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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Duval County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 32 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 24, 2026
Economy & jobs · Duval County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 14.1% −0.5 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 32 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −3.3 pp
vs Florida +1.6 pp Florida: 12.6% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Duval County · Florida · United States
−3.3 pp since 2014
Duval County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Duval County
14.1%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Duval County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 14.1% · 2024
First value 16.9% · 2013
Highest 17.4% · 2014
Lowest 14.1% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearDuval CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 14.1% −0.5 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 14.6% +0.3 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 14.3% −0.1 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 14.5% −0.1 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 14.5% +0.1 pp 13.3% —
2019estimate 14.5% −1.0 pp 14.0% —
2018estimate 15.5% −0.6 pp 14.8% —
2017estimate 16.0% −0.6 pp 15.5% —
2016estimate 16.6% −0.7 pp 16.1% —
2015estimate 17.3% −0.1 pp 16.5% —
2014estimate 17.4% +0.5 pp 16.7% —
2013estimate 16.9% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Hamilton County 29.5%
2 DeSoto County 28.5%
3 Madison County 28.2%
4 Hendry County 26.8%
5 Hardee County 26.7%
6 Holmes County 25.6%
7 Putnam County 24.8%
8 Gadsden County 24.6%
9 Dixie County 23.1%
10 Okeechobee County 22.7%
11 Washington County 22.4%
12 Union County 22.0%
13 Alachua County 21.8%
14 Levy County 20.7%
15 Franklin County 20.7%
16 Jackson County 20.6%
17 Leon County 20.4%
18 Bradford County 20.3%
19 Lafayette County 20.1%
20 Taylor County 19.8%
21 Highlands County 19.2%
22 Miami-Dade County 18.0%
23 Gilchrist County 17.9%
24 Suwannee County 17.8%
25 Columbia County 17.4%
…
29 Polk County 16.6%
30 Osceola County 16.3%
31 Orange County 16.1%
32 Duval County 15.5%
33 Hillsborough County 15.3%
34 Volusia County 15.2%
35 St. Lucie County 15.0%
…

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.