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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Florida

The top 25 of 70 Florida cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Palatka
37.3%
2Gainesville
30.8%
3Sebring
24.1%
4Tallahassee
23.6%
5Ocala
21.1%
6Daytona Beach
20.4%
7Kissimmee
20.4%
8Lake City
19.8%
9Miami
19.4%
10Homestead
18.4%
11Panama City
17.6%
12Stuart
17.3%
13Hialeah
17%
14Leesburg
16.4%
15Winter Haven
16.4%
16Fort Myers
16.3%
17Vero Beach
16.1%
18Tampa
15.5%
19Pompano Beach
15.2%
20Deerfield Beach
15.1%
21Fort Lauderdale
15%
22Sarasota
15%
23Bradenton
14.8%
24Clearwater
14.8%
25Hollywood
14.7%

Top Florida Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Gadsden County27.9%2. Hardee County25.3%3. DeSoto County24.1%4. Putnam County23.4%5. Hendry County22.5%6. Alachua County21.2%7. Jefferson County21%8. Madison County21%9. Dixie County20.9%10. Calhoun County20.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in Florida”, https://gismap.land/rankings/florida/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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