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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Jefferson County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 8 of 67 · Regions 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 · Jefferson County · Florida · United States
+3.9 pp since 2014
Jefferson County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Jefferson County
21.0%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Jefferson County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 21.0% · 2024
First value 17.2% · 2013
Highest 21.0% · 2024
Lowest 13.9% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearJefferson CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 21.0% +0.7 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 20.3% +2.0 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 18.3% +1.2 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 17.1% +0.1 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 17.0% +0.5 pp 13.3% —
2019estimate 16.5% +2.4 pp 14.0% —
2018estimate 14.1% +0.2 pp 14.8% —
2017estimate 13.9% −1.9 pp 15.5% —
2016estimate 15.8% −0.1 pp 16.1% —
2015estimate 15.9% −1.2 pp 16.5% —
2014estimate 17.1% −0.1 pp 16.7% —
2013estimate 17.2% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
6 Alachua County 21.2%
44 Baker County 11.8%
42 Bay County 11.9%
22 Bradford County 16.8%
55 Brevard County 10.2%
40 Broward County 12.2%
10 Calhoun County 20.7%
62 Charlotte County 9.0%
25 Citrus County 15.6%
60 Clay County 9.2%
52 Collier County 10.7%
23 Columbia County 16.7%
3 DeSoto County 24.1%
9 Dixie County 20.9%
32 Duval County 14.1%
29 Escambia County 14.7%
54 Flagler County 10.3%
24 Franklin County 16.5%
1 Gadsden County 27.9%
47 Gilchrist County 11.5%
21 Glades County 17.2%
38 Gulf County 12.5%
11 Hamilton County 20.1%
2 Hardee County 25.3%
5 Hendry County 22.5%
…
33 Holmes County 14.0%
51 Indian River County 11.1%
13 Jackson County 19.5%
8 Jefferson County 21.0%
17 Lafayette County 17.5%
63 Lake County 8.9%
41 Lee County 12.0%
…

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

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.