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Below the poverty line in Leon County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points section.rank · Regions of Florida section.updated Oct 22, 2026
economy · Leon County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 18.7% +0.1 pp section.change_since
Regions of Florida · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −5.1 pp
vs Florida +6.1 pp Florida: 12.6% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Leon County · Florida · United States
−5.1 pp section.change_since
Leon County Florida United States

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

section.compare Below the poverty line · percent
Leon County
18.7%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Leon County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 18.7% · 2024
First value 23.2% · 2013
Highest 23.7% · 2014
Lowest 18.5% · 2023
Data points 12

By year

section.all_years · 2013 – 2024

YearLeon CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2024section.estimate 18.7% +0.1 pp 12.6% 12.5%
2023section.estimate 18.5% −0.9 pp 12.6% 12.4%
2022section.estimate 19.4% +0.1 pp 12.9% 12.5%
2021section.estimate 19.3% −0.3 pp 13.1% 12.6%
2020section.estimate 19.6% −0.9 pp 13.3% —
2019section.estimate 20.5% +0.1 pp 14.0% —
2018section.estimate 20.4% −0.2 pp 14.8% —
2017section.estimate 20.5% −0.8 pp 15.5% —
2016section.estimate 21.3% −1.0 pp 16.1% —
2015section.estimate 22.3% −1.4 pp 16.5% —
2014section.estimate 23.7% +0.5 pp 16.7% —
2013section.estimate 23.2% 16.3% —

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
12 Alachua County 20.2%
34 Baker County 13.7%
43 Bay County 12.2%
19 Bradford County 18.2%
57 Brevard County 10.1%
41 Broward County 12.4%
13 Calhoun County 19.9%
53 Charlotte County 10.5%
28 Citrus County 15.0%
61 Clay County 9.4%
54 Collier County 10.4%
23 Columbia County 15.7%
3 DeSoto County 26.4%
21 Dixie County 16.1%
33 Duval County 14.3%
29 Escambia County 14.9%
58 Flagler County 9.8%
11 Franklin County 21.7%
4 Gadsden County 25.5%
40 Gilchrist County 12.4%
9 Glades County 21.9%
42 Gulf County 12.3%
2 Hamilton County 26.4%
1 Hardee County 28.5%
8 Hendry County 22.3%
…
15 Lafayette County 19.3%
59 Lake County 9.7%
47 Lee County 11.7%
14 Leon County 19.4%
24 Levy County 15.7%
10 Liberty County 21.8%
7 Madison County 22.4%
…

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

section.what

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

section.how

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.