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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Miami Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 115 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 · Miami Beach · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States
−3.2 pp since 2014
Miami Beach 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
Miami Beach
14.4%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Miami Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 14.4% · 2024
First value 16.9% · 2013
Highest 17.7% · 2015
Lowest 13.6% · 2022
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearMiami BeachChange Miami-Dade CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 14.4% −0.0 pp 14.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 14.4% +0.8 pp 14.9% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 13.6% −0.4 pp 15.3% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 14.0% +0.2 pp 15.7% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 13.7% −0.3 pp 16.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 14.0% −0.9 pp 17.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 14.9% −1.7 pp 18.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 16.6% −0.2 pp 19.0% 15.5% —
2016estimate 16.7% −0.9 pp 19.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 17.7% +0.2 pp 20.4% 16.5% —
2014estimate 17.5% +0.6 pp 20.5% 16.7% —
2013estimate 16.9% 19.9% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 57.4%
2 Hastings 40.0%
3 Goulding 35.8%
4 University 35.7%
5 Dover 35.5%
6 Jay 33.5%
7 South Bay 32.2%
8 Florida City 31.0%
9 Canal Point 30.7%
10 Opa-locka 29.9%
11 Biscayne Park 29.6%
12 Gladeview 29.4%
13 Hilliard 29.4%
14 Naranja 29.2%
15 Century 28.9%
16 Belle Glade 28.4%
17 Indiantown 28.3%
18 Pahokee 27.4%
19 Fort Pierce 26.2%
20 Warrington 25.9%
21 Brownsville 25.8%
22 Wimauma 25.6%
23 Pierson 25.3%
24 Yankeetown 25.0%
25 Immokalee 24.9%
…
112 North Fort Myers 14.7%
113 Lake Park 14.5%
114 Vero Beach 14.4%
115 Miami Beach 14.4%
116 Sarasota 14.3%
117 Kenneth City 14.3%
118 Bradenton 14.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.