Florida
State Government
Governor
Ron DeSantis (R)
State Senate
12
Democrats,
28
Republicans
State House
36
Democrats,
84
Republicans
Florida
Economic well-being - Florida
Extreme poverty rate
0.1
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
13.0
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.3
Poverty rate
12.0%
Unemployment rate
3.8
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
10.9
Poverty by demographic - Florida
Child poverty rate
0.2
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
31000
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
445000
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
628000
Senior poverty rate
12.1 %
Women in poverty
11,688,390
August 23, 2017
Majority of Head Start kids in the Keys live below the poverty line
August 8, 2017
The help Trump promised hasn’t come. So this ‘dying city’ is determined to save itself.
July 22, 2017
Florida’s education system — the one Betsy DeVos cites as a model — is in chaos
May 17, 2017
Cops and kindergartners share lunch, and more, in a Miami neighborhood hit hard by crime
May 16, 2017
Pressure Rises on Gov. Scott To Veto Education Budget
April 10, 2017