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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Sweetwater

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 79 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sweetwater · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States
−10.0 pp since 2014
Sweetwater 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
Sweetwater
16.3%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Sweetwater · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 16.3% · 2024
First value 25.5% · 2013
Highest 27.7% · 2015
Lowest 15.7% · 2022
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSweetwaterChange Miami-Dade CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 16.3% +0.0 pp 14.7% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 16.2% +0.5 pp 14.9% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 15.7% −1.3 pp 15.3% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 17.0% −0.6 pp 15.7% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 17.7% −1.7 pp 16.0% 13.3% —
2019estimate 19.4% −4.3 pp 17.1% 14.0% —
2018estimate 23.7% +1.6 pp 18.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 22.0% −3.1 pp 19.0% 15.5% —
2016estimate 25.2% −2.5 pp 19.9% 16.1% —
2015estimate 27.7% +1.4 pp 20.4% 16.5% —
2014estimate 26.3% +0.8 pp 20.5% 16.7% —
2013estimate 25.5% 19.9% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 64.7%
2 Seville 48.6%
3 Florida City 48.1%
4 Opa-locka 44.9%
5 Immokalee 44.8%
6 Gladeview 44.6%
7 Dover 43.8%
8 Fellsmere 42.9%
9 Chiefland 42.7%
10 Brownsville 42.4%
11 Tice 41.4%
12 St Leo 41.3%
13 University 39.8%
14 Goulding 38.9%
15 Belle Glade 37.4%
16 Fort Pierce 35.5%
17 Goulds 35.3%
18 Duck Key 35.3%
19 Naranja 35.0%
20 South Bay 34.8%
21 Chokoloskee 34.6%
22 Mangonia Park 33.6%
23 Pahokee 32.3%
24 Otter Creek 32.2%
25 West Perrine 32.1%
…
54 Carrabelle 25.3%
55 Lauderdale Lakes 25.3%
56 Princeton 25.2%
57 Sweetwater 25.2%
58 Dade City 25.0%
59 Callahan 24.9%
60 Grove City 24.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.