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Florida: the highest-poverty counties by school enrollment

65 counties

Florida public school districts ranked by the share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudentsStudents on FRL% FRL
1Gadsden CountyFL164,6333,95685.4%
2Okeechobee CountyFL126,2064,92180.1%
3Hamilton CountyFL51,6181,23177.5%
4Hardee CountyFL94,5473,40774.9%
5Dixie CountyFL72,4351,70470.2%
6Holmes CountyFL83,0131,97465.5%
7Polk CountyFL164117,00475,17065.0%
8Taylor CountyFL72,5241,63865.0%
9Hendry CountyFL137,5924,85063.9%
10Highlands CountyFL2212,0407,53762.6%
11Madison CountyFL92,2801,17162.5%
12Levy CountyFL125,5543,31659.7%
13Bradford CountyFL82,8481,69659.6%
14DeSoto CountyFL94,1712,47059.6%
15St. Lucie CountyFL5450,80928,88756.9%
16Marion CountyFL6246,34926,24056.6%
17Suwannee CountyFL106,0043,37756.2%
18Columbia CountyFL169,8155,43955.5%
19Franklin CountyFL51,23467454.7%
20Putnam CountyFL1810,0825,49654.5%
21Escambia CountyFL6737,05619,86753.8%
22Clay CountyFL4938,80620,81553.6%
23Hernando CountyFL2923,73412,68453.5%
24Indian River CountyFL2816,6218,87353.5%
25Jackson CountyFL185,8393,08352.9%
26Volusia CountyFL8761,76532,50852.6%
27Osceola CountyFL8274,16438,60952.1%
28Manatee CountyFL7954,20827,76851.3%
29Glades CountyFL71,85293850.7%
30Okaloosa CountyFL4932,12016,15150.3%
31Miami-Dade CountyFL527335,817162,08148.4%
32Citrus CountyFL2615,5947,50548.3%
33Alachua CountyFL6129,61814,24848.1%
34Collier CountyFL6948,25223,00047.8%
35Lee CountyFL116102,52448,91847.8%
36Walton CountyFL2212,0695,70347.4%
37Duval CountyFL211141,20966,06447.2%
38Monroe CountyFL228,9284,20847.2%
39Seminole CountyFL7463,93430,13747.1%
40Union CountyFL32,3091,08747.1%
41Washington CountyFL93,2041,50747.1%
42Gilchrist CountyFL52,8581,34347.0%
43Calhoun CountyFL62,03194546.6%
44Liberty CountyFL71,26454945.0%
45Pinellas CountyFL15187,95539,59645.0%
46Palm Beach CountyFL234192,83186,31744.9%
47Gulf CountyFL51,90185244.8%
48Santa Rosa CountyFL3729,38213,01444.3%
49Sarasota CountyFL6145,25320,03344.3%
50Baker CountyFL64,7632,09243.9%

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