Poverty Rate in Iron County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
17.0%
Rank #2,295/3,222 · #73 in MI
29th
Iron 17.0%
MI 13.2% +28.6%
US 12.6% +34.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Iron County's poverty rate of 17.0% 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 Iron County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,292 | Lafourche Parish, LA | 17.0% |
| #2,293 | Marion County, KY | 17.0% |
| #2,294 | Cedar County, MO | 17.0% |
| #2,295 | Iron County, MI | 17.0% |
| #2,296 | Warren County, KY | 17.0% |
| #2,297 | Carbon County, UT | 17.0% |
| #2,298 | Cheyenne County, KS | 17.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Iron County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 17.0%, ranking #2,295 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 34.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #73 of 83. This places it in the 29th 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.