2019 State Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

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2019 Florida Report for County-Level Data: Poverty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty are designed to provide the users of disability statistics with the number and percentage in poverty for civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, for any given state and county in the United States (U.S.). This report is intended to be an online complement to Section 3: Poverty of the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, providing greater detail within each state. The State Reports for County-Level Data on Poverty can be used to compare county-level statistics between counties in any given state or states. The following report provides county-level statistics for Florida.

The proportion of the civilian non-institutionalized population with disabilities in poverty, also called the poverty rate, presented in the State Reports for County-Level Data is a useful tool for advocates, researchers, and policy-makers to plan and provide services and supports for people with disabilities experiencing poverty. In this report, poverty of people with disabilities is presented as the number of civilians with disabilities, ages 18 to 64 years and living in the community, in a given state and county per total state and county populations, respectively. Counts and percentages (the poverty rate) are provided in tables and maps.

The data for this report come from the American Community Survey 5-year data. The American Community Survey (ACS) is a national survey developed by the U.S. Census Bureau to provide information on a number of topics about social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the U.S. population. ACS 5-year data is collected over a longer period of time than 1-year data, providing larger sample sizes and increased reliability for less populated areas and small population subgroups. All of the statistics in this report use the ACS 5-year data which includes data from the year of this report and data from the four previous years. In the ACS, people are identified as having a disability based on responses to a series of six questions asking about having difficulties with vision, hearing, ambulation, cognition, self-care, and independent living (see glossary for further details). 

Poverty is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget and set as a dollar threshold by the U.S. Census Bureau (see the glossary for further details).

 

Specific to Florida, the state chosen for this report, sentences providing interpretation and context for poverty statistics are included on the following page. A short glossary of terms is also provided at the end of the report explaining the statistics that are illustrated in each sentence.

Additional Resources. The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium and its complement, the Annual Disability Statistics Supplement, are summaries of statistics about people with disabilities, available both in hard copy and online at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org

Help navigating any of the resources described here can be found in the Frequently Asked Questions section at https://www.disabilitycompendium.org/faq. Assistance interpreting and locating additional statistics is available via our toll-free number, 866-538-9521, or by email, disability.statistics@unh.edu. For more information about our research projects, please visit https://www.researchondisability.org.

Suggested Citation. Paul, S., Rafal, M., & Houtenville, A. (2020). 2019 State Report for Florida County-Level Data: Poverty. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability.

Interpretation

The following statements are designed to help understand the 2019 county-level poverty statistics from Florida that are presented:

 

  • For people with disabilities: 

    • The poverty rate for people with disabilities in Florida was 24.7%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people with disabilities across Florida counties was 26.0%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Holmes (44.2%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people with disabilities was Clay and Sarasota (18.2%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people with disabilities across all counties in Florida was 25.7%.

 

  • For people without disabilities: 
    • The poverty rate for people without disabilities in Florida was 11.9%.
    • The range, also known as the difference between largest and smallest values, of poverty rates for people without disabilities across Florida counties was 18.4%.
      • The county with the greatest poverty rate for people without disabilities was DeSoto (26.2%).
      • The county with the smallest poverty rate for people without disabilities was Santa Rosa (7.8%).
    • The median, also known as the middle-most, poverty rate for people without disabilities across all counties in Florida was 12.4%.
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Florida, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
  Florida    1,223,373 302,259 24.7 10,959,797 1,309,168 11.9   Hernando      15,729   4,176 26.5     83,729    10,445 12.5
  Alachua       15,021   4,850 32.3    153,230    36,313 23.7  Highlands       7,250   2,333 32.2     41,445     7,671 18.5
   Baker         2,346     438 18.7     12,776     1,283 10.0 Hillsborough    84,172  22,296 26.5    803,012    97,617 12.2
    Bay         19,541   5,191 26.6     88,443     9,989 11.3    Holmes        2,166     957 44.2      7,999     1,453 18.2
  Bradford       2,248     875 38.9     11,217     1,829 16.3 Indian River     9,279   2,125 22.9     69,113     7,402 10.7
  Brevard       41,340   9,401 22.7    294,923    30,274 10.3   Jackson        3,661   1,403 38.3     19,159     3,068 16.0
  Broward       90,642  20,947 23.1  1,102,647   115,192 10.4  Jefferson         916     304 33.2      5,792       861 14.9
  Calhoun        1,463     368 25.2      5,474       690 12.6  Lafayette         360     138 38.3      3,721       409 11.0
 Charlotte      14,651   3,110 21.2     70,148     7,656 10.9     Lake        23,612   4,650 19.7    161,078    16,786 10.4
   Citrus       11,705   3,680 31.4     57,859     8,989 15.5     Lee         38,859   7,965 20.5    354,080    42,478 12.0
    Clay        14,416   2,624 18.2    112,486    10,012  8.9     Leon        17,345   5,258 30.3    169,466    37,990 22.4
  Collier       11,633   2,310 19.9    176,240    19,157 10.9     Levy         3,868   1,310 33.9     18,657     3,465 18.6
  Columbia       6,708   1,721 25.7     30,985     3,958 12.8   Liberty          825     287 34.8      3,586       423 11.8
   DeSoto        2,250     926 41.2     17,876     4,692 26.2   Madison        1,591     602 37.8      7,913     1,878 23.7
   Dixie         1,848     596 32.3      6,465     1,322 20.4   Manatee       21,062   4,630 22.0    186,195    19,074 10.2
   Duval        64,612  16,795 26.0    508,285    56,957 11.2    Marion       24,316   6,794 27.9    154,595    22,458 14.5
  Escambia      24,477   6,304 25.8    151,860    16,773 11.0    Martin        8,668   2,078 24.0     73,096     6,451  8.8
  Flagler        6,439   1,329 20.6     51,346     6,366 12.4  Miami-Dade    111,680  31,584 28.3  1,577,589   207,228 13.1
  Franklin       1,088     355 32.6      4,629       643 13.9    Monroe        3,403     828 24.3     42,316     3,556  8.4
  Gadsden        4,224   1,609 38.1     20,842     3,591 17.2    Nassau        6,496   1,414 21.8     41,203     3,656  8.9
 Gilchrist       1,510     338 22.4      8,239     1,314 15.9   Okaloosa      14,835   3,194 21.5     99,225     9,210  9.3
   Glades          781     160 20.5      5,838       990 17.0  Okeechobee      3,254     661 20.3     18,607     3,436 18.5
    Gulf         1,188     226 19.0      6,297       800 12.7    Orange       77,868  18,905 24.3    786,629    96,319 12.2
  Hamilton       1,178     458 38.9      4,973     1,168 23.5   Osceola       26,257   5,588 21.3    192,736    22,757 11.8
   Hardee        1,433     455 31.8     12,690     2,390 18.8  Palm Beach     65,220  13,518 20.7    759,811    80,673 10.6
   Hendry        2,342     859 36.7     21,701     4,875 22.5    Pasco        37,329   8,678 23.2    257,286    27,650 10.7
Civilians with and without Disabilities in Poverty Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Florida, by County: 2019
County Disability No Disability   County Disability No Disability
Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2] Total Count % [1] Total Count % [2]
  Pinellas      62,697  14,633 23.3    501,074    52,138 10.4                                                              
    Polk        48,271  12,578 26.1    337,464    43,220 12.8                                                              
   Putnam        5,675   2,123 37.4     34,453     7,225 21.0                                                              
 Santa Rosa     13,158   2,505 19.0     86,717     6,788  7.8                                                              
  Sarasota      19,901   3,629 18.2    185,710    16,669  9.0                                                              
  Seminole      23,466   4,724 20.1    267,808    24,830  9.3                                                              
 St. Johns      12,043   2,720 22.6    129,003    10,408  8.1                                                              
 St. Lucie      18,852   4,464 23.7    155,363    18,306 11.8                                                              
   Sumter        4,790   1,121 23.4     31,451     3,149 10.0                                                              
  Suwannee       4,338   1,074 24.8     19,905     2,570 12.9                                                              
   Taylor        2,033     606 29.8      7,640     1,279 16.7                                                              
   Union           694     219 31.6      4,437       772 17.4                                                              
  Volusia       42,337  11,313 26.7    263,569    33,001 12.5                                                              
  Wakulla        2,291     767 33.5     15,112     1,255  8.3                                                              
   Walton        5,683   1,352 23.8     33,632     3,611 10.7                                                              
 Washington      2,039     830 40.7     10,952     2,310 21.1                                                              
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
Count of Civilians in Poverty with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Florida, by County: 2019

Poverty Rate for Civilians with Disabilities Ages 18 to 64 Years Living in the Community for Florida, by County: 2019

Discussion

There are a number of concepts and factors which complicate the interpretation of the estimates presented in this report. These concerns affect all statistics from population-based surveys. The estimates included in this document should be interpreted the following limitations in mind and generalized with caution. In each point, a link to the U.S. Census Bureau website describing the limitation or concept in greater detail in the ACS has been provided.

Additional links to resources for the ACS:

Glossary

American Community Survey (ACS) — The American Community Survey is a large, continuous demographic survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau that will provide accurate and up-to-date profiles of America’s communities every year. Annual and multiyear estimates of population and housing data are generated for small areas, including tracts and population subgroups. This information is collected by mailing questionnaires to a sample of addresses. See the U.S. Census Bureau website for additional details.

The Six Disability Questions in the American Community Survey:

  1. Is this person deaf or does he/she have serious difficulty hearing? (yes or no)
  2. Is this person blind or does he/she have serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses? (yes or no)
  3. (If person 5 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions? (yes or no)
  4. (If person 5 years or old over) Does this person have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs? (yes or no)
  5. (If person 5 years old or over) Does this person have difficulty dressing or bathing? (yes or no)
  6. (If person 15 years old or over) Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, does this person have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping? (yes or no)

Average — The sum of all of the values in a sample divided by the number of values in the sample.

Civilian — A person not in active-duty military.

Living in the Community – A person lives in the community, if the person is not living in an institution, such as jail, prison, nursing home, and hospital. A college dormitory is not considered an institution.

Median — The middle-most value of a sample that separates the upper half of the values from the lower half of the values. 

Non-Institutionalized Population — Describes individuals who are residing in the community and who are not living in institutions such as jails, prisons, nursing homes, hospitals, etc.

 

Population — The total number of inhabitants in a defined geographic area including all races, classes, and groups.

Poverty — The U.S. Office of Management and Budget in Statistical Policy, Directive 14 sets the standards for which poverty is calculated. The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty. If a family’s total income is less than the dollar value of the appropriate threshold, then that family and every individual in it is considered to be in poverty.

Poverty Rate — Percent of the population who are determined to be in poverty.

Range — The difference between the largest and smallest values in a sample. In a sample, when the smallest value is subtracted from the largest value the resulting value is called the range. 

Sampling Variability — The variation of a statistic when estimated from repeated samples.

United States Census Bureau — An agency within the United States Federal Statistical System tasked with producing data about the American people and economy. Their primary task is to conduct the United States Census every ten years.

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