RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 83 SHOWN OF 83

Most residents in poverty, Michigan counties · 1990

Michigan counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 1990 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. The median across all 83 is 5,489.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS –

01Wayne County, MIMI1,769,038423,716–

02Genesee County, MIMI401,09370,867–

03Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33765,488–

04Ingham County, MIMI289,70946,849–

05Kent County, MIMI675,23245,815–

06Macomb County, MIMI886,22137,255–

07Saginaw County, MIMI187,68836,558–

08Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21434,413–

09Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79530,104–

10Muskegon County, MIMI177,90124,253–

11Berrien County, MIMI152,44423,732–

12Calhoun County, MIMI133,40819,435–

13Jackson County, MIMI159,55217,991–

14St. Clair County, MIMI160,48615,919–

15Bay County, MIMI102,12313,999–

16Isabella County, MIMI64,69113,577–

17Monroe County, MIMI156,00411,543–

18Ottawa County, MIMI308,45911,241–

19Van Buren County, MIMI76,07110,602–

20Lenawee County, MIMI97,7799,515–

21Mecosta County, MIMI42,3209,352–

22Marquette County, MIMI68,0648,938–

23Allegan County, MIMI123,1888,597–

24Midland County, MIMI83,7548,386–

25Montcalm County, MIMI69,4068,128–

26Houghton County, MIMI37,8427,457–

27Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6817,387–

28Tuscola County, MIMI52,6807,136–

29St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9686,770–

30Ionia County, MIMI66,5576,461–

31Eaton County, MIMI109,5816,329–

32Lapeer County, MIMI89,5166,126–

33Newaygo County, MIMI51,6226,067–

34Clare County, MIMI31,5435,917–

35Chippewa County, MIMI36,0815,909–

36Cass County, MIMI51,6775,879–

37Branch County, MIMI45,9935,845–

38Sanilac County, MIMI40,0835,708–

39Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7385,561–

40Delta County, MIMI36,5825,521–

41Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7295,495–

42Gratiot County, MIMI41,1905,489–

43Huron County, MIMI30,5305,246–

44Gladwin County, MIMI26,0774,888–

45Livingston County, MIMI197,3154,777–

46Barry County, MIMI63,9914,543–

47Iosco County, MIMI25,2664,277–

48Alpena County, MIMI28,8534,124–

49Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1214,064–

50Oceana County, MIMI27,1774,016–

51Wexford County, MIMI34,4453,859–

52Manistee County, MIMI25,6563,748–

53Osceola County, MIMI23,5163,736–

54Mason County, MIMI29,0403,591–

55Roscommon County, MIMI23,9143,570–

56Clinton County, MIMI80,4323,483–

57Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7933,330–

58Menominee County, MIMI22,9413,178–

59Arenac County, MIMI15,0683,083–

60Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,686–

61Dickinson County, MIMI25,8272,656–

62Antrim County, MIMI24,6982,403–

63Lake County, MIMI13,1822,267–

64Iron County, MIMI11,7572,255–

65Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0362,232–

66Emmet County, MIMI33,7752,132–

67Missaukee County, MIMI15,2742,100–

68Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1282,020–

69Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6931,920–

70Crawford County, MIMI13,7221,789–

71Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361,751–

72Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,750–

73Otsego County, MIMI26,0801,700–

74Benzie County, MIMI18,5681,569–

75Montmorency County, MIMI9,8421,565–

76Leelanau County, MIMI22,9821,488–

77Oscoda County, MIMI8,7231,396–

78Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,379–

79Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,338–

80Alger County, MIMI8,6411,299–

81Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8231,168–

82Luce County, MIMI6,3391,019–

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186350–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS