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
Florida by county
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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 Miami-Dade 20.9%
- 2 Bradford 20.6%
- 3 Jefferson 19.3%
- 4 Hendry 19.0%
- 5 Hamilton 18.1%
Most seniors living alone
1-person HH, 65+
- 1 Lafayette 33.1%
- 2 Holmes 32.4%
- 3 Pinellas 30.5%
- 4 Bradford 30.1%
- 5 Alachua 29.7%
Largest senior population
Absolute count, 65+
- 1 Miami-Dade 442K
- 2 Palm Beach 363K
- 3 Broward 336K
- 4 Pinellas 240K
- 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 GuideFlorida senior SNAP
Senior-specific SNAP rules, how to apply in Florida, and benefit amounts.
Florida SNAP guideFind a food pantry
Search Florida's verified pantries — many serve seniors with home delivery or box programs.
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