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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Chokoloskee 63.5%
2 Captiva 60.3%
3 Opa-locka 50.9%
4 Goulding 46.7%
5 Seville 43.7%
6 Immokalee 43.4%
7 Tice 42.6%
8 Florida City 41.2%
9 Chiefland 40.7%
10 Gladeview 40.4%
11 Belle Glade 39.1%
12 Fellsmere 38.8%
13 University 37.8%
14 Dover 37.6%
15 Canal Point 37.3%
16 Brownsville 36.7%
17 St Leo 36.4%
18 Fort Pierce 35.8%
19 Otter Creek 34.9%
20 South Bay 34.8%
21 Wewahitchka 33.9%
22 Mangonia Park 33.7%
23 De Leon Springs 33.6%
24 Naranja 32.9%
25 Beverly Hills 32.9%
…
129 Hudson 17.1%
130 Boynton Beach 16.7%
131 Melbourne 16.7%
132 Miami Beach 16.6%
133 Thonotosassa 16.5%
134 Delray Beach 16.5%
135 Stock Island 16.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.