Florida Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 17, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Florida was 13.11%.

By Race: The Black Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Florida (20.50%), followed by Some Other Race Alone (18.80%), and American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (18.20%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was White Alone (11.07%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (15.94%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (9.64%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in Florida.

You can see similar information for other states and for the United States.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Florida Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Black Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
White Alone
Florida Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
Florida Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Black Alone 20.50
Some Other Race Alone 18.80
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 18.20
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 16.56
Two or More Races 13.64
Asian Alone 11.26
White Alone 11.07
Florida Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 15.94
Non-Hispanic White Alone 9.64