Poverty Rate in Ingham County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.7%
Rank #2,247/3,222 · #72 in MI
30th
Ingham 16.7%
MI 13.2% +26.3%
US 12.6% +32.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ingham County's poverty rate of 16.7% 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 Ingham County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,244 | Columbia County, FL | 16.7% |
| #2,245 | Luce County, MI | 16.7% |
| #2,246 | Russell County, VA | 16.7% |
| #2,247 | Ingham County, MI | 16.7% |
| #2,248 | Wabash County, IL | 16.7% |
| #2,249 | Yolo County, CA | 16.7% |
| #2,250 | Pulaski County, AR | 16.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Ingham County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 16.7%, ranking #2,247 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 32.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #72 of 83. This places it in the 30th 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.