Ranking of Florida Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in Florida was 20.5%. Among all Florida cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Olympia Heights CDP (100%), followed by Shady Hills CDP (92.04%), and Sunset CDP (62.16%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Celebration CDP (0%), Doctor Phillips CDP (0%), and East Milton CDP (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Florida cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all Florida cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in Florida.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Florida Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Olympia Heights CDP
Shady Hills CDP
Sunset CDP
Wimauma CDP
North Fort Myers CDP
Pine Castle CDP
Punta Gorda city
Coral Terrace CDP
Hobe Sound CDP
New Port Richey East CDP
Ranking of Florida Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Olympia Heights CDP 100.00
2 Shady Hills CDP 92.04
3 Sunset CDP 62.16
4 Wimauma CDP 61.85
5 North Fort Myers CDP 61.84
6 Pine Castle CDP 61.70
7 Punta Gorda city 60.16
8 Coral Terrace CDP 59.51
9 Hobe Sound CDP 55.07
10 New Port Richey East CDP 54.05
11 Beverly Hills CDP 53.68
12 Sebring city 52.36
13 Wildwood city 51.51
14 Palatka city 49.57
15 Sarasota Springs CDP 47.34
16 Cocoa Beach city 47.12
17 Tamiami CDP 44.79
18 Ormond Beach city 42.40
19 Aventura city 41.97
20 Belle Glade city 41.94
21 Leisure City CDP 41.19
22 University CDP (Hillsborough County) 40.68
23 Coral Gables city 40.43
23 Venice city 40.43
24 Naples city 40.28
25 Brownsville CDP 40.04
26 Palmetto city 39.72
27 Jacksonville Beach city 38.41
28 Westchester CDP 37.89
29 Jensen Beach CDP 36.80
30 Holly Hill city 36.77
31 Ocala city 36.65
32 On Top of the World CDP 36.41
33 West Perrine CDP 36.25
34 Fort Walton Beach city 35.67
35 Milton city 35.41
36 Opa-locka city 35.36
37 Hialeah city 35.31
38 Leesburg city 35.28
39 Destin city 35.14
40 Fruitville CDP 34.95
41 Fernandina Beach city 34.45
42 Oak Ridge CDP 34.18
43 Pensacola city 34.17
44 Miami city 33.76
45 Sarasota city 33.65
46 Gladeview CDP 33.63
47 South Miami city 33.16
48 East Lake CDP 32.71
49 Panama City city 32.53
50 Westview CDP 32.40
51 Tallahassee city 31.95
52 Florida City city 31.72
53 Clearwater city 31.64
54 Mango CDP 31.51
55 Fort Pierce city 31.48
56 Goulds CDP 30.66
57 University CDP (Orange County) 30.33
58 Stuart city 30.26
59 Ferry Pass CDP 30.16
60 Casselberry city 30.15
61 South Daytona city 29.64
62 Key West city 29.57
63 Yulee CDP 29.39
64 Fairview Shores CDP 29.33
65 Satellite Beach city 29.26
66 Titusville city 29.18
67 Fort Lauderdale city 29.09
68 New Port Richey city 29.00
69 Gainesville city 28.98
70 Bayonet Point CDP 28.57
71 Tampa city 28.44
72 Warrington CDP 28.40
73 Progress Village CDP 28.29
74 Daytona Beach city 28.10
75 Naranja CDP 28.07
76 Largo city 27.71
77 Lake Wales city 27.69
78 Haines City city 27.65
79 Fountainebleau CDP 27.42
80 Lakeland city 27.28
81 Brent CDP 27.18
82 Gulfport city 27.09
82 Pinellas Park city 27.09
83 Maitland city 27.05
84 Azalea Park CDP 27.03
85 Bartow city 26.62
86 Alachua city 26.50
87 Ensley CDP 25.84
88 Mount Dora city 25.79
89 Zephyrhills city 25.76
90 Vero Beach South CDP 25.68
91 Homestead city 25.55
92 Dania Beach city 25.51
93 Fort Myers city 25.41
