Poverty Rate in Monroe County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.6%
Rank #939/3,222 · #15 in FL
71th
Monroe 10.6%
FL 12.6% -15.3%
US 12.6% -15.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 10.6% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #936 | Kent County, DE | 10.6% |
| #937 | Genesee County, NY | 10.6% |
| #938 | Hickman County, TN | 10.6% |
| #939 | Monroe County, FL | 10.6% |
| #940 | Washoe County, NV | 10.7% |
| #941 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 10.7% |
| #942 | Mercer County, KY | 10.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Florida has a poverty rate of 10.6%, ranking #939 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #15 of 67. This places it in the 71th 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.