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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Tarpon Springs

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 214 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Tarpon Springs · Pinellas County · Florida · United States
−5.2 pp since 2014
Tarpon Springs 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
Tarpon Springs
10.0%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance Tarpon Springs · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 10.0% · 2024
First value 14.8% · 2013
Highest 15.2% · 2014
Lowest 10.0% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearTarpon SpringsChange Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 10.0% −0.2 pp 11.5% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 10.1% −0.5 pp 11.4% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 10.6% −1.1 pp 11.5% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 11.7% +0.2 pp 11.5% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 11.5% −0.8 pp 11.6% 13.3% —
2019estimate 12.3% −1.2 pp 12.2% 14.0% —
2018estimate 13.6% −0.9 pp 13.0% 14.8% —
2017estimate 14.5% +0.3 pp 13.7% 15.5% —
2016estimate 14.2% +0.1 pp 14.1% 16.1% —
2015estimate 14.0% −1.2 pp 14.4% 16.5% —
2014estimate 15.2% +0.4 pp 14.3% 16.7% —
2013estimate 14.8% 14.1% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 59.4%
2 Masaryktown 43.3%
3 Goodland 42.4%
4 St Leo 41.3%
5 Opa-locka 40.4%
6 Belle Glade 40.2%
7 Brownsville 38.0%
8 Pahokee 37.6%
9 Wimauma 37.1%
10 University 35.9%
11 Gladeview 35.3%
12 Crystal Springs 34.4%
13 Yankeetown 33.3%
14 Chiefland 32.9%
15 Goulding 32.4%
16 Perry 32.2%
17 Dover 32.1%
18 Panacea 31.9%
19 Immokalee 31.7%
20 Florida City 31.1%
21 Mangonia Park 31.0%
22 Holly Hill 29.6%
23 Fort Pierce 28.6%
24 Jay 28.4%
25 Carrabelle 28.2%
…
182 Miramar 11.7%
183 Hollywood 11.6%
184 St. Petersburg 11.6%
185 Tarpon Springs 11.5%
186 Davie 11.5%
187 Miami Springs 11.4%
188 Baldwin 11.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.