94 Wright CDP 25.19
95 Lake Worth Beach city 25.01
96 Miami Shores village 24.34
97 Kendall West CDP 24.32
98 West Little River CDP 24.27
99 Immokalee CDP 24.10
100 Fish Hawk CDP 24.01
101 Bithlo CDP 24.00
102 Bradenton city 23.94
103 South Miami Heights CDP 23.88
104 Silver Springs Shores CDP 23.86
105 Pompano Beach city 23.59
106 DeLand city 23.56
107 Lake Butler CDP 23.31
108 Memphis CDP 23.27
109 North Miami city 23.23
110 Port Orange city 23.19
111 Kissimmee city 23.12
112 Lady Lake town 22.69
113 Westwood Lakes CDP 22.65
114 Riviera Beach city 22.49
114 Tarpon Springs city 22.49
115 St. Augustine city 22.40
116 Jacksonville city 22.39
117 St. Petersburg city 22.33
118 Eustis city 22.05
119 West Pensacola CDP 22.03
120 Holiday CDP 21.87
120 West Palm Beach city 21.87
121 Orlando city 21.62
122 Lehigh Acres CDP 21.17
123 Lauderhill city 21.10
124 Pine Hills CDP 21.02
125 Groveland city 20.94
126 Liberty Triangle CDP 20.92
127 Vero Beach city 20.59
128 Jasmine Estates CDP 20.58
129 Town 'n' Country CDP 20.57
130 Hallandale Beach city 20.40
131 Port Charlotte CDP 20.26
132 Glenvar Heights CDP 19.78
133 Poinciana CDP 19.75
134 Sanford city 19.74
135 Goldenrod CDP 19.69
136 Deerfield Beach city 19.58
137 Boynton Beach city 19.57
138 Lauderdale Lakes city 19.44
139 Plant City city 19.42
140 Panama City Beach city 19.36
141 Ruskin CDP 19.21
142 Middleburg CDP 19.14
143 East Lake-Orient Park CDP 19.01
144 Melbourne city 19.00
145 Winter Haven city 18.98
146 Pebble Creek CDP 18.83
147 Golden Glades CDP 18.76
148 Upper Grand Lagoon CDP 18.64
149 Sunny Isles Beach city 18.62
150 Southchase CDP 18.60
151 Pinewood CDP 18.54
152 West Park city 18.40
153 Florida Ridge CDP 18.36
154 Gibsonton CDP 18.28
155 Myrtle Grove CDP 18.09
156 Port St. John CDP 17.82
157 Miami Beach city 17.52
158 Conway CDP 17.43
159 Bayshore Gardens CDP 17.31
160 Winter Garden city 17.15
161 Palm River-Clair Mel CDP 17.14
162 Temple Terrace city 17.11
163 St. Cloud city 17.09
164 Crestview city 17.01
165 Kendall CDP 16.96
166 Auburndale city 16.93
167 Deltona city 16.88
168 Lake Magdalene CDP 16.77
169 Palmetto Estates CDP 16.69
170 Three Lakes CDP 16.67
171 Delray Beach city 16.59
171 Ives Estates CDP 16.59
172 West Lealman CDP 16.52
173 Spring Hill CDP 16.43
174 Miami Gardens city 16.37
174 San Carlos Park CDP 16.37
175 Union Park CDP 16.21
176 Merritt Island CDP 16.19
177 Lake City city 16.16
178 Lakewood Ranch CDP 16.02
179 Tavares city 16.01
180 Highland City CDP 15.80
181 Forest City CDP 15.78
182 Country Club CDP 15.72
183 Homosassa Springs CDP 15.61
184 Bellview CDP 15.55
185 Pace CDP 15.46
186 North Lauderdale city 15.42
187 Palm Bay city 15.40
188 South Bradenton CDP 15.33
189 Minneola city 15.19
190 Dunedin city 15.13
191 Egypt Lake-Leto CDP 15.09
192 Hollywood city 14.78
193 Palm Coast city 14.69
194 South Venice CDP 14.63
195 Citrus Park CDP 14.59
196 Sunrise city 14.48
197 Davie town 14.45
198 Carrollwood CDP 14.30
199 Thonotosassa CDP 14.25
200 Elfers CDP 14.22
201 Wekiwa Springs CDP 14.20
202 Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace CDP 14.16
203 Brandon CDP 14.08
204 Medulla CDP 14.07
205 Cutler Bay town 14.06
206 Miami Springs city 14.02
207 Plantation city 13.97
208 Lakeside CDP 13.92
209 Hialeah Gardens city 13.79
210 Tamarac city 13.60
