Poverty Rate in Kent County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.1%
Rank #802/3,222 · #16 in MI
75th
Kent 10.1%
MI 13.2% -23.9%
US 12.6% -20.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kent County's poverty rate of 10.1% 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 Kent County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #799 | Louisa County, VA | 10.0% |
| #800 | Iredell County, NC | 10.0% |
| #801 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 10.0% |
| #802 | Kent County, MI | 10.1% |
| #803 | Spink County, SD | 10.1% |
| #804 | Carteret County, NC | 10.1% |
| #805 | Fremont County, ID | 10.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Kent County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 10.1%, ranking #802 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.2% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #16 of 83. This places it in the 75th 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.