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Below the poverty line in Florida Ridge

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 175 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 · Florida Ridge · Indian River County · Florida · United States
−3.2 pp since 2014
Florida Ridge Indian River 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 Ridge
11.3%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Florida Ridge · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 11.3% · 2024
First value 15.6% · 2013
Highest 15.6% · 2013
Lowest 9.2% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFlorida RidgeChange Indian River CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 11.3% +0.8 pp 11.1% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 10.5% −0.9 pp 11.4% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 11.3% +0.8 pp 11.4% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 10.5% +0.2 pp 10.7% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 10.3% −0.4 pp 10.3% 13.3% —
2019estimate 10.7% +0.6 pp 11.4% 14.0% —
2018estimate 10.1% −0.3 pp 12.2% 14.8% —
2017estimate 10.4% +1.2 pp 12.7% 15.5% —
2016estimate 9.2% −5.4 pp 14.1% 16.1% —
2015estimate 14.6% +0.1 pp 14.4% 16.5% —
2014estimate 14.4% −1.1 pp 15.4% 16.7% —
2013estimate 15.6% 15.1% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.0%
2 Dover 39.7%
3 Hastings 39.1%
4 Goodland 38.1%
5 University 35.2%
6 Goulding 33.6%
7 Naranja 33.6%
8 Indiantown 32.7%
9 Florida City 32.6%
10 Belle Glade 32.5%
11 Gladeview 32.3%
12 Century 32.1%
13 South Bay 32.0%
14 Pahokee 31.8%
15 Biscayne Park 31.1%
16 Carrabelle 30.5%
17 Jay 30.3%
18 Brownsville 29.7%
19 Wimauma 29.5%
20 Crystal Springs 29.4%
21 Fort Pierce 29.0%
22 Opa-locka 28.0%
23 Chiefland 27.7%
24 Mangonia Park 27.6%
25 Masaryktown 27.3%
…
187 Boynton Beach 11.4%
188 Fernandina Beach 11.4%
189 South Pasadena 11.4%
190 Florida Ridge 11.3%
191 St George Island 11.3%
192 Port St John 11.3%
193 Sunrise 11.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.