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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
10 Alachua County 20.1%
46 Baker County 11.7%
38 Bay County 12.9%
13 Bradford County 19.4%
55 Brevard County 10.6%
41 Broward County 12.4%
18 Calhoun County 18.2%
56 Charlotte County 10.5%
28 Citrus County 14.9%
62 Clay County 9.6%
54 Collier County 10.6%
33 Columbia County 14.4%
5 DeSoto County 25.3%
24 Dixie County 15.7%
32 Duval County 14.5%
31 Escambia County 14.5%
49 Flagler County 11.1%
15 Franklin County 19.1%
6 Gadsden County 24.2%
42 Gilchrist County 12.2%
11 Glades County 19.9%
59 Gulf County 9.8%
1 Hamilton County 26.4%
2 Hardee County 26.2%
3 Hendry County 25.9%
…
16 Holmes County 18.8%
53 Indian River County 10.7%
19 Jackson County 18.1%
21 Jefferson County 17.1%
27 Lafayette County 15.0%
52 Lake County 10.7%
44 Lee County 12.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.