211 The Crossings CDP 13.12
212 Oakland Park city 13.08
213 Lantana town 13.06
214 Fuller Heights CDP 12.86
215 Cocoa city 12.53
216 Orange City city 12.46
217 Navarre CDP 12.41
218 North Miami Beach city 12.26
219 Richmond Heights CDP 11.71
220 Oviedo city 11.62
221 Cape Coral city 11.49
222 Land O' Lakes CDP 11.38
223 Lealman CDP 11.34
224 Ojus CDP 11.20
225 Coral Springs city 11.11
226 Pinecrest village 10.99
227 DeBary city 10.95
228 West Melbourne city 10.94
229 Winter Park city 10.87
230 Marion Oaks CDP 10.78
231 Margate city 10.76
232 Lynn Haven city 10.60
233 Rockledge city 10.50
234 Buenaventura Lakes CDP 10.48
235 Country Walk CDP 10.47
236 Midway CDP (Santa Rosa County) 10.39
237 Alafaya CDP 10.20
238 Riverview CDP 10.09
239 Boca Raton city 10.01
240 Pembroke Pines city 9.99
241 Princeton CDP 9.90
242 Longwood city 9.82
243 Altamonte Springs city 9.80
244 Port Salerno CDP 9.74
245 Miramar city 9.58
246 Cypress Gardens CDP 9.45
247 Fruit Cove CDP 9.37
248 Port St. Lucie city 9.18
249 Palm Springs village 9.14
250 North Palm Beach village 9.09
251 Keystone CDP 9.06
252 Miami Lakes town 9.04
253 Greenacres city 9.03
254 Wellington village 8.82
255 Richmond West CDP 8.80
256 Coconut Creek city 8.74
257 Lutz CDP 8.71
258 Pasadena Hills CDP 8.61
259 Palm Harbor CDP 8.60
260 Cheval CDP 8.44
261 Cooper City city 8.06
262 Winter Springs city 8.05
263 Clermont city 7.98
264 New Smyrna Beach city 7.74
265 Apopka city 7.62
266 Northdale CDP 7.38
267 Oldsmar city 7.26
268 Niceville city 6.91
269 Wesley Chapel CDP 6.76
270 Bonita Springs city 6.38
271 Sebastian city 6.13
272 Bradfordville CDP 6.09
273 Edgewater city 5.98
274 Kendale Lakes CDP 5.93
275 Doral city 5.87
275 Horizon West CDP 5.87
276 North Port city 5.79
277 Four Corners CDP 5.73
278 Meadow Woods CDP 5.63
279 Bloomingdale CDP 5.13
280 Trinity CDP 5.11
281 The Hammocks CDP 4.93
282 The Acreage CDP 4.78
283 Fleming Island CDP 4.75
284 Sweetwater city 4.72
285 Ocoee city 4.42
286 Palm Beach Gardens city 4.35
287 Golden Gate CDP 3.91
288 World Golf Village CDP 3.76
289 Lockhart CDP 3.71
290 Gonzalez CDP 3.70
290 Key Largo CDP 3.70
291 Sun City Center CDP 2.92
292 Laurel CDP 2.89
293 Lakeland Highlands CDP 2.70
294 Jupiter town 2.54
295 Palmetto Bay village 2.23
296 Royal Palm Beach village 2.20
297 Seminole city 2.11
298 Atlantic Beach city 2.08
299 Westchase CDP 1.92
300 Lakewood Park CDP 1.87
301 Callaway city 1.81
302 Hunters Creek CDP 1.80
303 Valrico CDP 1.78
304 Apollo Beach CDP 1.71
305 Marco Island city 1.70
306 Oakleaf Plantation CDP 1.23
307 Parkland city 1.12
308 Cypress Lake CDP 0.95
309 Palm Valley CDP 0.75
310 Safety Harbor city 0.67
311 Lake Mary city 0.63
312 Weston city 0.37
313 Villas CDP 0.34
314 Wilton Manors city 0.26
315 Asbury Lake CDP 0.13
315 Citrus Springs CDP 0.13
316 Celebration CDP 0.00
316 Doctor Phillips CDP 0.00
316 East Milton CDP 0.00
316 Estero village 0.00
316 Gateway CDP 0.00
316 Hudson CDP 0.00
316 Iona CDP 0.00
316 Jupiter Farms CDP 0.00
316 Key Biscayne village 0.00
316 Lighthouse Point city 0.00
316 Nocatee CDP 0.00
316 Palm City CDP 0.00
316 Palmer Ranch CDP 0.00
316 Pine Ridge CDP (Citrus County) 0.00
316 Sugarmill Woods CDP 0.00
316 The Villages CDP 0.00
316 Viera East CDP 0.00
316 Viera West CDP 0.00
316 West Vero Corridor CDP 0.00