Financial Stress · Florida

Florida — financial stress by county

The Financial Stress Index (FSI) combines renter cost burden, eviction rate, and debt in collections into a 0–100 score. 60 of 67 Florida counties have all three inputs and receive a score. The state average FSI across reporting counties is 66.9. Duval, FL has the highest score at 91.

Data note: The eviction rate component draws from the Princeton Eviction Lab's last national county release (2018). Post-pandemic eviction trends are not reflected in these scores — counties with high pre-2020 eviction activity may score differently if updated data were available. Rent burden and debt figures use 2024 ACS and Urban Institute data.

National comparison · Florida

How does Florida compare nationally?

Among states with reliable FSI coverage (≥60% of counties scored), Florida ranks #3 of 36 states. The state average FSI of 66.9 is 27% above the national average FSI of 52.6.

Florida ranks #3 of 12 in the Southeast by average FSI score.

Top 10 — Most Stressed Counties

Counties in Florida ranked by FSI score

CountyFSI
1 Duval, FL 91
2 Bay, FL 87
3 Hillsborough, FL 84
4 Orange, FL 84
5 Osceola, FL 84
6 Polk, FL 84
7 Leon, FL 83
8 Broward, FL 82
9 Volusia, FL 81
10 Pinellas, FL 80
Source  ·  US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2024 (2020–2024) · Princeton Eviction Lab (through 2018) · Urban Institute Debt in America (2024)  ·  Full FSI methodology →

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