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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 28, 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

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%
…
6 Holmes County 25.6%
54 Indian River County 12.2%
16 Jackson County 20.6%
40 Jefferson County 14.1%
19 Lafayette County 20.1%
50 Lake County 12.5%
41 Lee County 14.0%
…

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.