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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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Captiva 53.1%
2 Masaryktown 41.6%
3 Opa-locka 41.2%
4 Belle Glade 41.1%
5 Brownsville 40.1%
6 Florida City 40.0%
7 Chiefland 38.8%
8 Dover 38.5%
9 Pahokee 37.8%
10 Goodland 37.4%
11 Immokalee 37.4%
12 St Leo 37.3%
13 Inglis 36.6%
14 Gladeview 35.9%
15 University 35.4%
16 Panacea 34.0%
17 Goulding 32.7%
18 Perry 31.9%
19 Pierson 31.6%
20 South Bay 30.8%
21 Crystal Springs 30.7%
22 Fort Pierce 29.4%
23 Mangonia Park 29.1%
24 Carrabelle 28.9%
25 Beverly Hills 28.7%
…
368 San Antonio 4.0%
369 Crawfordville 4.0%
370 Tierra Verde 3.9%
371 The Meadows 3.8%
372 Belleair 3.8%
373 North Redington Beach 3.8%
374 Jupiter Farms 3.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.