County profile Florida Metropolitan

Black health in Broward County, Florida

530,000

Black residents (ACS)

27.25%

Of county population

$48,700

Median household income, Black

17.80%

Uninsured, Black residents

Broward County has roughly 530,000 Black residents (~28%), including one of the country's largest Caribbean-American populations. Memorial Healthcare System and Broward Health are the two public hospital districts serving the county; Memorial is the third-largest public hospital system in the United States. The county's uninsured rate among Black adults runs above the state average.

Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale operates the county's largest high-risk obstetrics practice. The Florida Department of Health in Broward runs the state's largest Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service region, reflecting the county's elevated HIV prevalence among Black men.

Headline outcomes

Race-stratified county-level figures pulled from CDC WONDER small-area estimates, the annual County Health Rankings, and the CDC NVSS state/county life tables. County values with cell counts below CDC suppression thresholds are marked as data pending.

Life expectancy (Black)

77.40 yrs

At birth, CDC NVSS Small-Area LE

Infant mortality (Black)

10.50

Per 1,000 live births, CDC WONDER

CVD mortality (Black)

329.30

Age-adjusted per 100k, CDC WONDER I00-I99

County Health Rankings

#29

Overall rank in Florida (lower = better)

Policy context in Broward

Florida has not adopted Medicaid expansion. Low-income Black adults in this county without dependent children and without employer coverage typically fall into the coverage gap — uninsured by default. Medicaid in this state covers doula services. Postpartum Medicaid coverage extends for 12 months after delivery — the federal recommended standard, in place here.

Where to get help in Broward

Find a Black clinician in Broward: Black Health provider directory.
Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) nearby: browse sliding-scale clinics across the state.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org — free and confidential, 24/7.
Postpartum Support International: Call or text 1-800-944-4773 (English / Spanish, 24/7).
Florida statewide context: Black Health Florida profile.

Find Black health providers & resources in Broward

Black clinicians in Broward

Directory filtered to this county & state

Federally Qualified Health Centers

Sliding-scale FQHCs across Florida

Crisis & support resources

988, postpartum helplines, Black-serving crisis lines

Florida state profile

Statewide context, Medicaid policy, all 10 health facets

References & primary sources

Demographics: US Census ACS 5-year 2019–2023, Tables B03002 (race), B01003 (total population), S1903 (median income), B27010B (uninsured by race).
Mortality and life expectancy: CDC WONDER county-level Multiple Cause of Death and Underlying Cause of Death, pooled 2020–2022; CDC NVSS Small-Area Life Expectancy Estimates, 2016–2020 release.
County Health Rankings: University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute & Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2024 release.
HRSA shortage-area designations: HRSA HPSA Find and MUA/P Find, current as of 2025.
Rural-Urban Continuum Codes: USDA Economic Research Service, 2023 release.

Data refreshed: April 24, 2026

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