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Poverty - Children Under Age 18 [Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates] (Percent) – 2009

Data Provided by: Florida KIDS COUNT
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10.5% - 19.7%
St. Johns 10.5%
Clay 13.1%
Seminole 15.5%
Broward 16.3%
Nassau 17.4%
Brevard 17.5%
Santa Rosa 17.6%
Lee 18.2%
Pasco 18.6%
Monroe 18.7%
Pinellas 18.7%
Orange 19.2%
Okaloosa 19.5%
Collier 19.6%
Alachua 19.7%
19.8% - 24.3%
Wakulla 19.9%
Leon 20.7%
Sarasota 20.9%
Lake 21.1%
Palm Beach 21.5%
Indian River 21.8%
Flagler 21.9%
Charlotte 22.0%
Martin 22.1%
Hernando 22.1%
Hillsborough 22.2%
Bay 22.6%
Duval 22.6%
Manatee 23.1%
Baker 23.1%
Osceola 23.7%
Gilchrist 23.9%
Miami-Dade 24.0%
Volusia 24.3%
24.4% - 30.7%
Union 25.3%
St. Lucie 25.4%
Polk 25.6%
Walton 25.9%
Marion 26.0%
Jackson 26.4%
Liberty 26.5%
Calhoun 26.9%
Citrus 26.9%
Bradford 27.2%
Jefferson 27.5%
Gulf 27.9%
Columbia 28.7%
Escambia 29.0%
Lafayette 29.0%
Taylor 30.3%
Suwannee 30.5%
Washington 30.7%
Glades 30.7%
30.8% - 40.0%
Sumter 31.6%
Hendry 31.6%
Okeechobee 31.7%
Franklin 32.2%
Levy 32.6%
Highlands 33.3%
Holmes 33.6%
Dixie 34.4%
DeSoto 35.7%
Hardee 35.7%
Gadsden 36.2%
Hamilton 37.6%
Madison 38.9%
Putnam 40.0%

Definitions: The number/percent of children under age 18 who live below the U.S. poverty threshold, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The poverty threshold was $22,811 for a family of two adults and two children in 2011.

Data Source: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC

Note: Maps use the natural break classification method, which reflects patterns in the data by dividing the map into naturally occurring groups. Using statistical tools, this method determines cut-off points for each group by identifying large gaps in data values.

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Florida KIDS COUNT Department of Child & Family Studies
Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida 33612

813.974.7411
weitzel@usf.edu
http://www.floridakidscount.org

Susan Weitzel, Director