Poverty Rate in Jackson County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.6%
Rank #1,176/3,222 · #27 in MI
64th
Jackson 11.6%
MI 13.2% -11.8%
US 12.6% -7.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Jackson County's poverty rate of 11.6% 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 Jackson County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,173 | Knox County, OH | 11.6% |
| #1,174 | Alleghany County, VA | 11.6% |
| #1,175 | Warren County, VA | 11.6% |
| #1,176 | Jackson County, MI | 11.6% |
| #1,177 | Callaway County, MO | 11.6% |
| #1,178 | Dinwiddie County, VA | 11.7% |
| #1,179 | Franklin County, TX | 11.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Jackson County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 11.6%, ranking #1,176 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #27 of 83. This places it in the 64th 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.