Poverty Rate in Mecosta County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.9%
Rank #2,659/3,222 · #79 in MI
17th
Mecosta 19.9%
MI 13.2% +50.4%
US 12.6% +57.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Mecosta County's poverty rate of 19.9% 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 Mecosta County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,656 | Grant County, IN | 19.8% |
| #2,657 | Pitt County, NC | 19.8% |
| #2,658 | Graves County, KY | 19.9% |
| #2,659 | Mecosta County, MI | 19.9% |
| #2,660 | Bradley County, AR | 19.9% |
| #2,661 | Riley County, KS | 19.9% |
| #2,662 | Benton County, MO | 19.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Mecosta County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 19.9%, ranking #2,659 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #79 of 83. This places it in the 17th 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.