in 2015. The county experienced a 400 percent increase in the number of recipients of public assistance income from 2014.
Public Assistance Income Number of Household Recipients 2011 2012 2013
County
2014
2015
Charlotte
825
970
1,096
935
867
Collier
1,102
1,215
1,356
1,295
1,149
Glades
0
2
1
4
20
Hendry
231
262
252
229
366
Lee
3,482
4,443
5,061
4,685
4,518
7,766
7,148
6,920
Southwest Florida 5,640 6,892 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Southwest Florida received $22.8 million in public assistance income in 2015. The amount of public assistance income the region received increased from 2011 to 2013, before declining the following two years. Overall, the region experienced a 2.9 percent increase over the same time span. Lee County received the most public assistance income in 2015, with $14.9 million. The county had an increase in the amount of public assistance income received each year from 2011 to 2013, but decreased slightly from 2013 to 2015. This resulted in a 17 percent increase from 2011. Collier County received $4.5 million in public assistance income in 2015. The county has experienced yearto-year increases in the amount of public assistance income from 2011 to 2014, before a decline in 2015. The decline in 2015 has resulted in a 33.2 percent decrease in public assistance income. Charlotte County had received a total of $2.4 million in public assistance income in 2015. After an increase from 2011 to 2012, the county has experienced a decrease from 2012 to 2015. As a result, the county had a 23.5 percent decrease from 2011. Hendry County received $0.9 million in public assistance income in 2015. The amount of public assistance received has trended upwards since 2011. This resulted in a 36 percent increase in the amount of public assistance income since 2011. Finally, Glades County received $21,000 in public assistance income in 2015. This has resulted in a 105 percent increase from 2014.
Public Assistance Income Aggregate Household Income 2012 2013
County
2011
2014
2015
Charlotte
$3,152,200
$4,212,900
Collier
$5,529,400
$6,272,800
$3,883,300
$3,026,900
$2,410,300
$6,698,700
$6,736,200
Glades
-
$4,502,100
$6,100
$3,100
$10,000
Hendry
$20,500
$647,000
$735,400
$885,400
$861,100
$880,000
Lee
$12,778,100
$16,466,100
$17,712,400
$16,479,500
$14,944,300
Southwest Florida $22,106,700 $27,693,300 $29,182,900 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates
$27,113,700
$22,757,200
Note: Dollars are inflation adjusted for the reported year.
Southwest Florida received $3,289 per household recipient of public assistance income in 2015. The amount of public assistance income per household recipient the region received increased from 2011 to 2012, before trending downwards from 2012 to 2015. Overall, the region
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