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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Defuniak Springs

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 41 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026
Economy & jobs · Defuniak Springs Walton County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 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 20.2% +0.8 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 41 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −4.7 pp
vs Walton County +7.7 pp Walton County: 12.5% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Defuniak Springs · Walton County · Florida · United States
−4.7 pp since 2014
Defuniak Springs Walton County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Defuniak Springs
20.2%
Walton County
12.5%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Defuniak Springs · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 20.2% · 2024
First value 24.5% · 2013
Highest 24.9% · 2014
Lowest 13.8% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDefuniak SpringsChange Walton CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 20.2% +0.8 pp 12.5% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 19.4% +1.2 pp 11.4% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 18.2% +1.1 pp 10.5% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 17.1% +3.3 pp 12.8% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 13.8% −1.6 pp 11.6% 13.3% —
2019estimate 15.5% −0.7 pp 13.2% 14.0% —
2018estimate 16.2% +0.5 pp 14.7% 14.8% —
2017estimate 15.7% −7.1 pp 17.0% 15.5% —
2016estimate 22.7% +2.8 pp 17.4% 16.1% —
2015estimate 19.9% −5.0 pp 17.1% 16.5% —
2014estimate 24.9% +0.4 pp 17.7% 16.7% —
2013estimate 24.5% 17.9% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
345 Alva 6.1%
346 Anna Maria 6.1%
128 Apalachicola 18.2%
297 Apollo Beach 8.6%
262 Atlantic Beach 10.1%
375 Atlantis 4.2%
221 Aventura 12.3%
79 Bagdad 23.0%
209 Bal Harbour 12.9%
96 Baldwin 21.5%
177 Bay Harbor Islands 15.1%
227 Bay Pines 11.8%
144 Bayonet Point 17.0%
125 Bayshore Gardens 18.7%
187 Bell 14.4%
24 Belle Glade 33.4%
380 Belleair 3.5%
368 Belleair Beach 4.8%
76 Belleair Bluffs 23.4%
248 Bellview 10.7%
35 Beverly Hills 29.2%
260 Big Pine Key 10.1%
322 Biscayne Park 7.3%
339 Bloomingdale 6.6%
264 Boca Raton 10.1%
…
285 DeBary 9.0%
99 DeLand 21.2%
109 Deerfield Beach 20.3%
59 Defuniak Springs 24.9%
130 Delray Beach 18.0%
152 Deltona 16.2%
314 Destin 7.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

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.