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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Deerfield Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 95 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Deerfield Beach · Broward County · Florida · United States
−5.3 pp since 2014
Deerfield Beach Broward County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Deerfield Beach
15.1%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Deerfield Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 15.1% · 2024
First value 19.1% · 2013
Highest 20.3% · 2014
Lowest 15.1% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDeerfield BeachChange Broward CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 15.1% −0.9 pp 12.2% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 16.0% +0.4 pp 12.2% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 15.5% −0.1 pp 12.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 15.6% −1.1 pp 12.4% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 16.8% +0.6 pp 12.7% 13.3% —
2019estimate 16.1% −0.9 pp 13.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 17.0% −0.3 pp 13.5% 14.8% —
2017estimate 17.3% −0.8 pp 14.0% 15.5% —
2016estimate 18.1% +0.4 pp 14.4% 16.1% —
2015estimate 17.7% −2.6 pp 14.5% 16.5% —
2014estimate 20.3% +1.3 pp 14.6% 16.7% —
2013estimate 19.1% 14.3% 16.3% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Hastings 74.5%
2 Captiva 47.5%
3 University 37.0%
4 Goulding 35.4%
5 Canal Point 34.3%
6 Florida City 32.4%
7 South Bay 32.3%
8 Pahokee 32.1%
9 Naranja 30.3%
10 Opa-locka 29.7%
11 Biscayne Park 29.5%
12 Immokalee 28.3%
13 Gladeview 27.5%
14 Belle Glade 27.3%
15 Pembroke Park 26.8%
16 Cedar Key 26.7%
17 Jay 26.6%
18 Fort Pierce 26.2%
19 Brownsville 26.2%
20 Chiefland 25.5%
21 Hilliard 25.2%
22 Wimauma 23.6%
23 Dover 23.5%
24 Monticello 23.3%
25 Indiantown 23.3%
…
92 Lower Grand Lagoon 15.3%
93 Pompano Beach 15.2%
94 Pine Ridge 15.1%
95 Deerfield Beach 15.1%
96 Fort Lauderdale 15.0%
97 Sarasota 15.0%
98 Plant City 15.0%
…

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

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.