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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Baker

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points 16 of 18 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Baker Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 4.6% −4.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 16 of 18 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Okaloosa County −4.8 pp Okaloosa County: 9.3% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2021 – 2024 percent · Baker · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
Baker Okaloosa County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Baker
4.6%
Okaloosa County
9.3%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance Baker · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 4.6% · 2024
First value 15.1% · 2021
Highest 15.1% · 2021
Lowest 4.6% · 2024
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearBakerChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 4.6% −4.1 pp 9.3% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 8.7% −2.9 pp 9.3% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 11.6% −3.5 pp 10.2% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 15.1% 11.0% 13.1% 12.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Fountain 37.2%
2 Ochopee 30.4%
3 Baker 15.1%
4 Carol City 15.0%
5 Youngstown 13.5%
6 Coconut Grove 13.2%
7 Elkton 12.7%
8 Boca Grande 11.9%
9 Holt 9.0%
10 Inlet Beach 8.6%
11 Cantonment 7.3%
12 Placida 6.6%
13 Clearwater Beach 6.4%
14 McDavid 6.3%
15 Santa Rosa Beach 6.2%
16 Myakka City 5.9%
17 Pensacola Beach 4.4%
18 Everglades City 0.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.