Ranking of Florida Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 9, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for Florida was 13.11%. Among all Florida cities and places with a population of at least 10K, University CDP (Hillsborough County) had the highest poverty rate (37.05%), followed by Brownsville CDP (35.99%), and Opa-locka city (35.42%). On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had the lowest poverty rate: Fruit Cove CDP (2.11%), Viera East CDP (2.57%), and Jupiter Farms CDP (2.59%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Florida cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Florida cities and places with a population of 10K+.

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 Poverty Rate in 2021
University CDP (Hillsborough County)
Brownsville CDP
Opa-locka city
Gladeview CDP
Belle Glade city
Palatka city
Pine Castle CDP
Florida City city
Wimauma CDP
Naranja CDP
Ranking of Florida Cities and Places By Poverty Rate in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 University CDP (Hillsborough County) 37.05
2 Brownsville CDP 35.99
3 Opa-locka city 35.42
4 Gladeview CDP 34.77
5 Belle Glade city 34.64
6 Palatka city 33.17
7 Pine Castle CDP 32.26
8 Florida City city 31.91
9 Wimauma CDP 30.74
10 Naranja CDP 29.11
11 Gainesville city 28.54
12 Immokalee CDP 28.38
13 Beverly Hills CDP 27.64
14 Fort Pierce city 27.12
15 Sebring city 26.74
16 Oak Ridge CDP 26.60
17 Mango CDP 25.29
18 University CDP (Orange County) 24.87
19 Westview CDP 24.80
20 Goulds CDP 24.64
21 Holly Hill city 24.60
21 Kissimmee city 24.60
22 Tallahassee city 24.32
23 West Pensacola CDP 24.00
24 Lake Worth Beach city 23.73
25 Brent CDP 23.25
26 Leisure City CDP 23.09
27 Leesburg city 22.99
28 West Little River CDP 22.40
29 Wildwood city 22.18
30 Pine Hills CDP 22.02
31 West Perrine CDP 21.81
32 Daytona Beach city 21.80
33 Memphis CDP 21.52
34 Homestead city 21.41
35 Miami city 20.85
36 Warrington CDP 20.60
37 Hallandale Beach city 20.59
38 Lauderdale Lakes city 20.48
39 Pinewood CDP 20.38
40 Holiday CDP 20.35
41 Jasmine Estates CDP 20.17
42 Gibsonton CDP 19.92
43 Haines City city 19.69
44 Bithlo CDP 19.46
45 North Miami city 19.37
46 Lauderhill city 19.35
47 Riviera Beach city 19.31
48 Golden Glades CDP 19.20
49 Lehigh Acres CDP 18.83
50 Jensen Beach CDP 18.82
51 Hialeah city 18.64
52 Palmetto city 18.58
52 Thonotosassa CDP 18.58
53 Palm River-Clair Mel CDP 18.57
54 Lake City city 18.36
55 Homosassa Springs CDP 18.19
56 Wright CDP 18.08
57 West Park city 18.07
58 Bayonet Point CDP 18.01
59 Ocala city 18.00
60 Panama City city 17.83
60 South Daytona city 17.83
61 Progress Village CDP 17.66
62 South Miami Heights CDP 17.65
63 North Lauderdale city 17.59
64 Ensley CDP 17.43
65 Egypt Lake-Leto CDP 17.42
66 Tampa city 17.21
67 Sweetwater city 17.04
68 West Palm Beach city 16.97
69 Ruskin CDP 16.94
70 Lake Wales city 16.91
70 Silver Springs Shores CDP 16.91
71 Bartow city 16.87
72 Dania Beach city 16.77
73 South Bradenton CDP 16.72
74 Azalea Park CDP 16.64
75 Goldenrod CDP 16.63
76 East Lake-Orient Park CDP 16.56
77 Shady Hills CDP 16.20
78 Hudson CDP 16.17
79 Zephyrhills city 16.16
80 Fort Myers city 16.01
81 Miami Gardens city 15.98
82 Country Club CDP 15.96
83 Oakland Park city 15.78
84 Ferry Pass CDP 15.71
85 Bayshore Gardens CDP 15.65
