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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 64.7%
2 Seville 48.6%
3 Florida City 48.1%
4 Opa-locka 44.9%
5 Immokalee 44.8%
6 Gladeview 44.6%
7 Dover 43.8%
8 Fellsmere 42.9%
9 Chiefland 42.7%
10 Brownsville 42.4%
11 Tice 41.4%
12 St Leo 41.3%
13 University 39.8%
14 Goulding 38.9%
15 Belle Glade 37.4%
16 Fort Pierce 35.5%
17 Goulds 35.3%
18 Duck Key 35.3%
19 Naranja 35.0%
20 South Bay 34.8%
21 Chokoloskee 34.6%
22 Mangonia Park 33.6%
23 Pahokee 32.3%
24 Otter Creek 32.2%
25 West Perrine 32.1%
…
120 Oakland Park 18.6%
121 New Port Richey East 18.5%
122 Fort Walton Beach 18.4%
123 Deerfield Beach 18.1%
124 Hernando Beach 18.1%
125 Marathon 18.0%
126 Bayshore Gardens 18.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.