Number and Percent of Children Living in Poverty by County, 2000 Census
County	Total Population (POP100)	Total Population for Whom Poverty Status Is Determined	Percentage of Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined	Number of Children Under Age 5 Below the Poverty Level	Number of Children Under Age 5 Above the Poverty Level	Total Population Under Age 5 For Whom Poverty Status Is Determined	Percent of Children Under 5 Living in Poverty
State Total	15,982,378	15,605,367	97.6	173,427	747,730	921,157	18.8
Alachua	217,955	206,224	94.6	2,479	8,453	10,932	22.7
Baker	22,259	20,168	90.6	248	1,319	1,567	15.8
Bay	148,217	144,747	97.7	2,006	6,887	8,893	22.6
Bradford	26,088	21,812	83.6	204	1,180	1,384	14.7
Brevard	476,230	466,775	98.0	3,805	20,434	24,239	15.7
Broward	1,623,018	1,604,235	98.8	15,921	84,845	100,766	15.8
Calhoun	13,017	11,261	86.5	218	503	721	30.2
Charlotte	141,627	138,757	98.0	850	4,025	4,875	17.4
Citrus	118,085	115,976	98.2	852	3,461	4,313	19.8
Clay	140,814	139,162	98.8	936	7,970	8,906	10.5
Collier	251,377	247,944	98.6	2,343	10,383	12,726	18.4
Columbia	56,513	53,485	94.6	688	2,867	3,555	19.4
Miami-Dade	2,253,362	2,209,089	98.0	32,995	109,119	142,114	23.2
DeSoto	32,209	29,833	92.6	643	1,117	1,760	36.5
Dixie	13,827	12,705	91.9	136	592	728	18.7
Duval	778,879	762,726	97.9	9,943	44,890	54,833	18.1
Escambia	294,410	271,889	92.4	4,716	12,703	17,419	27.1
Flagler	49,832	49,288	98.9	411	1,684	2,095	19.6
Franklin	11,057	9,330	84.4	148	358	506	29.2
Gadsden	45,087	42,705	94.7	996	1,997	2,993	33.3
Gilchrist	14,437	13,054	90.4	119	702	821	14.5
Glades	10,576	9,789	92.6	114	465	579	19.7
Gulf	13,332	11,915	89.4	129	480	609	21.2
Hamilton	13,327	10,760	80.7	288	440	728	39.6
Hardee	26,938	25,344	94.1	693	1,295	1,988	34.9
Hendry	36,210	34,675	95.8	989	1,833	2,822	35.0
Hernando	130,802	128,761	98.4	1,088	4,707	5,795	18.8
Highlands	87,366	85,851	98.3	1,326	3,216	4,542	29.2
Hillsborough	998,948	982,012	98.3	12,764	53,660	66,424	19.2
Holmes	18,564	16,842	90.7	269	758	1,027	26.2
Indian River	112,947	111,027	98.3	879	4,212	5,091	17.3
Jackson	46,755	40,730	87.1	726	1,766	2,492	29.1
Jefferson	12,902	11,905	92.3	161	484	645	25.0
Lafayette	7,022	5,718	81.4	123	279	402	30.6
Lake	210,528	206,670	98.2	1,805	8,914	10,719	16.8
Lee	440,888	435,087	98.7	3,988	18,705	22,693	17.6
Leon	239,452	225,863	94.3	2,601	10,844	13,445	19.3
Levy	34,450	33,708	97.8	535	1,372	1,907	28.1
Liberty	7,021	5,611	79.9	82	298	380	21.6
Madison	18,733	16,994	90.7	366	709	1,075	34.0
Manatee	264,002	259,028	98.1	2,591	11,907	14,498	17.9
Marion	258,916	251,736	97.2	2,843	9,992	12,835	22.2
Martin	126,731	123,604	97.5	908	4,428	5,336	17.0
Monroe	79,589	78,371	98.5	410	2,806	3,216	12.7
Nassau	57,663	56,772	98.5	369	3,013	3,382	10.9
Okaloosa	170,498	164,709	96.6	1,602	8,991	10,593	15.1
Okeechobee	35,910	33,639	93.7	528	1,678	2,206	23.9
Orange	896,344	877,091	97.9	10,688	49,120	59,808	17.9
Osceola	172,493	169,495	98.3	1,872	9,442	11,314	16.5
Palm Beach	1,131,184	1,112,876	98.4	9,654	51,349	61,003	15.8
Pasco	344,765	339,414	98.4	2,882	14,532	17,414	16.5
Pinellas	921,482	903,216	98.0	6,917	37,058	43,975	15.7
Polk	483,924	471,192	97.4	6,425	23,705	30,130	21.3
Putnam	70,423	69,225	98.3	1,482	2,811	4,293	34.5
Saint Johns	123,135	120,920	98.2	675	5,665	6,340	10.6
Saint Lucie	192,695	190,064	98.6	2,187	8,204	10,391	21.0
Santa Rosa	117,743	114,784	97.5	1,032	6,570	7,602	13.6
Sarasota	325,957	319,270	97.9	1,961	10,453	12,414	15.8
Seminole	365,196	361,650	99.0	2,290	20,665	22,955	10.0
Sumter	53,345	46,976	88.1	580	1,524	2,104	27.6
Suwannee	34,844	34,260	98.3	475	1,547	2,022	23.5
Taylor	19,256	17,923	93.1	266	843	1,109	24.0
Union	13,442	9,289	69.1	121	607	728	16.6
Volusia	443,343	429,459	96.9	3,771	17,503	21,274	17.7
Wakulla	22,863	21,610	94.5	291	1,036	1,327	21.9
Walton	40,601	38,776	95.5	614	1,515	2,129	28.8
Washington	20,973	19,591	93.4	410	840	1,250	32.8