86 Winter Haven city 15.63
87 Deerfield Beach city 15.62
87 Pompano Beach city 15.62
88 Casselberry city 15.52
89 Clearwater city 15.48
89 Plant City city 15.48
90 Orlando city 15.46
91 Mount Dora city 15.39
92 Fort Lauderdale city 15.38
93 Pensacola city 15.33
93 Three Lakes CDP 15.33
94 Greenacres city 15.32
95 New Port Richey city 15.18
96 Yulee CDP 15.16
97 Lakeland city 15.08
98 Kendall West CDP 15.05
98 Myrtle Grove CDP 15.05
98 Union Park CDP 15.05
99 Jacksonville city 14.87
100 Sunny Isles Beach city 14.83
101 Olympia Heights CDP 14.82
102 Temple Terrace city 14.80
103 Bradenton city 14.71
104 South Miami city 14.66
105 Stuart city 14.39
106 Sarasota city 14.36
107 Southchase CDP 14.30
108 Sanford city 14.18
109 Fort Walton Beach city 14.11
110 New Port Richey East CDP 14.09
110 West Lealman CDP 14.09
111 Fairview Shores CDP 14.07
112 Hialeah Gardens city 14.04
113 Miami Beach city 13.97
114 Lady Lake town 13.96
115 Elfers CDP 13.89
116 Town 'n' Country CDP 13.88
117 St. Augustine city 13.82
118 Bellair-Meadowbrook Terrace CDP 13.75
119 Melbourne city 13.68
120 North Fort Myers CDP 13.45
121 Lealman CDP 13.32
122 Golden Gate CDP 13.25
123 Eustis city 13.24
124 Pinellas Park city 13.22
125 Orange City city 13.20
126 Boynton Beach city 13.18
127 Palm Bay city 13.14
127 Spring Hill CDP 13.14
128 Coral Terrace CDP 13.02
129 Poinciana CDP 12.91
130 Alachua city 12.87
130 Gulfport city 12.87
131 The Hammocks CDP 12.83
132 Titusville city 12.82
133 Palm Springs village 12.80
134 Vero Beach city 12.77
135 Port Orange city 12.69
136 Fountainebleau CDP 12.66
137 Tamarac city 12.62
138 Cocoa city 12.57
139 Bellview CDP 12.53
140 Callaway city 12.51
140 Crestview city 12.51
141 Auburndale city 12.41
141 Hollywood city 12.41
142 St. Petersburg city 12.37
143 Delray Beach city 12.34
144 Key Largo CDP 12.33
145 Margate city 12.31
146 Largo city 12.09
147 North Miami Beach city 12.04
148 Port Charlotte CDP 12.01
149 Four Corners CDP 11.96
150 Buenaventura Lakes CDP 11.91
151 Tamiami CDP 11.89
152 Port St. John CDP 11.87
153 Davie town 11.84
154 Tarpon Springs city 11.71
155 Cutler Bay town 11.66
155 Kendale Lakes CDP 11.66
156 Lake Magdalene CDP 11.59
157 Key West city 11.57
158 Lantana town 11.56
159 Port Salerno CDP 11.48
160 Citrus Park CDP 11.46
161 DeLand city 11.41
162 Sugarmill Woods CDP 11.28
163 St. Cloud city 11.27
164 Hobe Sound CDP 11.24
165 Princeton CDP 11.23
166 Ojus CDP 11.19
167 Aventura city 11.15
168 The Crossings CDP 11.08
169 Deltona city 11.07
169 Sunset CDP 11.07
170 Palm Coast city 11.04
171 Pace CDP 11.03
172 Doctor Phillips CDP 11.01
173 Sarasota Springs CDP 10.98
174 Brandon CDP 10.96
175 Seminole city 10.84
176 Sunrise city 10.81
177 Apopka city 10.63
178 Ives Estates CDP 10.62
179 New Smyrna Beach city 10.61
180 Lockhart CDP 10.59
181 Pembroke Pines city 10.56
182 Altamonte Springs city 10.55
183 Florida Ridge CDP 10.50
184 Maitland city 10.48
185 Alafaya CDP 10.44
185 Doral city 10.44
186 Ocoee city 10.42
187 Kendall CDP 10.41
188 Winter Garden city 10.34
189 Lakewood Park CDP 10.33
189 Oldsmar city 10.33
190 Westchester CDP 10.31
191 Navarre CDP 10.29
192 Miami Springs city 10.28
192 Trinity CDP 10.28
193 Vero Beach South CDP 10.27
194 Fernandina Beach city 10.23
195 Richmond West CDP 10.22
196 Destin city 10.14
197 Lakeside CDP 10.08
