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Most residents in poverty, Michigan counties · 2010

Michigan counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2010 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, MIMI1,769,038388,749+15%

02Oakland County, MIMI1,288,337104,908+59%

03Kent County, MIMI675,23286,207+69%

04Macomb County, MIMI886,22182,533+85%

05Genesee County, MIMI401,09376,882+35%

06Ingham County, MIMI289,70956,048+37%

07Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21447,341+32%

08Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79546,061+60%

09Saginaw County, MIMI187,68837,050+27%

10Muskegon County, MIMI177,90130,931+59%

11Berrien County, MIMI152,44425,742+25%

12Jackson County, MIMI159,55223,872+67%

13Ottawa County, MIMI308,45922,926+75%

14Calhoun County, MIMI133,40822,686+46%

15Isabella County, MIMI64,69120,889+62%

16St. Clair County, MIMI160,48620,276+58%

17Bay County, MIMI102,12314,182+32%

18Lenawee County, MIMI97,77913,713+106%

19Monroe County, MIMI156,00413,634+33%

20Allegan County, MIMI123,18813,219+71%

21Van Buren County, MIMI76,07112,082+42%

22Montcalm County, MIMI69,40612,026+79%

23Livingston County, MIMI197,31511,215+112%

24Ionia County, MIMI66,5579,853+83%

25Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6819,822+75%

26Eaton County, MIMI109,5819,793+62%

27Lapeer County, MIMI89,5169,718+105%

28St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9689,252+32%

29Midland County, MIMI83,7549,176+32%

30Marquette County, MIMI68,0648,831+26%

31Tuscola County, MIMI52,6808,831+85%

32Mecosta County, MIMI42,3208,809+35%

33Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7298,433+84%

34Newaygo County, MIMI51,6228,399+51%

35Houghton County, MIMI37,8428,173+35%

36Branch County, MIMI45,9937,664+80%

37Gratiot County, MIMI41,1907,358+69%

38Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7387,298+90%

39Cass County, MIMI51,6777,266+44%

40Chippewa County, MIMI36,0816,822+39%

41Clare County, MIMI31,5436,780+35%

42Clinton County, MIMI80,4326,389+113%

43Sanilac County, MIMI40,0836,370+37%

44Wexford County, MIMI34,4455,659+80%

45Roscommon County, MIMI23,9145,390+71%

46Barry County, MIMI63,9915,265+69%

47Oceana County, MIMI27,1775,110+30%

48Gladwin County, MIMI26,0774,884+36%

49Alpena County, MIMI28,8534,697+42%

50Delta County, MIMI36,5824,696+29%

51Huron County, MIMI30,5304,395+19%

52Mason County, MIMI29,0404,370+40%

53Osceola County, MIMI23,5164,349+47%

54Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7934,265+32%

55Iosco County, MIMI25,2664,200+21%

56Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1214,025+33%

57Antrim County, MIMI24,6983,653+75%

58Manistee County, MIMI25,6563,270+30%

59Emmet County, MIMI33,7752,952+27%

60Menominee County, MIMI22,9412,930+1%

61Otsego County, MIMI26,0802,927+86%

62Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0362,919+40%

63Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6932,893+67%

64Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,870+15%

65Dickinson County, MIMI25,8272,790+12%

66Arenac County, MIMI15,0682,624+9%

67Crawford County, MIMI13,7222,531+40%

68Lake County, MIMI13,1822,252+3%

69Missaukee County, MIMI15,2742,140+38%

70Benzie County, MIMI18,5681,937+73%

71Leelanau County, MIMI22,9821,825+60%

72Oscoda County, MIMI8,7231,762+28%

73Montmorency County, MIMI9,8421,722+30%

74Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361,628+30%

75Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1281,608+8%

76Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,601+9%

77Iron County, MIMI11,7571,495+1%

78Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,490+38%

79Alger County, MIMI8,6411,182+16%

80Luce County, MIMI6,3391,155+11%

81Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,059+9%

82Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823864+6%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186438+50%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS