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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
10 Alachua County 24.2%
26 Baker County 18.5%
40 Bay County 15.6%
25 Bradford County 19.3%
50 Brevard County 14.0%
45 Broward County 14.4%
56 Calhoun County 13.1%
59 Charlotte County 12.4%
30 Citrus County 17.7%
65 Clay County 10.2%
55 Collier County 13.2%
24 Columbia County 19.4%
1 DeSoto County 29.9%
16 Dixie County 21.5%
36 Duval County 16.6%
44 Escambia County 14.7%
54 Flagler County 13.2%
18 Franklin County 20.7%
8 Gadsden County 25.6%
11 Gilchrist County 23.8%
19 Glades County 20.7%
42 Gulf County 15.3%
4 Hamilton County 27.0%
5 Hardee County 26.4%
6 Hendry County 26.3%
…
7 Holmes County 26.0%
49 Indian River County 14.1%
12 Jackson County 22.9%
38 Jefferson County 15.8%
28 Lafayette County 18.0%
53 Lake County 13.5%
41 Lee County 15.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.