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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.9%
2 St Leo 50.0%
3 Opa-locka 47.2%
4 Seville 44.4%
5 Chiefland 43.8%
6 Dover 43.2%
7 Immokalee 42.4%
8 Belle Glade 42.1%
9 Brownsville 40.2%
10 Gladeview 39.9%
11 Florida City 38.3%
12 Pahokee 37.9%
13 University 37.4%
14 Fellsmere 36.0%
15 Masaryktown 35.4%
16 Carrabelle 34.1%
17 Inglis 32.6%
18 Mangonia Park 32.5%
19 Tice 32.4%
20 Fort Pierce 32.4%
21 Perry 32.2%
22 South Bay 31.8%
23 Naranja 31.2%
24 Goulding 30.3%
25 Goodland 30.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.