Poverty Rate in Sarasota County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.6%
Rank #484/3,222 · #3 in FL
85th
Sarasota 8.6%
FL 12.6% -31.7%
US 12.6% -31.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sarasota County's poverty rate of 8.6% 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 Sarasota County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #481 | Lake County, MN | 8.6% |
| #482 | Ward County, ND | 8.6% |
| #483 | Hansford County, TX | 8.6% |
| #484 | Sarasota County, FL | 8.6% |
| #485 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 8.6% |
| #486 | King County, WA | 8.6% |
| #487 | Middlesex County, NJ | 8.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Sarasota County, Florida has a poverty rate of 8.6%, ranking #484 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Florida, it ranks #3 of 67. This places it in the 85th 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.