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Most residents in poverty, Michigan counties · 2020

Michigan counties with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2020 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, MIMI1,769,038382,617+13%

02Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33799,068+50%

03Macomb County, MIMI886,22187,275+96%

04Genesee County, MIMI401,09373,287+28%

05Kent County, MIMI675,23273,079+44%

06Ingham County, MIMI289,70952,360+28%

07Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21451,622+44%

08Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79537,718+31%

09Saginaw County, MIMI187,68833,376+14%

10Berrien County, MIMI152,44425,189+22%

11Muskegon County, MIMI177,90124,776+27%

12Ottawa County, MIMI308,45923,525+80%

13Calhoun County, MIMI133,40822,363+44%

14St. Clair County, MIMI160,48619,968+56%

15Jackson County, MIMI159,55219,867+39%

16Monroe County, MIMI156,00417,392+70%

17Bay County, MIMI102,12316,729+56%

18Isabella County, MIMI64,69115,811+22%

19Lenawee County, MIMI97,77911,216+69%

20Van Buren County, MIMI76,07111,196+32%

21Allegan County, MIMI123,18810,579+37%

22Livingston County, MIMI197,31510,189+93%

23Marquette County, MIMI68,06410,011+43%

24Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,7299,689+112%

25Eaton County, MIMI109,5819,388+55%

26St. Joseph County, MIMI60,9688,745+24%

27Lapeer County, MIMI89,5168,644+82%

28Montcalm County, MIMI69,4068,545+27%

29Midland County, MIMI83,7548,418+21%

30Newaygo County, MIMI51,6227,968+43%

31Mecosta County, MIMI42,3207,746+19%

32Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6817,460+33%

33Houghton County, MIMI37,8427,104+17%

34Ionia County, MIMI66,5577,015+30%

35Clare County, MIMI31,5437,010+40%

36Tuscola County, MIMI52,6806,994+47%

37Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7386,956+82%

38Branch County, MIMI45,9936,938+63%

39Gratiot County, MIMI41,1906,606+52%

40Clinton County, MIMI80,4326,553+119%

41Chippewa County, MIMI36,0816,212+26%

42Cass County, MIMI51,6776,208+23%

43Sanilac County, MIMI40,0836,010+29%

44Barry County, MIMI63,9914,908+57%

45Delta County, MIMI36,5824,776+31%

46Wexford County, MIMI34,4454,614+47%

47Mason County, MIMI29,0404,259+36%

48Alpena County, MIMI28,8534,149+26%

49Huron County, MIMI30,5303,934+7%

50Gladwin County, MIMI26,0773,838+7%

51Osceola County, MIMI23,5163,813+29%

52Oceana County, MIMI27,1773,741−5%

53Iosco County, MIMI25,2663,681+6%

54Roscommon County, MIMI23,9143,664+16%

55Cheboygan County, MIMI25,7933,346+3%

56Ogemaw County, MIMI21,1213,329+10%

57Otsego County, MIMI26,0803,236+105%

58Emmet County, MIMI33,7753,052+32%

59Kalkaska County, MIMI18,6932,949+70%

60Manistee County, MIMI25,6562,702+7%

61Menominee County, MIMI22,9412,616−10%

62Dickinson County, MIMI25,8272,611+5%

63Charlevoix County, MIMI26,0362,515+20%

64Antrim County, MIMI24,6982,409+15%

65Lake County, MIMI13,1822,286+4%

66Gogebic County, MIMI14,2852,192−12%

67Arenac County, MIMI15,0682,172−10%

68Crawford County, MIMI13,7222,072+14%

69Missaukee County, MIMI15,2741,939+25%

70Benzie County, MIMI18,5681,841+64%

71Presque Isle County, MIMI13,1281,741+17%

72Iron County, MIMI11,7571,730+17%

73Mackinac County, MIMI11,2361,680+34%

74Alcona County, MIMI10,5561,661+13%

75Montmorency County, MIMI9,8421,445+9%

76Leelanau County, MIMI22,9821,416+24%

77Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871,253+16%

78Baraga County, MIMI8,1691,161+19%

79Oscoda County, MIMI8,7231,037−25%

80Alger County, MIMI8,641949−7%

81Ontonagon County, MIMI5,823932+14%

82Luce County, MIMI6,339912−13%

83Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186210−28%

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