Poverty Rate in Putnam County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
23.4%
Rank #2,926/3,222 · #64 in FL
9th
Putnam 23.4%
FL 12.6% +86.3%
US 12.6% +85.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's poverty rate of 23.4% 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 Putnam County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,923 | Panola County, MS | 23.3% |
| #2,924 | Crisp County, GA | 23.3% |
| #2,925 | Tattnall County, GA | 23.4% |
| #2,926 | Putnam County, FL | 23.4% |
| #2,927 | Mitchell County, GA | 23.4% |
| #2,928 | Martinsville city, VA | 23.5% |
| #2,929 | Chickasaw County, MS | 23.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Putnam County, Florida has a poverty rate of 23.4%, ranking #2,926 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 85.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #64 of 67. This places it in the 9th 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.