Poverty Rate in Montcalm County, MI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #1,407/3,222 · #36 in MI
56th
Montcalm 12.6%
MI 13.2% -4.9%
US 12.6% -0.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Montcalm County's poverty rate of 12.6% 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 Montcalm County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,404 | Orange County, TX | 12.5% |
| #1,405 | Ohio County, KY | 12.5% |
| #1,406 | Garfield County, OK | 12.5% |
| #1,407 | Montcalm County, MI | 12.6% |
| #1,408 | Ray County, MO | 12.6% |
| #1,409 | Glascock County, GA | 12.6% |
| #1,410 | Dade County, MO | 12.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Montcalm County, Michigan has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,407 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.4% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Michigan, it ranks #36 of 83. This places it in the 56th 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.