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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Dover

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 23 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Dover · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
−32.1 pp since 2014
Dover Hillsborough County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Dover
23.5%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Dover · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 23.5% · 2024
First value 43.7% · 2013
Highest 55.7% · 2014
Lowest 23.5% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDoverChange Hillsborough CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 23.5% −12.0 pp 12.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 35.5% −4.2 pp 13.2% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 39.7% +5.8 pp 13.7% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 33.9% +1.8 pp 14.0% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 32.1% −6.5 pp 14.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 38.5% −4.7 pp 14.6% 14.0% —
2018estimate 43.2% +5.6 pp 15.3% 14.8% —
2017estimate 37.6% −6.2 pp 15.6% 15.5% —
2016estimate 43.8% −2.2 pp 16.4% 16.1% —
2015estimate 46.0% −9.7 pp 17.0% 16.5% —
2014estimate 55.7% +11.9 pp 17.2% 16.7% —
2013estimate 43.7% 16.8% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 57.4%
2 Hastings 40.0%
3 Goulding 35.8%
4 University 35.7%
5 Dover 35.5%
6 Jay 33.5%
7 South Bay 32.2%
8 Florida City 31.0%
9 Canal Point 30.7%
10 Opa-locka 29.9%
11 Biscayne Park 29.6%
12 Gladeview 29.4%
13 Hilliard 29.4%
14 Naranja 29.2%
15 Century 28.9%
16 Belle Glade 28.4%
17 Indiantown 28.3%
18 Pahokee 27.4%
19 Fort Pierce 26.2%
20 Warrington 25.9%
21 Brownsville 25.8%
22 Wimauma 25.6%
23 Pierson 25.3%
24 Yankeetown 25.0%
25 Immokalee 24.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.