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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Jacksonville

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 113 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Jacksonville · Duval County · Florida · United States
−3.2 pp since 2014
Jacksonville 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
Jacksonville
14.5%
Duval County
14.1%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Jacksonville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 14.5% · 2024
First value 17.3% · 2013
Highest 17.8% · 2014
Lowest 14.5% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearJacksonvilleChange Duval CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 14.5% −0.5 pp 14.1% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 15.0% +0.3 pp 14.6% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 14.8% −0.1 pp 14.3% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 14.9% −0.1 pp 14.5% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 15.0% +0.1 pp 14.5% 13.3% —
2019estimate 14.9% −1.0 pp 14.5% 14.0% —
2018estimate 15.9% −0.5 pp 15.5% 14.8% —
2017estimate 16.4% −0.6 pp 16.0% 15.5% —
2016estimate 17.0% −0.7 pp 16.6% 16.1% —
2015estimate 17.7% −0.1 pp 17.3% 16.5% —
2014estimate 17.8% +0.5 pp 17.4% 16.7% —
2013estimate 17.3% 16.9% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
391 Chokoloskee 0.0%
390 Canal Point 0.0%
389 Crawfordville 0.6%
388 Navarre Beach 0.9%
387 Sewall's Point 1.4%
386 Sea Ranch Lakes 1.6%
385 Tierra Verde 2.1%
384 Fruit Cove 2.1%
383 Mexico Beach 2.4%
382 Pineland 2.5%
381 Jupiter Farms 2.6%
380 Golden Beach 2.8%
379 Bagdad 3.0%
378 Indian River Shores 3.1%
377 Anna Maria 3.2%
376 Siesta Key 3.3%
375 South Beach 3.4%
374 Lake Clarke Shores 3.4%
373 Longboat Key 3.5%
372 Satellite Beach 3.6%
371 Juno Beach 3.7%
370 Lutz 3.7%
369 Apollo Beach 3.9%
368 Royal Palm Beach 3.9%
367 Palm Beach 3.9%
…
119 Temple Terrace 14.8%
118 Olympia Heights 14.8%
117 Sunny Isles Beach 14.8%
116 Jacksonville 14.9%
115 Yulee 15.2%
114 New Port Richey 15.2%
113 Lake Park 15.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.