Poverty Rate in Escambia County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.7%
Rank #1,895/3,222 · #39 in FL
41th
Escambia 14.7%
FL 12.6% +17.0%
US 12.6% +16.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Escambia County's poverty rate of 14.7% 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 Escambia County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,892 | Goshen County, WY | 14.7% |
| #1,893 | Russell County, KS | 14.7% |
| #1,894 | Franklin County, OH | 14.7% |
| #1,895 | Escambia County, FL | 14.7% |
| #1,896 | Falls County, TX | 14.7% |
| #1,897 | Tulsa County, OK | 14.7% |
| #1,898 | Crawford County, MI | 14.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Escambia County, Florida has a poverty rate of 14.7%, ranking #1,895 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #39 of 67. This places it in the 41th 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.