
45	Jay	33.5%
46	Madison	33.3%
47	Greenville	33.3%
48	Crooked Lake Park	33.0%
49	Wausau	32.9%
50	Pomona Park	32.7%
51	South Bay	32.2%
52	Greensboro	31.7%
53	Arcadia	31.4%
54	Jupiter Inlet Colony	31.3%
55	North DeLand	31.2%
56	Florida City	31.0%
57	Moon Lake	31.0%
58	Munson	30.8%
59	Canal Point	30.7%
60	Bowling Green	30.6%
61	Eatonville	30.5%
62	Interlachen	30.2%
63	Opa-locka	29.9%
64	South Apopka	29.7%
65	Archer	29.7%
66	Biscayne Park	29.6%
67	North Key Largo	29.6%
68	Gladeview	29.4%
69	Hilliard	29.4%
70	Worthington Springs	29.4%
71	Naranja	29.2%
72	Hampton	29.1%
73	Century	28.9%
74	Welaka	28.8%
75	Silver Springs	28.5%
76	Raleigh	28.5%
77	Lake Placid	28.5%
78	Belle Glade	28.4%
79	Combee Settlement	28.3%
80	Indiantown	28.3%
81	Gainesville	28.0%
82	Dundee	28.0%
83	Orlovista	28.0%
84	Sebring	27.9%
85	Moore Haven	27.9%
86	Pahokee	27.4%
87	Willow Oak	27.4%
88	Woodville	27.3%
89	Cypress Quarters	27.1%
90	Raiford	26.9%
91	Wahneta	26.7%
92	Lake Butler	26.6%
93	Royal Palm Estates	26.5%
94	Fort White	26.5%
95	Oak Ridge	26.3%
96	Blountstown	26.3%
97	Lake Panasoffkee	26.2%
98	Fort Pierce	26.2%
99	Vernon	26.1%
100	Plantation Mobile Home Park	26.1%

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