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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 26, 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

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%
…
96 Homosassa Springs 16.9%
97 Warrington 16.8%
98 South Miami Heights 16.8%
99 Deerfield Beach 16.8%
100 Palm River-Clair Mel 16.6%
101 Fellsmere 16.6%
102 Yulee 16.4%
…

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.