Poverty Rate in Alachua County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
21.2%
Rank #2,775/3,222 · #62 in FL
14th
Alachua 21.2%
FL 12.6% +68.3%
US 12.6% +68.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Alachua County's poverty rate of 21.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alachua County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,772 | Columbia County, AR | 21.1% |
| #2,773 | Mississippi County, AR | 21.1% |
| #2,774 | Lincoln County, MS | 21.2% |
| #2,775 | Alachua County, FL | 21.2% |
| #2,776 | Fleming County, KY | 21.2% |
| #2,777 | Chattooga County, GA | 21.2% |
| #2,778 | McCurtain County, OK | 21.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Alachua County, Florida has a poverty rate of 21.2%, ranking #2,775 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 68.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #62 of 67. This places it in the 14th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.