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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Below the poverty line in Leon County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 14 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Below the poverty line, 2013 – 2024 percent · Leon County · Florida · United States
−5.1 pp since 2014
Leon County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Leon County
18.7%
Florida
12.6%

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

All years · 2013 – 2024

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

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
10 Alachua County 20.1%
46 Baker County 11.7%
38 Bay County 12.9%
13 Bradford County 19.4%
55 Brevard County 10.6%
41 Broward County 12.4%
18 Calhoun County 18.2%
56 Charlotte County 10.5%
28 Citrus County 14.9%
62 Clay County 9.6%
54 Collier County 10.6%
33 Columbia County 14.4%
5 DeSoto County 25.3%
24 Dixie County 15.7%
32 Duval County 14.5%
31 Escambia County 14.5%
49 Flagler County 11.1%
15 Franklin County 19.1%
6 Gadsden County 24.2%
42 Gilchrist County 12.2%
11 Glades County 19.9%
59 Gulf County 9.8%
1 Hamilton County 26.4%
2 Hardee County 26.2%
3 Hendry County 25.9%
…
27 Lafayette County 15.0%
52 Lake County 10.7%
44 Lee County 12.0%
14 Leon County 19.3%
20 Levy County 18.0%
9 Liberty County 20.5%
4 Madison County 25.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.