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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
12 Alachua County 19.7%
35 Baker County 13.1%
42 Bay County 11.7%
14 Bradford County 19.0%
55 Brevard County 9.9%
39 Broward County 12.2%
7 Calhoun County 21.2%
56 Charlotte County 9.6%
25 Citrus County 15.5%
62 Clay County 9.1%
52 Collier County 10.5%
24 Columbia County 17.0%
5 DeSoto County 23.1%
13 Dixie County 19.3%
29 Duval County 14.6%
31 Escambia County 14.5%
58 Flagler County 9.4%
22 Franklin County 17.3%
1 Gadsden County 27.7%
49 Gilchrist County 11.2%
8 Glades County 21.2%
44 Gulf County 11.6%
2 Hamilton County 27.4%
3 Hardee County 24.3%
6 Hendry County 21.6%
…
20 Lafayette County 17.8%
57 Lake County 9.5%
41 Lee County 11.7%
19 Leon County 18.5%
23 Levy County 17.2%
10 Liberty County 20.8%
9 Madison County 20.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.