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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Pinellas County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 46 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Pinellas County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 11.5% +0.1 pp since 2023
Regions of Florida · 2024 46 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.8 pp
vs Florida −1.0 pp Florida: 12.6% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Pinellas County · Florida · United States
−2.8 pp since 2014
Pinellas County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Pinellas County
11.5%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Pinellas County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 11.5% · 2024
First value 14.1% · 2013
Highest 14.4% · 2015
Lowest 11.4% · 2023
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPinellas CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 11.5% +0.1 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 11.4% −0.0 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 11.5% −0.1 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 11.5% −0.0 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 11.6% −0.6 pp 13.3% —
2019estimate 12.2% −0.8 pp 14.0% —
2018estimate 13.0% −0.6 pp 14.8% —
2017estimate 13.7% −0.5 pp 15.5% —
2016estimate 14.1% −0.2 pp 16.1% —
2015estimate 14.4% +0.0 pp 16.5% —
2014estimate 14.3% +0.3 pp 16.7% —
2013estimate 14.1% 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.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#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%
…
30 Osceola County 16.3%
48 Palm Beach County 12.8%
45 Pasco County 13.4%
47 Pinellas County 13.0%
29 Polk County 16.6%
7 Putnam County 24.8%
64 Santa Rosa County 9.8%
…

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.