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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in The Meadows

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 158 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 · The Meadows · Sarasota County · Florida · United States
+8.7 pp since 2014
The Meadows Sarasota County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
The Meadows
11.9%
Florida
12.6%

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

The series at a glance The Meadows · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 11.9% · 2024
First value 3.7% · 2013
Highest 11.9% · 2024
Lowest 1.5% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearThe MeadowsChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 11.9% +1.2 pp 8.6% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 10.7% +1.3 pp 8.2% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 9.4% +1.6 pp 8.1% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 7.8% +2.9 pp 8.1% 13.1% 12.6%
2020estimate 4.9% +1.0 pp 8.7% 13.3% —
2019estimate 3.8% +2.1 pp 9.0% 14.0% —
2018estimate 1.7% +0.3 pp 9.7% 14.8% —
2017estimate 1.5% −0.2 pp 10.5% 15.5% —
2016estimate 1.7% −1.0 pp 11.0% 16.1% —
2015estimate 2.7% −0.5 pp 11.0% 16.5% —
2014estimate 3.2% −0.6 pp 11.8% 16.7% —
2013estimate 3.7% 12.2% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.9%
2 St Leo 50.0%
3 Opa-locka 47.2%
4 Seville 44.4%
5 Chiefland 43.8%
6 Dover 43.2%
7 Immokalee 42.4%
8 Belle Glade 42.1%
9 Brownsville 40.2%
10 Gladeview 39.9%
11 Florida City 38.3%
12 Pahokee 37.9%
13 University 37.4%
14 Fellsmere 36.0%
15 Masaryktown 35.4%
16 Carrabelle 34.1%
17 Inglis 32.6%
18 Mangonia Park 32.5%
19 Tice 32.4%
20 Fort Pierce 32.4%
21 Perry 32.2%
22 South Bay 31.8%
23 Naranja 31.2%
24 Goulding 30.3%
25 Goodland 30.2%
…
379 Anna Maria 3.1%
380 Belleair 2.9%
381 Fruit Cove 2.7%
382 The Meadows 1.7%
383 Pineland 1.6%
384 Nocatee 1.5%
385 Layton 0.0%
…

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.