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Most residents in poverty, Michigan counties

Michigan counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 83 counties in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038368,575+9%

02Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33798,938+50%

03Macomb County, MIMI886,22191,574+106%

04Kent County, MIMI675,23266,659+31%

05Genesee County, MIMI401,09366,161+16%

06Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21452,410+46%

07Ingham County, MIMI289,70947,374+16%

08Saginaw County, MIMI187,68834,348+18%

09Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79533,213+16%

10Ottawa County, MIMI308,45925,042+91%

11Muskegon County, MIMI177,90124,730+27%

12Berrien County, MIMI152,44423,114+12%

13Calhoun County, MIMI133,40818,644+20%

14Jackson County, MIMI159,55218,643+30%

15St. Clair County, MIMI160,48618,073+41%

16Monroe County, MIMI156,00416,373+60%

17Isabella County, MIMI64,69114,142+10%

18Bay County, MIMI102,12313,648+27%

19Van Buren County, MIMI76,07110,848+28%

20Lenawee County, MIMI97,77910,543+58%

21Allegan County, MIMI123,18810,171+31%

22Livingston County, MIMI197,3159,941+88%

23Marquette County, MIMI68,0649,365+33%

24Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7299,265+103%

25Eaton County, MIMI109,5819,087+50%

26Midland County, MIMI83,7548,995+29%

27Lapeer County, MIMI89,5168,625+82%

28Montcalm County, MIMI69,4068,514+27%

29Mecosta County, MIMI42,3208,191+26%

30Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6818,187+46%

31Clinton County, MIMI80,4327,710+157%

32Branch County, MIMI45,9937,445+74%

33Ionia County, MIMI66,5577,072+31%

34St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9686,955−1%

35Tuscola County, MIMI52,6806,805+43%

36Clare County, MIMI31,5436,756+35%

37Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7386,562+71%

38Newaygo County, MIMI51,6226,512+17%

39Houghton County, MIMI37,8426,220+3%

40Sanilac County, MIMI40,0836,202+33%

41Cass County, MIMI51,6776,131+21%

42Gratiot County, MIMI41,1905,781+33%

43Barry County, MIMI63,9915,330+71%

44Alpena County, MIMI28,8535,187+57%

45Chippewa County, MIMI36,0815,095+4%

46Wexford County, MIMI34,4454,743+51%

47Delta County, MIMI36,5824,661+28%

48Iosco County, MIMI25,2664,494+30%

49Mason County, MIMI29,0404,127+32%

50Huron County, MIMI30,5303,926+6%

51Gladwin County, MIMI26,0773,824+7%

52Roscommon County, MIMI23,9143,689+17%

53Osceola County, MIMI23,5163,678+25%

54Oceana County, MIMI27,1773,668−7%

55Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1213,480+15%

56Manistee County, MIMI25,6563,207+27%

57Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7933,198−1%

58Emmet County, MIMI33,7752,913+26%

59Menominee County, MIMI22,9412,831−3%

60Dickinson County, MIMI25,8272,737+10%

61Lake County, MIMI13,1822,578+17%

62Antrim County, MIMI24,6982,382+14%

63Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0362,279+9%

64Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6932,233+29%

65Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,062−18%

66Otsego County, MIMI26,0802,055+30%

67Iron County, MIMI11,7571,982+34%

68Crawford County, MIMI13,7221,968+9%

69Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1281,844+24%

70Arenac County, MIMI15,0681,770−26%

71Benzie County, MIMI18,5681,768+58%

72Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361,759+40%

73Montmorency County, MIMI9,8421,728+31%

74Missaukee County, MIMI15,2741,714+11%

75Leelanau County, MIMI22,9821,484+30%

76Oscoda County, MIMI8,7231,450+5%

77Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,280−13%

78Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,247+28%

79Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,142+5%

80Luce County, MIMI6,3391,046+0%

81Alger County, MIMI8,641908−11%

82Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823733−10%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186323+11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES