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estimate
Below the poverty line in Miami
2013 – 2024 · 12 data points
51 of 391 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
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8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
8 figures
Latest value · 2024
19.4%
+0.1 pp
since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024
51 of 391
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−10.6 pp
vs Miami-Dade County
+4.6 pp
Miami-Dade County: 14.7% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Miami · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States
−10.6 pp since 2014
0%
10%
20%
30%
2013
2016
2018
2020
2024
Miami
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
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
The series at a glance Miami · 2013 – 2024
Latest value
19.4% · 2024
First value
29.9% · 2013
Highest
29.9% · 2013
Lowest
19.2% · 2023
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Miami | Change | Miami-Dade County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 19.4% | +0.1 pp | 14.7% | 12.6% | 12.5% |
| 2023estimate | 19.2% | −0.8 pp | 14.9% | 12.6% | 12.4% |
| 2022estimate | 20.0% | −0.9 pp | 15.3% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
| 2021estimate | 20.9% | −0.7 pp | 15.7% | 13.1% | 12.6% |
| 2020estimate | 21.5% | −1.8 pp | 16.0% | 13.3% | — |
| 2019estimate | 23.4% | −1.0 pp | 17.1% | 14.0% | — |
| 2018estimate | 24.3% | −1.5 pp | 18.0% | 14.8% | — |
| 2017estimate | 25.8% | −1.8 pp | 19.0% | 15.5% | — |
| 2016estimate | 27.6% | −0.7 pp | 19.9% | 16.1% | — |
| 2015estimate | 28.3% | −1.6 pp | 20.4% | 16.5% | — |
| 2014estimate | 29.9% | −0.0 pp | 20.5% | 16.7% | — |
| 2013estimate | 29.9% | 19.9% | 16.3% | — |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Below the poverty line | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 386 | Navarre Beach | 0.0% | |
| 385 | Pineland | 0.0% | |
| 384 | Indian River Shores | 1.2% | |
| 383 | Jupiter Island | 2.7% | |
| 382 | Sewall's Point | 3.2% | |
| 381 | Atlantis | 3.2% | |
| 380 | Belleair | 3.6% | |
| 379 | Manasota Key | 3.7% | |
| 378 | Satellite Beach | 3.7% | |
| 377 | The Meadows | 3.7% | |
| 376 | Flagler Beach | 3.9% | |
| 375 | Layton | 4.1% | |
| 374 | Palm Beach | 4.3% | |
| 373 | Hillsboro Beach | 4.3% | |
| 372 | Grant-Valkaria | 4.3% | |
| 371 | Fruit Cove | 4.4% | |
| 370 | Juno Beach | 4.4% | |
| 369 | Ponce Inlet | 4.7% | |
| 368 | Cooper City | 4.7% | |
| 367 | Alva | 5.0% | |
| 366 | Tequesta | 5.0% | |
| 365 | Palm City | 5.1% | |
| 364 | South Beach | 5.1% | |
| 363 | Surfside | 5.2% | |
| 362 | Mary Esther | 5.2% | |
| … | |||
| 38 | Pahokee | 29.2% | |
| 37 | Fellsmere | 29.4% | |
| 36 | Homestead | 29.5% | |
| 35 | Miami | 29.9% | |
| 34 | Crystal Springs | 31.3% | |
| 33 | Daytona Beach | 31.4% | |
| 32 | Cross City | 32.2% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013
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.
Economy & jobs
Miami in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$261B
2024 · Miami-Dade County
Economic growth
3.4%
2024 · Miami-Dade County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
2.4%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
2.4%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
67.1%
2024
Labour force
263K
2025
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida