Poverty Rate in Hernando County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.7%
Rank #1,205/3,222 · #23 in FL
63th
Hernando 11.7%
FL 12.6% -6.7%
US 12.6% -6.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Hernando County's poverty rate of 11.7% 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 Hernando County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,202 | Grant County, KY | 11.7% |
| #1,203 | Orleans County, VT | 11.7% |
| #1,204 | Arenac County, MI | 11.7% |
| #1,205 | Hernando County, FL | 11.7% |
| #1,206 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 11.7% |
| #1,207 | Clark County, ID | 11.7% |
| #1,208 | Rutland County, VT | 11.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Hernando County, Florida has a poverty rate of 11.7%, ranking #1,205 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #23 of 67. This places it in the 63th 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.