The number of individuals with income below the federal poverty level divided by the total number of individuals with known income, expressed as a percentage.Poverty and poor health are inextricably linked. While on the surface poverty is often defined as a lack of income or assets, in the day-to-day lives of the very poor, poverty becomes a network of disadvantages, each one exacerbating the others. The result is people who lack access to education, health care, adequate housing, proper sanitation, and good nutrition. They are the most vulnerable to disasters, armed conflict, and systems of political and economic oppression. These conditions often carry with them dysfunctional family and societal relationships and low self-esteem.
In 2022, the percentage of Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS) in Alachua County was 20.2 compared to Florida at 12.9. The line graph shows change over time when there are at least three years of data.
Alachua County is in the fourth quartile for this measure. This means that relative to other counties in Florida, the percentage of Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS) is less in about three quarters of the counties.
The map illustrates county data by quartile. A quartile map is presented when there are at least 51 counties with data for this measure.
Links: Healthy People 2030|Other Resource Alachua County
Florida
CountyYearCount/RateRace/Ethnicity
Race/EthnicityYear
Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Percent, 2022
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AL | Alachua |
BA | Baker |
BY | Bay |
BF | Bradford |
BV | Brevard |
BW | Broward |
CA | Calhoun |
CH | Charlotte |
CI | Citrus |
CL | Clay |
CO | Collier |
CU | Columbia |
DE | Desoto |
DI | Dixie |
DU | Duval |
ES | Escambia |
FL | Flagler |
FR | Franklin |
GA | Gadsden |
GI | Gilchrist |
GL | Glades |
GU | Gulf |
HT | Hamilton |
HA | Hardee |
HE | Hendry |
HN | Hernando |
HL | Highlands |
HB | Hillsborough |
HM | Holmes |
IR | Indian river |
JS | Jackson |
JE | Jefferson |
LY | Lafayette |
LA | Lake |
LE | Lee |
LO | Leon |
LV | Levy |
LI | Liberty |
MS | Madison |
MN | Manatee |
MR | Marion |
MA | Martin |
DA | Miami-Dade |
MO | Monroe |
NA | Nassau |
OL | Okaloosa |
OK | Okeechobee |
OR | Orange |
OS | Osceola |
PB | Palm beach |
PA | Pasco |
PL | Pinellas |
PO | Polk |
PN | Putnam |
SR | Santa rosa |
SS | Sarasota |
SO | Seminole |
SJ | St. Johns |
SL | St. Lucie |
ST | Sumter |
SN | Suwannee |
TA | Taylor |
UN | Union |
VO | Volusia |
WK | Wakulla |
WT | Walton |
WG | Washington |
Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS), Percentage of Census Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, Single Year|
2022 | 53,070 | 262,950 | 20.2* | 0.2 | 2,725,633 | 21,171,700 | 12.9 | 0.0 |
2021 | 52,902 | 262,920 | 20.1* | 0.2 | 2,744,612 | 20,928,219 | 13.1 | 0.0 |
2020 | 52,647 | 254,198 | 20.7* | 0.2 | 2,772,939 | 20,793,628 | 13.3 | 0.0 |
2019 | 53,601 | 251,017 | 21.4* | 0.2 | 2,870,487 | 20,481,252 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
2018 | 54,072 | 248,131 | 21.8* | 0.2 | 2,983,851 | 20,178,544 | 14.8 | 0.0 |
2017 | 57,060 | 244,554 | 23.3* | 0.2 | 3,070,972 | 19,858,469 | 15.5 | 0.0 |
2016 | 58,387 | 241,136 | 24.2* | 0.2 | 3,139,258 | 19,514,334 | 16.1 | 0.0 |
2015 | 58,203 | 239,104 | 24.3* | 0.2 | 3,180,109 | 19,228,208 | 16.5 | 0.0 |
2014 | 60,066 | 236,834 | 25.4* | 0.2 | 3,159,259 | 18,946,215 | 16.7 | 0.0 |
2013 | 58,496 | 234,919 | 24.9* | 0.2 | 3,052,807 | 18,681,565 | 16.3 | 0.0 |
2012 | 55,398 | 232,921 | 23.8* | 0.2 | 2,887,151 | 18,479,273 | 15.6 | 0.0 |
2011 | 54,318 | 230,580 | 23.6* | 0.2 | 2,679,400 | 18,282,511 | 14.7 | 0.0 |
2010 | 53,992 | 228,895 | 23.6* | 0.2 | 2,502,365 | 18,107,049 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
2009 | 54,465 | 225,966 | 24.1* | 0.2 | 2,346,946 | 17,811,892 | 13.2 | 0.0 |