Poverty Rate in Polk County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.5%
Rank #1,845/3,222 · #38 in FL
43th
Polk 14.5%
FL 12.6% +15.1%
US 12.6% +14.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's poverty rate of 14.5% 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 Polk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,842 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 14.4% |
| #1,843 | Sutter County, CA | 14.4% |
| #1,844 | Washington County, IN | 14.4% |
| #1,845 | Polk County, FL | 14.5% |
| #1,846 | Newport News city, VA | 14.5% |
| #1,847 | Lawrence County, IL | 14.5% |
| #1,848 | Randolph County, NC | 14.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Polk County, Florida has a poverty rate of 14.5%, ranking #1,845 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #38 of 67. This places it in the 43th 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.