Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, FL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
17.5% +38.9% vs nat'l
Rank #2,382 of 3,222
26th percentile

How Lafayette County Compares

Lafayette County
17.5%
Florida Average
17.5%
Rank #51 of 67 in state
National
12.6%
38.9% above

National Distribution

Where Lafayette County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Lafayette County: 17.5%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,379 Person County, NC 17.5%
#2,380 Appanoose County, IA 17.5%
#2,381 Grant County, OK 17.5%
#2,382 Lafayette County, FL 17.5%
#2,383 Houston County, AL 17.5%
#2,384 Franklin County, IL 17.5%
#2,385 Clay County, IL 17.5%
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Poverty Rate in Lafayette County, Florida

Lafayette County, Florida has a poverty rate of 17.5%, which ranks #2,382 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 38.9% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Florida, Lafayette County ranks #51 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 26th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.