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Below the poverty line in Florida City

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 6 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 27, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Florida City · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States
−13.8 pp since 2014
Florida City Miami-Dade County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Florida City
32.4%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Florida City · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 32.4% · 2024
First value 47.6% · 2013
Highest 48.7% · 2015
Lowest 31.0% · 2023
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFlorida CityChange Miami-Dade CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 32.4% +1.3 pp 14.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 31.0% −1.6 pp 14.9% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 32.6% +0.7 pp 15.3% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 31.9% +0.8 pp 15.7% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 31.1% −8.9 pp 16.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 40.0% +1.7 pp 17.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 38.3% −2.9 pp 18.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 41.2% −7.0 pp 19.0% 15.5% —
2016estimate 48.1% −0.6 pp 19.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 48.7% +2.5 pp 20.4% 16.5% —
2014estimate 46.2% −1.4 pp 20.5% 16.7% —
2013estimate 47.6% 19.9% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Chokoloskee 72.5%
2 Captiva 63.8%
3 Seville 61.3%
4 Florida City 48.7%
5 Gladeview 48.2%
6 Dover 46.0%
7 Opa-locka 44.8%
8 Brownsville 44.1%
9 Immokalee 43.9%
10 University 43.0%
11 Chiefland 42.3%
12 Fellsmere 42.0%
13 Goulds 40.7%
14 Otter Creek 39.6%
15 Duck Key 38.6%
16 South Bay 38.3%
17 Naranja 37.9%
18 Tice 37.8%
19 Goulding 37.6%
20 Fort Pierce 36.6%
21 Belle Glade 35.9%
22 Wimauma 35.7%
23 Inglis 35.3%
24 Mangonia Park 35.2%
25 Pahokee 33.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.