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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 23, 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 64.7%
2 Seville 48.6%
3 Florida City 48.1%
4 Opa-locka 44.9%
5 Immokalee 44.8%
6 Gladeview 44.6%
7 Dover 43.8%
8 Fellsmere 42.9%
9 Chiefland 42.7%
10 Brownsville 42.4%
11 Tice 41.4%
12 St Leo 41.3%
13 University 39.8%
14 Goulding 38.9%
15 Belle Glade 37.4%
16 Fort Pierce 35.5%
17 Goulds 35.3%
18 Duck Key 35.3%
19 Naranja 35.0%
20 South Bay 34.8%
21 Chokoloskee 34.6%
22 Mangonia Park 33.6%
23 Pahokee 32.3%
24 Otter Creek 32.2%
25 West Perrine 32.1%
…
141 Pensacola 16.9%
142 Molino 16.8%
143 Parker 16.8%
144 Miami Beach 16.7%
145 Seffner 16.6%
146 Callaway 16.6%
147 Key Largo 16.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.