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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
Florida

Florida's child poverty rate is 16.0% across 67 counties, meaning 690K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

16.0%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

690K

Children in poverty

12.4%

All-ages poverty

$73,283

Median income

Florida by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within Florida. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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Florida at a glance

Children in poverty

690K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

16.0%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

15.3%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

12.4%

Entire population

Concentration

1.29×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$73,283

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 67 counties in Florida.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Jefferson County 43.3%
  2. 2 Dixie County 32.7%
  3. 3 Hamilton County 32.2%
  4. 4 Gadsden County 30.2%
  5. 5 Putnam County 28.0%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 St. Johns County 5.8%
  2. 2 Santa Rosa County 8.6%
  3. 3 Clay County 10.5%
  4. 4 Seminole County 10.6%
  5. 5 St. Lucie County 12.2%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Miami-Dade County 90K
  2. 2 Broward County 63K
  3. 3 Hillsborough County 48K
  4. 4 Orange County 46K
  5. 5 Duval County 42K

Every county in Florida

All 67 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Alachua County 17.5% 17.1% 18.5% 0.95× 8,747 $61,843
Baker County 19.3% 18.9% 12.5% 1.54× 1,337 $69,399
Bay County 15.6% 15.0% 11.8% 1.32× 6,157 $70,859
Bradford County 22.0% 20.6% 15.4% 1.43× 1,273 $59,468
Brevard County 15.0% 14.4% 10.3% 1.46× 16,998 $77,961
Broward County 15.9% 14.8% 12.7% 1.25× 63,080 $74,367
Calhoun County 26.7% 24.9% 22.9% 1.17× 711 $47,523
Charlotte County 13.5% 12.6% 9.1% 1.48× 3,197 $71,381
Citrus County 21.3% 19.9% 15.7% 1.36× 5,092 $54,447
Clay County 10.5% 9.9% 7.9% 1.33× 5,453 $82,249
Collier County 15.7% 16.8% 10.5% 1.50× 10,001 $91,402
Columbia County 21.8% 20.6% 17.0% 1.28× 3,428 $58,949
DeSoto County 26.2% 27.0% 18.8% 1.39× 1,657 $54,288
Dixie County 32.7% 31.7% 23.7% 1.38× 1,021 $50,966
Duval County 18.5% 17.8% 14.5% 1.28× 41,811 $69,455
Escambia County 21.0% 20.8% 14.0% 1.50× 14,058 $70,838
Flagler County 14.6% 13.7% 8.9% 1.64× 3,006 $74,753
Franklin County 27.4% 25.7% 16.6% 1.65× 505 $55,816
Gadsden County 30.2% 29.2% 21.5% 1.40× 2,867 $51,288
Gilchrist County 19.2% 19.0% 13.5% 1.42× 788 $56,884
Glades County 23.3% 22.1% 16.9% 1.38× 378 $55,240
Gulf County 22.1% 21.5% 14.9% 1.48× 555 $66,806
Hamilton County 32.2% 32.8% 21.9% 1.47× 883 $49,260
Hardee County 23.5% 23.6% 20.5% 1.15× 1,491 $53,913
Hendry County 25.8% 26.0% 22.1% 1.17× 2,754 $54,619
Hernando County 15.7% 14.6% 12.1% 1.30× 6,085 $64,092
Highlands County 27.4% 27.1% 18.6% 1.47× 4,801 $51,495
Hillsborough County 14.7% 14.3% 13.2% 1.11× 47,513 $76,528
Holmes County 27.3% 27.2% 18.2% 1.50× 1,093 $51,582
Indian River County 17.2% 14.7% 11.3% 1.52× 4,266 $73,686
Jackson County 26.7% 25.7% 20.6% 1.30× 2,426 $50,923
Jefferson County 43.3% 25.5% 23.5% 1.84× 1,125 $59,967
Lafayette County 25.9% 23.4% 18.9% 1.37× 402 $58,096
Lake County 12.9% 12.8% 10.7% 1.21× 10,227 $70,784
Lee County 17.3% 16.2% 12.1% 1.43× 24,123 $71,811
Leon County 18.8% 17.9% 17.6% 1.07× 10,078 $66,063
Levy County 24.8% 23.6% 18.3% 1.36× 2,191 $53,214
Liberty County 26.0% 26.6% 20.8% 1.25× 343 $51,523
Madison County 27.5% 27.8% 19.8% 1.39× 930 $52,713
Manatee County 13.1% 12.7% 10.4% 1.26× 9,768 $79,213
Marion County 24.6% 22.5% 15.0% 1.64× 18,507 $58,584
Martin County 17.0% 15.6% 13.1% 1.30× 4,338 $76,430
Miami-Dade County 17.1% 16.5% 14.1% 1.21× 89,687 $72,030
Monroe County 14.3% 14.6% 10.0% 1.43× 1,753 $85,639
Nassau County 13.1% 11.5% 9.5% 1.38× 2,518 $92,766
Okaloosa County 13.6% 12.4% 10.1% 1.35× 6,545 $81,990
Okeechobee County 24.4% 24.2% 17.0% 1.44× 2,106 $54,297
Orange County 15.2% 14.8% 12.4% 1.23× 46,398 $78,487
Osceola County 14.2% 14.2% 10.9% 1.30× 14,481 $76,416
Palm Beach County 14.6% 13.3% 10.8% 1.35× 41,011 $84,789
Pasco County 12.3% 11.7% 10.5% 1.17× 15,527 $72,065
Pinellas County 15.3% 15.2% 11.3% 1.35× 21,886 $70,684
Polk County 18.1% 18.2% 13.0% 1.39× 31,906 $66,709
Putnam County 28.0% 27.8% 21.1% 1.33× 4,383 $51,585
Santa Rosa County 8.6% 8.1% 8.1% 1.06× 3,763 $87,581
Sarasota County 13.4% 12.5% 9.5% 1.41× 8,569 $78,218
Seminole County 10.6% 9.9% 9.2% 1.15× 10,299 $80,698
St. Johns County 5.8% 5.5% 6.1% 0.95× 3,952 $106,281
St. Lucie County 12.2% 11.4% 10.4% 1.17× 8,795 $66,876
Sumter County 25.2% 21.4% 9.7% 2.60× 2,686 $79,334
Suwannee County 24.7% 24.1% 17.3% 1.43× 2,304 $56,009
Taylor County 25.3% 24.4% 19.7% 1.28× 1,129 $50,556
Union County 20.5% 18.4% 19.4% 1.06× 691 $60,843
Volusia County 19.3% 18.2% 11.9% 1.62× 19,366 $66,111
Wakulla County 14.2% 13.6% 10.4% 1.37× 1,059 $72,916
Walton County 13.9% 13.4% 10.9% 1.28× 2,437 $82,259
Washington County 24.7% 24.4% 16.8% 1.47× 1,252 $54,678

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