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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Miami-Dade County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 28 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 · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States
−5.8 pp since 2014
Miami-Dade County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Miami-Dade County
14.7%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Miami-Dade County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 14.7% · 2024
First value 19.9% · 2013
Highest 20.5% · 2014
Lowest 14.7% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearMiami-Dade CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 14.7% −0.2 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 14.9% −0.3 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 15.3% −0.4 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 15.7% −0.3 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 16.0% −1.1 pp 13.3% —
2019estimate 17.1% −0.9 pp 14.0% —
2018estimate 18.0% −0.9 pp 14.8% —
2017estimate 19.0% −0.9 pp 15.5% —
2016estimate 19.9% −0.5 pp 16.1% —
2015estimate 20.4% −0.1 pp 16.5% —
2014estimate 20.5% +0.6 pp 16.7% —
2013estimate 19.9% 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%
…
56 Manatee County 9.8%
31 Marion County 14.4%
49 Martin County 11.3%
28 Miami-Dade County 14.7%
53 Monroe County 10.6%
58 Nassau County 9.7%
59 Okaloosa County 9.3%
…

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.