Poverty Rate in Eaton County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.3%
Rank #424/3,222 · #6 in MI
87th
Eaton 8.3%
MI 13.2% -37.0%
US 12.6% -33.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Eaton County's poverty rate of 8.3% 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 Eaton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #421 | Ottawa County, MI | 8.3% |
| #422 | Jerauld County, SD | 8.3% |
| #423 | Martin County, TX | 8.3% |
| #424 | Eaton County, MI | 8.3% |
| #425 | Steele County, MN | 8.3% |
| #426 | Ada County, ID | 8.3% |
| #427 | Lake County, IL | 8.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Eaton County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 8.3%, ranking #424 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #6 of 83. This places it in the 87th 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.