Poverty Rate in Houghton County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.5%
Rank #2,217/3,222 · #69 in MI
31th
Houghton 16.5%
MI 13.2% +24.9%
US 12.6% +31.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Houghton County's poverty rate of 16.5% 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 Houghton County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,214 | Franklin County, FL | 16.5% |
| #2,215 | Norfolk city, VA | 16.5% |
| #2,216 | Pearl River County, MS | 16.5% |
| #2,217 | Houghton County, MI | 16.5% |
| #2,218 | Young County, TX | 16.5% |
| #2,219 | Alfalfa County, OK | 16.5% |
| #2,220 | New York County, NY | 16.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Houghton County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 16.5%, ranking #2,217 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #69 of 83. This places it in the 31th 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.