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Below the poverty line in Escambia County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points section.rank · Regions of Florida section.updated Nov 1, 2026
economy · Escambia County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 14.7% +0.2 pp section.change_since
Regions of Florida · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −2.4 pp
vs Florida +2.1 pp Florida: 12.6% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Escambia County · Florida · United States
−2.4 pp section.change_since
Escambia County Florida United States

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

section.compare Below the poverty line · percent
Escambia County
14.7%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Escambia County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 14.7% · 2024
First value 18.1% · 2013
Highest 18.1% · 2013
Lowest 13.9% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

section.all_years · 2013 – 2024

YearEscambia CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024section.estimate 14.7% +0.2 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023section.estimate 14.5% −0.4 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022section.estimate 14.9% +0.3 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021section.estimate 14.5% +0.5 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020section.estimate 14.0% −0.0 pp 13.3% —
2019section.estimate 14.0% +0.1 pp 14.0% —
2018section.estimate 13.9% −0.7 pp 14.8% —
2017section.estimate 14.6% −0.1 pp 15.5% —
2016section.estimate 14.7% −1.1 pp 16.1% —
2015section.estimate 15.8% −1.3 pp 16.5% —
2014section.estimate 17.1% −1.0 pp 16.7% —
2013section.estimate 18.1% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2023 · 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
12 Alachua County 19.7%
35 Baker County 13.1%
42 Bay County 11.7%
14 Bradford County 19.0%
55 Brevard County 9.9%
39 Broward County 12.2%
7 Calhoun County 21.2%
56 Charlotte County 9.6%
25 Citrus County 15.5%
62 Clay County 9.1%
52 Collier County 10.5%
24 Columbia County 17.0%
5 DeSoto County 23.1%
13 Dixie County 19.3%
29 Duval County 14.6%
31 Escambia County 14.5%
58 Flagler County 9.4%
22 Franklin County 17.3%
1 Gadsden County 27.7%
49 Gilchrist County 11.2%
8 Glades County 21.2%
44 Gulf County 11.6%
2 Hamilton County 27.4%
3 Hardee County 24.3%
6 Hendry County 21.6%
…

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

section.what

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

section.how

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.