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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Brooksville

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 47 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 26, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Brooksville · Hernando County · Florida · United States
−11.3 pp since 2014
Brooksville Hernando County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Brooksville
19.7%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Brooksville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 19.7% · 2024
First value 24.5% · 2013
Highest 31.0% · 2014
Lowest 18.7% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearBrooksvilleChange Hernando CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 19.7% −2.3 pp 11.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 22.0% +2.0 pp 12.0% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 20.0% −0.9 pp 12.5% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 20.9% +2.1 pp 13.2% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 18.8% −1.7 pp 14.4% 13.3% —
2019estimate 20.4% +1.0 pp 14.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 19.4% +0.7 pp 14.3% 14.8% —
2017estimate 18.7% −1.9 pp 14.4% 15.5% —
2016estimate 20.7% −6.6 pp 15.6% 16.1% —
2015estimate 27.3% −3.8 pp 15.9% 16.5% —
2014estimate 31.0% +6.5 pp 16.0% 16.7% —
2013estimate 24.5% 15.4% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 59.4%
2 Masaryktown 43.3%
3 Goodland 42.4%
4 St Leo 41.3%
5 Opa-locka 40.4%
6 Belle Glade 40.2%
7 Brownsville 38.0%
8 Pahokee 37.6%
9 Wimauma 37.1%
10 University 35.9%
11 Gladeview 35.3%
12 Crystal Springs 34.4%
13 Yankeetown 33.3%
14 Chiefland 32.9%
15 Goulding 32.4%
16 Perry 32.2%
17 Dover 32.1%
18 Panacea 31.9%
19 Immokalee 31.7%
20 Florida City 31.1%
21 Mangonia Park 31.0%
22 Holly Hill 29.6%
23 Fort Pierce 28.6%
24 Jay 28.4%
25 Carrabelle 28.2%
…
67 De Leon Springs 19.1%
68 Lauderhill 19.1%
69 South Pasadena 18.8%
70 Brooksville 18.8%
71 Lehigh Acres 18.8%
72 North Lauderdale 18.7%
73 South Daytona 18.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.