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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 23, 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Chokoloskee 63.5%
2 Captiva 60.3%
3 Opa-locka 50.9%
4 Goulding 46.7%
5 Seville 43.7%
6 Immokalee 43.4%
7 Tice 42.6%
8 Florida City 41.2%
9 Chiefland 40.7%
10 Gladeview 40.4%
11 Belle Glade 39.1%
12 Fellsmere 38.8%
13 University 37.8%
14 Dover 37.6%
15 Canal Point 37.3%
16 Brownsville 36.7%
17 St Leo 36.4%
18 Fort Pierce 35.8%
19 Otter Creek 34.9%
20 South Bay 34.8%
21 Wewahitchka 33.9%
22 Mangonia Park 33.7%
23 De Leon Springs 33.6%
24 Naranja 32.9%
25 Beverly Hills 32.9%
…
61 Lauderdale Lakes 22.7%
62 Shady Hills 22.7%
63 Riviera Beach 22.4%
64 Sweetwater 22.0%
65 Mango 21.7%
66 Palm River-Clair Mel 21.7%
67 Palmetto 21.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.