CensusEasy
CensusEasy
RANKING · 2024 ACS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Lowest poverty rate, Michigan counties

Michigan counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 83 is 12.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Kalkaska County, MI, up 38 places to #32.

Flip the list · Highest poverty rate, US counties →
Lowest poverty rate by state
All USAlaskaAlabamaArkansasArizonaCaliforniaColoradoFloridaGeorgiaIowaIdahoIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMaineMichiganMinnesotaMissouriMississippiMontanaNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNebraskaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNevadaNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaVermontWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming
RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Livingston County, MIMI197,3155.1%+1.7 pts
02Leelanau County, MIMI22,9826.5%+1.1 pts
03Oakland County, MIMI1,288,3377.7%+2.2 pts
04▲30Otsego County, MIMI26,0808.0%+1.3 pts
05Ottawa County, MIMI308,4598.3%+2.8 pts
06▲1Eaton County, MIMI109,5818.3%+2.5 pts
07▲1Allegan County, MIMI123,1888.4%+1.0 pts
08▼4Barry County, MIMI63,9918.4%+2.9 pts
09Emmet County, MIMI33,7758.5%+1.2 pts
10Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0368.7%+0.7 pts
11▲4Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7299.6%+3.7 pts
12▲4Benzie County, MIMI18,5689.7%+2.7 pts
13▼7Clinton County, MIMI80,4329.7%+5.1 pts
14▼3Lapeer County, MIMI89,5169.7%+4.3 pts
15▲3Antrim County, MIMI24,6989.9%+0.8 pts
16▲7Kent County, MIMI675,23210.1%+1.2 pts
17▲3Alger County, MIMI8,64110.4%+0.1 pts
18▼6Macomb County, MIMI886,22110.4%+4.8 pts
19▲6Monroe County, MIMI156,00410.5%+3.5 pts
20▼7Dickinson County, MIMI25,82710.5%+1.5 pts
21▼2Ionia County, MIMI66,55710.6%+1.9 pts
22▲4Lenawee County, MIMI97,77910.7%+4.0 pts
23▼9Midland County, MIMI83,75410.7%+2.4 pts
24▲9Missaukee County, MIMI15,27411.3%+0.6 pts
25▲4St. Clair County, MIMI160,48611.3%+3.5 pts
26▲18St. Joseph County, MIMI60,96811.4%+0.1 pts
27▲1Jackson County, MIMI159,55211.6%+2.6 pts
28▲19Arenac County, MIMI15,06811.7%−2.2 pts
29▼2Cass County, MIMI51,67711.9%+2.0 pts
30▼8Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68112.0%+4.2 pts
31▼7Menominee County, MIMI22,94112.2%+0.7 pts
32▲38Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69312.2%+1.8 pts
33▲36Alcona County, MIMI10,55612.3%−0.3 pts
34▲2Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79312.4%+0.1 pts
35▲31Ontonagon County, MIMI5,82312.5%+2.1 pts
36▼4Montcalm County, MIMI69,40612.6%+1.6 pts
37▼7Huron County, MIMI30,53012.6%+2.4 pts
38▼17Manistee County, MIMI25,65612.7%+2.4 pts
39▲7Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79512.7%+0.6 pts
40▼5Delta County, MIMI36,58212.7%+3.2 pts
41▲22Newaygo County, MIMI51,62212.8%+1.2 pts
42▼5Tuscola County, MIMI52,68012.8%+4.7 pts
43▲24Bay County, MIMI102,12313.2%+3.5 pts
44▼3Oceana County, MIMI27,17713.6%−1.0 pts
45▼6Wexford County, MIMI34,44513.9%+3.6 pts
46▲25Calhoun County, MIMI133,40813.9%+2.7 pts
47▲7Marquette County, MIMI68,06414.0%+3.1 pts
48▼10Presque Isle County, MIMI13,12814.0%+3.7 pts
49▲13Gratiot County, MIMI41,19014.0%+3.7 pts
50▲23Chippewa County, MIMI36,08114.0%+1.3 pts
51▼9Muskegon County, MIMI177,90114.1%+2.6 pts
52▲7Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,18714.1%+1.9 pts
53▼4Mason County, MIMI29,04014.1%+3.1 pts
54▼14Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21414.2%+3.1 pts
55▼4Van Buren County, MIMI76,07114.3%+3.2 pts
56▼1Hillsdale County, MIMI45,73814.4%+6.1 pts
57▼1Gogebic County, MIMI14,28514.4%0.0 pts
58▲6Crawford County, MIMI13,72214.7%+2.0 pts
59▼6Gladwin County, MIMI26,07714.9%+1.1 pts
60▲8Berrien County, MIMI152,44415.1%+2.4 pts
61▼44Keweenaw County, MIMI2,18615.2%+2.5 pts
62▼19Baraga County, MIMI8,16915.2%+4.1 pts
63▼13Sanilac County, MIMI40,08315.3%+4.9 pts
64▼4Roscommon County, MIMI23,91415.5%+3.2 pts
65▲7Osceola County, MIMI23,51615.8%+3.1 pts
66▼8Mackinac County, MIMI11,23616.1%+5.6 pts
67▲9Genesee County, MIMI401,09316.4%+3.3 pts
68▼11Branch County, MIMI45,99316.4%+7.1 pts
69▲10Houghton County, MIMI37,84216.5%−0.3 pts
70▼5Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12116.7%+2.7 pts
71▲3Luce County, MIMI6,33916.7%+1.8 pts
72▲5Ingham County, MIMI289,70916.7%+2.1 pts
73▼21Iron County, MIMI11,75717.0%+5.7 pts
74▼43Oscoda County, MIMI8,72317.2%+2.6 pts
75▼27Iosco County, MIMI25,26617.7%+5.1 pts
76▼31Alpena County, MIMI28,85318.0%+7.4 pts
77▼16Montmorency County, MIMI9,84218.2%+5.3 pts
78▼3Saginaw County, MIMI187,68818.2%+4.3 pts
79▲1Mecosta County, MIMI42,32019.9%+3.8 pts
80▼2Lake County, MIMI13,18220.5%+1.1 pts
81Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03820.8%+4.4 pts
82Clare County, MIMI31,54321.6%+5.6 pts
83Isabella County, MIMI64,69121.9%+1.5 pts
SHOWING 1–83 OF 83

UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES