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Below the poverty line in Okaloosa County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points section.rank · Regions of Florida section.updated Oct 21, 2026
economy · Okaloosa County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 9.3% +0.0 pp section.change_since
Regions of Florida · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −4.4 pp
vs Florida −3.3 pp Florida: 12.6% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
−4.4 pp section.change_since
Okaloosa County Florida United States

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

section.compare Below the poverty line · percent
Okaloosa County
9.3%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Okaloosa County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 9.3% · 2024
First value 13.4% · 2013
Highest 13.7% · 2014
Lowest 9.3% · 2023
Data points 12

By year

section.all_years · 2013 – 2024

YearOkaloosa CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024section.estimate 9.3% +0.0 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023section.estimate 9.3% −0.9 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022section.estimate 10.2% −0.8 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021section.estimate 11.0% +0.2 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020section.estimate 10.7% −0.2 pp 13.3% —
2019section.estimate 10.9% −0.6 pp 14.0% —
2018section.estimate 11.5% +0.0 pp 14.8% —
2017section.estimate 11.5% −0.5 pp 15.5% —
2016section.estimate 12.0% −1.2 pp 16.1% —
2015section.estimate 13.2% −0.6 pp 16.5% —
2014section.estimate 13.7% +0.4 pp 16.7% —
2013section.estimate 13.4% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Gadsden County 27.9%
2 Hardee County 25.3%
3 DeSoto County 24.1%
4 Putnam County 23.4%
5 Hendry County 22.5%
6 Alachua County 21.2%
7 Madison County 21.0%
8 Jefferson County 21.0%
9 Dixie County 20.9%
10 Calhoun County 20.7%
11 Hamilton County 20.1%
12 Union County 19.5%
13 Jackson County 19.5%
14 Leon County 18.7%
15 Okeechobee County 18.0%
16 Liberty County 17.6%
17 Lafayette County 17.5%
18 Levy County 17.4%
19 Taylor County 17.3%
20 Washington County 17.3%
21 Glades County 17.2%
22 Bradford County 16.8%
23 Columbia County 16.7%
24 Franklin County 16.5%
25 Citrus County 15.6%
…
56 Manatee County 9.8%
57 Sumter County 9.7%
58 Nassau County 9.7%
59 Okaloosa County 9.3%
60 Clay County 9.2%
61 Seminole County 9.0%
62 Charlotte County 9.0%
…

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

section.what

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

section.how

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.