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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Hillsborough County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 36 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States
−4.4 pp since 2014
Hillsborough County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Hillsborough County
12.7%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Hillsborough County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 12.7% · 2024
First value 16.8% · 2013
Highest 17.2% · 2014
Lowest 12.7% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearHillsborough CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 12.7% −0.5 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 13.2% −0.5 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 13.7% −0.3 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 14.0% +0.0 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 14.0% −0.6 pp 13.3% —
2019estimate 14.6% −0.7 pp 14.0% —
2018estimate 15.3% −0.3 pp 14.8% —
2017estimate 15.6% −0.7 pp 15.5% —
2016estimate 16.4% −0.6 pp 16.1% —
2015estimate 17.0% −0.2 pp 16.5% —
2014estimate 17.2% +0.3 pp 16.7% —
2013estimate 16.8% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
13 Alachua County 21.8%
38 Baker County 14.6%
37 Bay County 14.7%
18 Bradford County 20.3%
49 Brevard County 12.7%
44 Broward County 13.5%
53 Calhoun County 12.2%
60 Charlotte County 11.1%
27 Citrus County 16.7%
61 Clay County 10.6%
52 Collier County 12.3%
25 Columbia County 17.4%
2 DeSoto County 28.5%
9 Dixie County 23.1%
32 Duval County 15.5%
43 Escambia County 13.9%
55 Flagler County 11.9%
15 Franklin County 20.7%
8 Gadsden County 24.6%
23 Gilchrist County 17.9%
26 Glades County 17.0%
42 Gulf County 13.9%
1 Hamilton County 29.5%
5 Hardee County 26.7%
4 Hendry County 26.8%
39 Hernando County 14.3%
21 Highlands County 19.2%
33 Hillsborough County 15.3%
6 Holmes County 25.6%
54 Indian River County 12.2%
16 Jackson County 20.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.