In 2023, about 12.3 percent of Florida's population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the preceding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Florida (PPAAFL12000A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about child, poverty, FL, percent, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Orange County, FL (S1701ACS012095) from 2012 to 2023 about Orange County, FL; Orlando; poverty; FL; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Miami-Dade County, FL (S1701ACS012086) from 2012 to 2023 about Miami-Dade County, FL; Miami; poverty; FL; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

The poverty rate is the ratio of the number of people whose income fall below the poverty line; taken as half the median household income of the total population.For technical assistance, contact the Florida's Roadmap to Healthy Living Administrator

In Florida, the poverty rate is 12.6% and the uninsured rate is 11.9%. Percent of people below the federal poverty line and the share without health insurance. Source: ACS 5-year estimates (derived).

Florida Poverty Rate - Historical chart and current data through 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Sarasota County, FL (S1701ACS012115) from 2012 to 2023 about Sarasota County, FL; North Port; poverty; FL; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

This data layer shows census tracts in Florida that are designated as Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (RECAPs) by Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing). RECAP designated tracts have more than 50% of the population who identify as other than non-Hispanic white and a poverty rate greater than or equal to 40%. Data used in the RECAP designation process is derived from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) data. Florida Housing uses the average of the three most recent 5-year ACS data, which currently includes survey data from 2015 - 2019. Additionally, Florida Housing has discarded high margin of error values. Applying these rigorous standards, Florida Housing has based the RECAP designations on data that reflect long-term trends.

In 2023, Wildwood-The Villages metropolitan area in Florida was ranked first, with 39.3 percent of its population aged under 18 years living below the poverty level. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro area in Texas had the second-highest rate of child poverty in the nation.

This data layer shows census tracts in Florida that are designated as Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (RECAPs) by Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing). RECAP designated tracts have more than 50% of the population who identify as other than non-Hispanic white and a poverty rate greater than or equal to 40%. Data used in the RECAP designation process is derived from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) data. Florida Housing uses the average of the three most recent 5-year ACS data, which currently includes survey data from 2015 - 2019. Additionally, Florida Housing has discarded high margin of error values. Applying these rigorous standards, Florida Housing has based the RECAP designations on data that reflect long-term trends.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Duval County, FL (S1701ACS012031) from 2012 to 2023 about Duval County, FL; Jacksonville; poverty; FL; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Monroe County, FL (S1701ACS012087) from 2012 to 2023 about Monroe County, FL; poverty; FL; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Miami-Dade County, FL (PPAAFL12086A156NCEN) from 1997 to 2023 about Miami-Dade County, FL; Miami; child; poverty; FL; percent; and USA.

This data layer shows census tracts in Florida that are designated as Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (RECAPs) by Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing). RECAP designated tracts have more than 50% of the population who identify as other than non-Hispanic white and a poverty rate greater than or equal to 40%. Data used in the RECAP designation process is derived from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) data. Florida Housing uses the average of the three most recent 5-year ACS data, which currently includes survey data from 2010 - 2016. Additionally, Florida Housing has discarded high margin of error values. Applying these rigorous standards, Florida Housing has based the RECAP designations on data that reflect long-term trends.

his data layer shows census tracts in Florida that are designated as Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (RECAPs) by Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing). RECAP designated tracts have more than 50% of the population who identify as other than non-Hispanic white and a poverty rate greater than or equal to 40%. Data used in the RECAP designation process is derived from the latest 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) data.

This data layer shows census tracts in Florida that are designated as Racially and Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Poverty (RECAPs) by Florida Housing Finance Corporation (Florida Housing). RECAP designated tracts have more than 50% of the population who identify as other than non-Hispanic white and a poverty rate greater than or equal to 40%. Data used in the RECAP designation process is derived from the 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) data. Florida Housing uses the average of the three most recent 5-year ACS data, which currently includes survey data from 2015 - 2019. Additionally, Florida Housing has discarded high margin of error values. Applying these rigorous standards, Florida Housing has based the RECAP designations on data that reflect long-term trends.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Highlands County, FL (S1701ACS012055) from 2012 to 2023 about Highlands County, FL; poverty; FL; percent; 5-year; population; and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Putnam County, FL (S1701ACS012107) from 2012 to 2023 about Putnam County, FL; poverty; percent; FL; 5-year; population; and USA.

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts statistics for Florida Ridge CDP, Florida. QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.