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PantryPath Research · Senior Hunger Atlas

Senior Food Insecurity in
Florida

Florida's senior poverty rate is 11.4%, and 24.1% of seniors 65+ live alone — across 67 counties. Use the interactive map to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within the state.

11.4%

Senior poverty (65+)

24.1%

Seniors living alone

46.4%

Senior SNAP take-up

$56,005

Senior median income

Toggle between five ACS metrics to see how senior food-insecurity risk varies within Florida. Hover a county for its exact value.

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Florida at a glance

Seniors in poverty

515K

Ages 65+

Senior poverty rate

11.4%

Ages 65+

Living alone

24.1%

1-person HH, 65+

Senior SNAP

46.4%

HH with 60+ member

Senior median income

$56,005

Householder 65+

Isolation index

0.33

Blended 0–1

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 67 counties in Florida.

Highest senior poverty

Ages 65+, rate

  1. 1 Miami-Dade 20.9%
  2. 2 Bradford 20.6%
  3. 3 Jefferson 19.3%
  4. 4 Hendry 19.0%
  5. 5 Hamilton 18.1%

Most seniors living alone

1-person HH, 65+

  1. 1 Lafayette 33.1%
  2. 2 Holmes 32.4%
  3. 3 Pinellas 30.5%
  4. 4 Bradford 30.1%
  5. 5 Alachua 29.7%

Largest senior population

Absolute count, 65+

  1. 1 Miami-Dade 442K
  2. 2 Palm Beach 363K
  3. 3 Broward 336K
  4. 4 Pinellas 240K
  5. 5 Lee 226K

Every county in Florida

All 67 counties across the five senior-hunger metrics plus senior population counts.

County Senior poverty Living alone Senior SNAP Senior income Seniors (count) Isolation idx
Alachua 10.6% 29.7% 34.2% $58,968 40,830 0.44
Baker 4.3% 21.4% 39.3% $49,653 3,805 0.11
Bay 10.2% 24.4% 38.7% $59,680 32,241 0.31
Bradford 20.6% 30.1% 37.8% $37,257 4,596 0.67
Brevard 7.7% 25.9% 44.5% $57,558 147,715 0.29
Broward 15.4% 27.3% 48.5% $50,083 336,284 0.49
Calhoun 11.1% 25.7% 48.0% $41,570 2,146 0.36
Charlotte 7.7% 21.3% 46.6% $59,580 77,379 0.18
Citrus 11.2% 23.7% 49.8% $48,983 56,349 0.32
Clay 7.5% 18.4% 31.9% $67,462 36,628 0.11
Collier 7.5% 21.4% 44.8% $83,124 129,003 0.18
Columbia 10.8% 24.0% 38.3% $48,441 13,462 0.31
DeSoto 13.8% 20.6% 40.3% $45,607 8,101 0.31
Dixie 13.8% 25.5% 55.1% $39,185 3,861 0.42
Duval 13.6% 27.5% 33.8% $51,491 146,332 0.46
Escambia 10.1% 26.7% 36.2% $56,205 54,623 0.36
Flagler 6.0% 17.8% 51.7% $61,407 37,463 0.07
Franklin 7.9% 24.0% 31.0% $61,419 3,154 0.25
Gadsden 14.7% 26.5% 38.5% $46,795 8,277 0.46
Gilchrist 8.9% 21.7% 36.5% $47,891 3,522 0.22
Glades 13.5% 19.0% 28.3% $37,284 3,183 0.26
Gulf 6.4% 19.2% 53.7% $60,227 3,348 0.11
Hamilton 18.1% 20.9% 38.0% $40,417 2,482 0.41
Hardee 14.3% 17.1% 29.2% $40,220 3,887 0.26
Hendry 19.0% 22.9% 32.2% $41,404 5,286 0.47
Hernando 9.6% 23.2% 44.8% $51,923 52,946 0.27
Highlands 10.2% 23.6% 49.0% $51,732 36,571 0.29
Hillsborough 13.4% 23.9% 41.2% $53,146 216,625 0.37
Holmes 11.1% 32.4% 43.6% $34,980 3,721 0.51
Indian River 7.4% 23.9% 50.0% $66,369 55,353 0.23
Jackson 12.6% 29.5% 37.9% $37,355 9,125 0.48
Jefferson 19.3% 24.0% 47.8% $44,261 3,393 0.51
Lafayette 17.4% 33.1% 53.9% $41,727 1,474 0.67
Lake 7.8% 21.9% 41.0% $55,485 104,358 0.20
Lee 9.5% 21.6% 43.2% $64,349 226,469 0.23
Leon 9.7% 27.4% 28.0% $72,862 41,278 0.36
Levy 11.6% 27.0% 40.2% $43,038 10,913 0.40
Liberty 14.5% 24.6% 36.6% $51,681 971 0.41
Madison 12.6% 24.2% 38.6% $44,842 3,629 0.36
Manatee 8.3% 23.5% 43.0% $62,156 115,446 0.25
Marion 9.8% 23.9% 44.9% $49,907 109,471 0.29
Martin 8.1% 25.4% 49.9% $67,702 49,832 0.28
Miami-Dade 20.9% 21.7% 60.2% $39,409 442,302 0.49
Monroe 10.7% 24.5% 47.0% $68,058 19,712 0.32
Nassau 5.7% 18.9% 43.6% $75,000 21,805 0.08
Okaloosa 7.8% 23.1% 39.0% $70,835 34,564 0.22
Okeechobee 11.3% 28.1% 47.7% $40,308 7,790 0.42
Orange 12.1% 19.7% 40.1% $56,588 178,781 0.25
Osceola 14.0% 16.6% 43.3% $49,138 53,338 0.25
Palm Beach 10.2% 26.9% 46.3% $64,383 362,921 0.36
Pasco 10.7% 25.4% 46.3% $47,710 127,048 0.34
Pinellas 11.7% 30.5% 51.6% $53,227 240,074 0.48
Polk 11.7% 23.2% 42.6% $48,934 146,343 0.32
Putnam 13.3% 29.2% 40.3% $44,296 17,015 0.49
Santa Rosa 7.4% 22.4% 36.9% $64,407 31,273 0.20
Sarasota 6.9% 23.8% 49.9% $70,260 163,500 0.22
Seminole 8.0% 22.5% 37.8% $60,852 75,532 0.22
St. Johns 5.6% 19.1% 46.6% $74,881 60,014 0.08
St. Lucie 9.6% 21.4% 48.4% $56,992 83,597 0.23
Sumter 4.4% 19.5% 50.0% $75,801 78,812 0.07
Suwannee 11.7% 20.2% 45.4% $39,570 8,916 0.25
Taylor 10.1% 28.3% 26.7% $37,701 4,154 0.40
Union 10.2% 16.2% 36.2% $56,940 1,740 0.16
Volusia 9.7% 25.6% 45.2% $53,280 138,680 0.32
Wakulla 7.3% 27.0% 52.3% $55,163 5,596 0.30
Walton 8.2% 22.8% 29.6% $66,532 15,337 0.23
Washington 15.3% 28.4% 36.1% $36,987 4,467 0.52

Senior food help in Florida

SNAP, CSFP senior boxes, Meals on Wheels, and senior-specific pantry programs.

Seniors Resource Guide

Florida senior SNAP

Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Florida, and benefit amounts.

Florida SNAP guide

Find a food pantry

Search Florida's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.

Florida food pantries