Poverty Rate in Bay County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.2%
Rank #1,590/3,222 · #43 in MI
51th
Bay 13.2%
MI 13.2% +0.3%
US 12.6% +5.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bay County's poverty rate of 13.2% 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 Bay County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,587 | Clearwater County, ID | 13.2% |
| #1,588 | Cass County, IN | 13.2% |
| #1,589 | Horry County, SC | 13.2% |
| #1,590 | Bay County, MI | 13.2% |
| #1,591 | Beaver County, OK | 13.3% |
| #1,592 | Montezuma County, CO | 13.3% |
| #1,593 | Grant County, WV | 13.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Bay County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 13.2%, ranking #1,590 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #43 of 83. This places it in the 51th 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.