Poverty Rate in Monroe County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.5%
Rank #909/3,222 · #19 in MI
72th
Monroe 10.5%
MI 13.2% -20.3%
US 12.6% -16.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Monroe County's poverty rate of 10.5% 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 Monroe County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #906 | Surry County, VA | 10.5% |
| #907 | Montgomery County, IN | 10.5% |
| #908 | Pipestone County, MN | 10.5% |
| #909 | Monroe County, MI | 10.5% |
| #910 | Dickinson County, MI | 10.5% |
| #911 | Converse County, WY | 10.6% |
| #912 | Cerro Gordo County, IA | 10.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Monroe County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 10.5%, ranking #909 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #19 of 83. This places it in the 72th 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.