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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Broward County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 40 of 67 · Regions 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 · Broward County · Florida · United States
−2.4 pp since 2014
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
Broward County
12.2%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Broward County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 12.2% · 2024
First value 14.3% · 2013
Highest 14.6% · 2014
Lowest 12.2% · 2023
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearBroward CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 12.2% +0.0 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 12.2% −0.2 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 12.4% +0.0 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 12.4% −0.3 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 12.7% −0.4 pp 13.3% —
2019estimate 13.1% −0.4 pp 14.0% —
2018estimate 13.5% −0.5 pp 14.8% —
2017estimate 14.0% −0.4 pp 15.5% —
2016estimate 14.4% −0.2 pp 16.1% —
2015estimate 14.5% −0.1 pp 16.5% —
2014estimate 14.6% +0.4 pp 16.7% —
2013estimate 14.3% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Hamilton County 29.9%
2 Madison County 27.8%
3 DeSoto County 26.8%
4 Hendry County 25.3%
5 Washington County 24.2%
6 Hardee County 24.1%
7 Putnam County 23.6%
8 Holmes County 22.8%
9 Gadsden County 22.8%
10 Bradford County 22.2%
11 Alachua County 21.4%
12 Dixie County 21.2%
13 Taylor County 21.2%
14 Okeechobee County 21.0%
15 Union County 20.9%
16 Levy County 20.7%
17 Leon County 20.5%
18 Jackson County 19.4%
19 Franklin County 18.8%
20 Highlands County 18.6%
21 Glades County 17.4%
22 Gilchrist County 17.2%
23 Miami-Dade County 17.1%
24 Liberty County 16.8%
25 Jefferson County 16.5%
…
40 St. Lucie County 13.3%
41 Walton County 13.2%
42 Lee County 13.1%
43 Broward County 13.1%
44 Gulf County 12.9%
45 Lafayette County 12.8%
46 Pasco County 12.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.