Ranking of Florida Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the White Alone racial group in Florida was 11.07%. Among all Florida counties, the White Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Hardee County (25.32%), followed by Hendry County (25.07%), and DeSoto County (21.48%). On the other hand, the White Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 counties: Wakulla County (6.23%), St. Johns County (6.68%), and Sarasota County (7.38%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Florida counties where the White Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all Florida counties.

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

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

Ranking of Florida Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
Hardee County
Hendry County
DeSoto County
Washington County
Hamilton County
Putnam County
Liberty County
Okeechobee County
Glades County
Holmes County
Ranking of Florida Counties By the Poverty Rate of the White Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank County Poverty Rate (%)
1 Hardee County 25.32
2 Hendry County 25.07
3 DeSoto County 21.48
4 Washington County 20.85
5 Hamilton County 20.39
6 Putnam County 19.63
7 Liberty County 19.23
8 Okeechobee County 19.11
9 Glades County 17.99
10 Holmes County 17.60
11 Bradford County 17.47
12 Jackson County 17.13
13 Alachua County 17.01
14 Levy County 16.95
15 Franklin County 16.80
16 Madison County 15.37
17 Lafayette County 15.35
18 Dixie County 15.30
19 Calhoun County 14.97
20 Union County 14.92
21 Taylor County 14.88
22 Leon County 14.77
23 Citrus County 14.47
24 Highlands County 14.21
25 Miami-Dade County 13.94
26 Suwannee County 13.45
27 Osceola County 13.31
28 Hernando County 12.60
29 Polk County 12.59
30 Marion County 12.46
31 Pasco County 12.16
32 Gadsden County 11.81
33 Baker County 11.79
34 Orange County 11.58
35 Escambia County 11.52
36 Hillsborough County 11.35
37 Columbia County 11.18
38 Walton County 11.13
39 Volusia County 10.88
40 Duval County 10.86
41 Gilchrist County 10.81
42 Lee County 10.61
43 Bay County 10.57
44 Broward County 10.35
45 St. Lucie County 10.23
46 Lake County 10.06
47 Charlotte County 9.93
48 Pinellas County 9.71
49 Collier County 9.61
50 Flagler County 9.49
51 Clay County 9.48
52 Monroe County 9.36
53 Brevard County 9.16
54 Palm Beach County 9.12
55 Martin County 9.07
56 Okaloosa County 8.87
57 Manatee County 8.80
58 Indian River County 8.56
59 Gulf County 8.54
60 Santa Rosa County 8.43
61 Nassau County 8.32
62 Seminole County 8.02
63 Sumter County 7.96
64 Jefferson County 7.45
65 Sarasota County 7.38
66 St. Johns County 6.68
67 Wakulla County 6.23