For Final FY 2018, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for Florida. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of Florida is 706,998, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Florida is 353,499.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of Florida are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 353,499. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $360 | Lafayette County | 8,870 | 8,870 |
| $546 | Liberty County | 8,365 | 17,235 |
| $565 | Calhoun County | 14,625 | 31,860 |
| $581 | Jackson County | 49,746 | 81,606 |
| $584 | Taylor County | 22,570 | 104,176 |
| $603 | Hamilton County | 14,799 | 118,975 |
| $615 | Suwannee County | 41,551 | 160,526 |
| $639 | Washington County | 24,896 | 185,422 |
| $650 | Bradford County | 28,520 | 213,942 |
| $653 | Holmes County | 19,927 | 233,869 |
| $658 | Hardee County, Madison County | 46,955 | 280,824 |
| $667 | Union County | 15,535 | 296,359 |
| $682 | Dixie County | 16,422 | 312,781 |
| $686 | Levy County | 40,801 | 353,582 |
| $693 | Putnam County | 74,364 | 427,946 |
| $723 | DeSoto County | 34,862 | 462,808 |
| $746 | Okeechobee County | 39,996 | 502,804 |
| $784 | Columbia County, Franklin County, Glades County | 91,964 | 594,768 |
| $823 | Hendry County | 39,140 | 633,908 |
| $1,479 | Monroe County | 73,090 | 706,998 |
The Florida State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $686. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $697, the Florida State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $686.
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