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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Volusia County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 43 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 · Volusia County · Florida · United States
−5.8 pp since 2014
Volusia County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Volusia County
11.8%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Volusia County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 11.8% · 2024
First value 16.8% · 2013
Highest 17.6% · 2014
Lowest 11.8% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearVolusia CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024estimate 11.8% −0.5 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 12.2% +0.1 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 12.2% −0.7 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 12.9% −0.3 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 13.2% −1.0 pp 13.3% —
2019estimate 14.3% −1.0 pp 14.0% —
2018estimate 15.2% −0.9 pp 14.8% —
2017estimate 16.1% −0.6 pp 15.5% —
2016estimate 16.7% −0.7 pp 16.1% —
2015estimate 17.4% −0.2 pp 16.5% —
2014estimate 17.6% +0.8 pp 16.7% —
2013estimate 16.8% 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%
…
27 Suwannee County 15.0%
19 Taylor County 17.3%
12 Union County 19.5%
43 Volusia County 11.8%
66 Wakulla County 6.7%
37 Walton County 12.5%
20 Washington County 17.3%

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.