# Counties in Michigan by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 83 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/michigan-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Isabella County | 21.9 |
| 2 | Clare County | 21.6 |
| 3 | Wayne County | 20.8 |
| 4 | Lake County | 20.5 |
| 5 | Mecosta County | 19.9 |
| 6 | Saginaw County | 18.2 |
| 7 | Montmorency County | 18.2 |
| 8 | Alpena County | 18 |
| 9 | Iosco County | 17.7 |
| 10 | Oscoda County | 17.2 |
| 11 | Iron County | 17 |
| 12 | Ingham County | 16.7 |
| 13 | Luce County | 16.7 |
| 14 | Ogemaw County | 16.7 |
| 15 | Houghton County | 16.5 |
| 16 | Branch County | 16.4 |
| 17 | Genesee County | 16.4 |
| 18 | Mackinac County | 16.1 |
| 19 | Osceola County | 15.8 |
| 20 | Roscommon County | 15.5 |
| 21 | Sanilac County | 15.3 |
| 22 | Baraga County | 15.2 |
| 23 | Keweenaw County | 15.2 |
| 24 | Berrien County | 15.1 |
| 25 | Gladwin County | 14.9 |
| 26 | Crawford County | 14.7 |
| 27 | Gogebic County | 14.4 |
| 28 | Hillsdale County | 14.4 |
| 29 | Van Buren County | 14.3 |
| 30 | Washtenaw County | 14.2 |
| 31 | Mason County | 14.1 |
| 32 | Schoolcraft County | 14.1 |
| 33 | Muskegon County | 14.1 |
| 34 | Chippewa County | 14 |
| 35 | Gratiot County | 14 |
| 36 | Presque Isle County | 14 |
| 37 | Marquette County | 14 |
| 38 | Calhoun County | 13.9 |
| 39 | Wexford County | 13.9 |
| 40 | Oceana County | 13.6 |
| 41 | Bay County | 13.3 |
| 42 | Tuscola County | 12.8 |
| 43 | Newaygo County | 12.8 |
| 44 | Delta County | 12.7 |
| 44 | Kalamazoo County | 12.7 |
| 46 | Manistee County | 12.7 |
| 47 | Huron County | 12.6 |
| 48 | Montcalm County | 12.6 |
| 49 | Ontonagon County | 12.5 |
| 50 | Cheboygan County | 12.4 |
| 51 | Alcona County | 12.3 |
| 52 | Kalkaska County | 12.2 |
| 53 | Menominee County | 12.2 |
| 54 | Shiawassee County | 12 |
| 55 | Cass County | 11.9 |
| 56 | Arenac County | 11.7 |
| 57 | Jackson County | 11.7 |
| 58 | St. Joseph County | 11.4 |
| 59 | St. Clair County | 11.3 |
| 60 | Missaukee County | 11.3 |
| 61 | Midland County | 10.7 |
| 62 | Lenawee County | 10.7 |
| 63 | Ionia County | 10.6 |
| 64 | Dickinson County | 10.6 |
| 65 | Monroe County | 10.5 |
| 66 | Macomb County | 10.4 |
| 67 | Alger County | 10.4 |
| 68 | Kent County | 10.1 |
| 69 | Antrim County | 9.9 |
| 70 | Lapeer County | 9.7 |
| 71 | Clinton County | 9.7 |
| 72 | Benzie County | 9.7 |
| 73 | Grand Traverse County | 9.6 |
| 74 | Charlevoix County | 8.7 |
| 75 | Emmet County | 8.5 |
| 76 | Barry County | 8.4 |
| 77 | Allegan County | 8.4 |
| 78 | Eaton County | 8.3 |
| 79 | Ottawa County | 8.3 |
| 80 | Otsego County | 8 |
| 81 | Oakland County | 7.7 |
| 82 | Leelanau County | 6.5 |
| 83 | Livingston County | 5.1 |