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Outcomes

Outcomes measure the growth of the regional economy, the extent to which economic growth is being enjoyed by everyone, and the attractiveness of the region for its current and potential residents.

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Poverty

Measuring and comparing our poverty rate to our comparison set provides a top-level indicator of our region's household prosperity.

ALICE + Poverty Rate
Poverty Rate
Youth Poverty Rate
Full-Time Worker Poverty Rate

2025 TAKEAWAYS

Tampa Bay saw positive incremental progress across all four poverty-related indicators, likely connected to shifts in other affordability indicators tracked in the Civic Quality section.

The region’s general Poverty Rate declined from 12.45% to 11.96%, an improvement of nearly half a percentage point, outpacing the national rate’s decrease of 0.12%. Youth Poverty Rates also showed notable improvement, dropping from 16.83% to 14.86%, with a ranking increase from 17th to 15th. Full-Time Worker Poverty Rate also improved.

In contrast to the U.S. average, which worsened, the Tampa Bay region’s year-over-year improvements in ALICE + Poverty Rate propelled our rank forward from 19th to 17th place. Despite positive progress, a shocking 45.81% of Tampa Bay residents are still classified as Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) or in poverty, which remains 15 percentage points higher than Seattle (30.81%), the top performer, and 3 percentage points behind the U.S. Average.

INCREASING VALUES

  • People who live in poverty are struggling to secure basic human needs, and they require higher levels of social support. Increasing levels of poverty may translate into greater community impacts regarding homelessness, crime, illiteracy and health.

DECREASING VALUES

  • Reducing poverty increases access to food, health, education and employment opportunities, and also assists with better social mobility.

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

  • Educational Attainment
  • Housing Affordability
  • Wages
  • Available Infrastructure
  • Access to Broadband Internet
  • Access to Healthcare
  • Access to Food
  • Government Aid
  • Policy