198 Glenvar Heights CDP 10.04
199 Tavares city 9.92
200 Lynn Haven city 9.90
201 Cape Coral city 9.88
202 San Carlos Park CDP 9.84
203 Cocoa Beach city 9.83
204 Dunedin city 9.71
204 Plantation city 9.71
205 Edgewater city 9.67
206 Punta Gorda city 9.28
207 Groveland city 9.26
208 Richmond Heights CDP 9.20
208 Westwood Lakes CDP 9.20
209 Milton city 9.19
210 Coconut Creek city 9.18
210 Palm Harbor CDP 9.18
211 Boca Raton city 9.17
212 East Milton CDP 9.10
213 Niceville city 9.08
214 Ormond Beach city 9.05
214 Pebble Creek CDP 9.05
215 Meadow Woods CDP 9.04
216 Fuller Heights CDP 8.85
217 Winter Park city 8.81
218 Miramar city 8.77
219 Palmetto Estates CDP 8.75
220 East Lake CDP 8.73
221 Coral Springs city 8.71
222 Fish Hawk CDP 8.70
223 Forest City CDP 8.69
224 Upper Grand Lagoon CDP 8.61
225 Bonita Springs city 8.60
226 Panama City Beach city 8.55
227 Valrico CDP 8.54
227 West Vero Corridor CDP 8.54
228 Longwood city 8.48
228 Midway CDP (Santa Rosa County) 8.48
229 Rockledge city 8.41
230 Sun City Center CDP 8.35
231 Port St. Lucie city 8.32
232 Citrus Springs CDP 8.27
233 Clermont city 8.25
234 Land O' Lakes CDP 8.23
235 Cypress Gardens CDP 8.21
236 Iona CDP 8.05
237 Cypress Lake CDP 7.92
238 Fruitville CDP 7.85
239 Sebastian city 7.84
240 Englewood CDP 7.81
241 Pasadena Hills CDP 7.78
242 Pinecrest village 7.72
243 Key Biscayne village 7.56
244 Coral Gables city 7.51
244 Riverview CDP 7.51
245 Oakleaf Plantation CDP 7.32
246 Carrollwood CDP 7.31
247 Lighthouse Point city 7.30
248 Asbury Lake CDP 7.27
249 Middleburg CDP 7.24
250 Horizon West CDP 7.21
251 Jupiter town 7.18
252 Wesley Chapel CDP 7.10
253 Jacksonville Beach city 6.98
253 Medulla CDP 6.98
254 Villas CDP 6.96
255 Pine Ridge CDP (Citrus County) 6.95
256 Marion Oaks CDP 6.89
257 Merritt Island CDP 6.87
258 Venice city 6.56
259 Winter Springs city 6.54
260 Westchase CDP 6.53
261 South Venice CDP 6.46
262 Naples city 6.43
263 Conway CDP 6.42
264 Estero village 6.41
265 Liberty Triangle CDP 6.33
266 Laurel CDP 6.31
267 Lakewood Ranch CDP 6.28
268 Wilton Manors city 6.22
269 Wellington village 6.20
270 Hunters Creek CDP 6.19
271 Palm Beach Gardens city 6.12
272 Miami Lakes town 6.10
273 Highland City CDP 6.02
274 Country Walk CDP 5.91
275 Marco Island city 5.84
276 Palm City CDP 5.83
277 Oviedo city 5.75
277 Weston city 5.75
278 DeBary city 5.67
278 Safety Harbor city 5.67
279 Palmetto Bay village 5.66
280 Miami Shores village 5.63
281 North Port city 5.62
282 Cheval CDP 5.48
283 Lake Butler CDP 5.41
284 North Palm Beach village 5.23
285 On Top of the World CDP 5.04
286 Wekiwa Springs CDP 5.02
287 Bloomingdale CDP 4.81
288 The Acreage CDP 4.76
289 Northdale CDP 4.58
290 Cooper City city 4.41
291 West Melbourne city 4.40
292 Bradfordville CDP 4.33
293 Atlantic Beach city 4.21
294 Nocatee CDP 4.18
295 The Villages CDP 4.17
296 World Golf Village CDP 4.15
297 Parkland city 4.05
298 Gonzalez CDP 4.03
299 Minneola city 3.92
300 Palmer Ranch CDP 3.91
300 Royal Palm Beach village 3.91
301 Apollo Beach CDP 3.86
301 Lakeland Highlands CDP 3.86
302 Lutz CDP 3.75
303 Fleming Island CDP 3.74
304 Gateway CDP 3.69
305 Keystone CDP 3.63
306 Satellite Beach city 3.61
307 Viera West CDP 3.48
308 Lake Mary city 3.47
309 Palm Valley CDP 3.16
310 Celebration CDP 2.76
311 Jupiter Farms CDP 2.59
312 Viera East CDP 2.57
313 Fruit Cove CDP 2.11