Poverty Rate in Alger County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.4%
Rank #874/3,222 · #17 in MI
73th
Alger 10.4%
MI 13.2% -21.6%
US 12.6% -17.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Alger County's poverty rate of 10.4% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Alger County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #871 | Pacific County, WA | 10.4% |
| #872 | Grafton County, NH | 10.4% |
| #873 | Sherman County, TX | 10.4% |
| #874 | Alger County, MI | 10.4% |
| #875 | Mecklenburg County, NC | 10.4% |
| #876 | Ransom County, ND | 10.4% |
| #877 | Robertson County, TN | 10.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Alger County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 10.4%, ranking #874 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 17.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #17 of 83. This places it in the 73th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.